They had a heavenly accent. They spoke in such a way that everybody knew they were on a journey, one that would end in heaven. They knew, as the old hymn says, "This world is not my home, I'm just a passin' through." They were on their way to the city God
11/18/2015 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware takes a moment to remind us of the importance of serving those who are caregivers and holding them up as heroes and recognizing that these people are considered precious in God's Kingdom.
11/09/2015 by Phil Ware
Bill Sherrill reminds us that life is full of ups and downs, good things and bad, so we need to find the good and not the bad.
11/06/2015 by Bill Sherrill
Phil Ware gets personal about the idols in his life and wanting to be re-Mastered by Jesus.
10/26/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware talks about his NASCAR Experience and his father and passing on faith to future generations.
10/19/2015 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelley reminds us that God does his best work through the most unlikely of people.
10/18/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the character who was Yogi Berra and reminds us that we need to be certain about our communication.
10/02/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly writes about Pope Francis and the year of pardon for abortion and other sins that is available and how the world doesn't seem to get sin and wrong doing and guilt.
09/19/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Stacy Voss shares the parallel between a house burned by a nearby car and the destruction in her life because of infidelity and divorce.
09/04/2015 by Stacy Voss
Brian McCutchen reminds us that we are known, loved and valued by God.
08/22/2015 by Brian McCutchen
Rubel Shelly reminds us that while we can adjust many things to fit our lifestyle and personal reality, truth is still truth despite our protestations and personal journey.
08/15/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly reminds us that being dour doesn't help any of us make disciples or friends.
08/07/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware continues with his series on Saved at Sea from the great Bible stories of sea rescues and this time examines Jonah and that he was saved from death for God's great purposes.
07/27/2015 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly reminds us that we have to choose our words carefully because we don't have an unsend button for our mouth or a delete button to use after the words are spoken.
07/25/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware reflects on the importance of freedom and what Paul teaches in Galatians.
07/04/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series of messages based on the sea passages of the Bible, called Saved at Sea, this post is called Something Beautiful, Someone Good.
06/15/2015 by Phil Ware
Phillip Morrison writes about the weather in Texas and the reminder that we need to look beyond the horizon of our own circumstance and remember the promise, hope, redemption, and healing of God.
06/05/2015 by Phillip Morrison
Ann Voskamp on going to Iraq and meeting with those who have lost so much to ISIS and she calls us to wake up and do something
05/22/2015 by Ann Voskamp
Phil Ware writes about the differences we can make in the lives of those who are younger, especially our children.
05/11/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series on Nehemiah and focuses on prayers, especially when prayers seem to go unanswered and we feel alone, frustrated, disappointed, discouraged, and ignored by God.
04/20/2015 by Phil Ware
Teresa Bell Kindred compares seeing Fifty Shades of Grey to a dirty mop bucket and a sponge.
03/14/2015 by Teresa Bell Kindred
Phil Ware comes in right after Valentine's Day and reminds us about iceberg dates on our calendar that tend to sink us and overwhelm us with feelings of being alone, being failures, and being abandoned but that we can overcome them by crying out to Jesus
02/16/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues a short series on the Holy Spirit focusing on John 14 and what it means for Jesus to not leave us as orphans, but to come to us and show himself to us and be in us and make his home with us.
02/09/2015 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly challenges us as the church to awaken to the call of Jesus and arise from our lethargy as an institution to reclaim our mission and purpose as Jesus' presence in the world.
02/08/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly writes about the terror attack in France and about how we can only find our security in God.
01/17/2015 by Rubel Shelly