Phil Ware talks about tug-of-war and how we so often get into them in the Christian community and whether or not it is more important to do service trips or mission evangelism trips.
10/15/2009 by Phil Ware
Jesus wept when he saw the pain and grieving caused by death. He still weeps with us when we are hurting.
10/14/2009 by Tim Archer
Tom Norvell reminds of how beautiful it will be to hear "Well done!" from the Lord and how important it is for us to say it to each other until his coming.
10/11/2009 by Tom Norvell
Phil Ware writes about Romans 8:22-29, the bondage to decay that our world faces, our own troubles and hardships, and slogans that we often use and abuse to try to encourage people who are grieving, wounded, or hurt.
10/01/2009 by Phil Ware
Tom Norvell talks about a returning soldier being greeted by unrestrained joy by his wife and children and asked when was the last time you did that with God.
09/13/2009 by Tom Norvell
We often get so caught up in the world of our own making that we miss the life God created.
09/02/2009 by Steve Ridgell
We don't just need more life. We need meaning in our lives.
08/26/2009 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware challenges us to look at our identity built around the question of "Who are you?" and the answer framed by the work of Jesus.
08/20/2009 by Phil Ware
Patrick Odum talks about an amazing overcharge on cigarettes and reminds us of another huge debt that has gone up in smoke.
08/11/2009 by Patrick D. Odum
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the economic times, especially the financial downturn, gives us an opportunity to learn new things and establish new values, more biblical values, in our approach to consumption, greed, and ownership.
07/27/2009 by Rubel Shelly
The apostle Andrew shows us how to tell others about Jesus.
07/15/2009 by Bill Brant
Rick Brown reminded us that families run on values, so what are the values your family runs on?
07/07/2009 by Rick Brown
Rick Brown writes in his family unique series about a family having a plan for what they are going to do and the key step in the plan is to decide how to finish the following, "As for me and my house we will ..."
06/30/2009 by Rick Brown
Computers generate temporary files that can accumulate over time and slow down the system. We can get bogged down in the same way by things that accumulate in our minds over time.
06/24/2009 by Tim Archer
Rubel Shelly shares insights on being helpful and how it's part of our being created in the image of God.
06/16/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Arthur John Gossip's famous sermon helps us face grief: "You people," says Gossip, "in the sunshine may believe the faith, but we in the shadow must believe it. We have nothing else."
06/10/2009 by Tim Archer
Scott Owings shares how his work in hospice chaplaincy has helped him appreciate the things that the dying can teach us, especially about the difficult concept of the Trinity.
06/09/2009 by Scott Owings
Rubel Shelly reminds us to try new things, to take risks, and to find some things we don't do well rather than falling into stale and boring ruts only doing the things we do well.
06/08/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Jesus' death on the cross was personal. He died for each one of us personally. It's not about theology; it's about Jesus' living and dying for you and for me.
06/03/2009 by Bill Brant
Phil Ware talks about making God touchable and how we share the touch of Jesus with others.
05/28/2009 by Phil Ware
Good things happen in this world. I believe that God is the source of the these in the lives of his people. It is not "dumb luck" or "blind fate."
05/27/2009 by Steve Ridgell
Phil Ware looks at the story of David and Goliath and challenges us to not keep our young believers away from risk, faith, and leadership.
05/14/2009 by Phil Ware
There is nothing foolish about turning our back on the things of this life in order to gain a life that has no end.
05/06/2009 by Tim Archer
Patrick Odum talks about how we are all called to be ministers and challenges us to imagine church lived that way.
05/05/2009 by Patrick D. Odum
Rubel Shelly takes on the negative sentiment of the day and confronts it head on.
05/02/2009 by Rubel Shelly