Tom Norvell reminds us about the nature of regrets and the wish we hadn't done what we've done, so he encourages us to live life differently.
08/30/2007 by Tom Norvell
Paul Faulkner reminds us of the preciousness of the church and how we must not criticize each other.
08/03/2007 by Paul Faulkner
Tom Norvell leads us to Psalm 6 and helps us ask, "How long, Lord?" because we all have times when we can barely hang on any longer.
07/22/2007 by Tom Norvell
Kimberli Brackett reminds us that it is easy to slip into the role of being prideful and a snob who hurts others because of our silly and stupid pridefulness.
06/10/2007 by Kimberli J. Brackett
Paul Faulkner reminds us that divorce causes stress on our children and creates a legacy that impacts their lives, so we need to learn to love each other in words and actions.
06/08/2007 by Paul Faulkner
Rubel Shelly reflects on the declining number of divorces per population since the 80's and talks about the importance of preparation and commitment in making a marriage work.
06/04/2007 by Rubel Shelly
Letting a child go is a scary thing and when they hurt or they are killed or they go through a traumatic experience, it awful for the parent, so all we can do is ask that God be present and real for them.
04/28/2007 by Tom Norvell
The Devil is a lion and we let him into our kitchens, our homes, by treating temptation as a little kitten rather than a roaring lion wanting to devour us.
02/28/2007 by Byron Ware
Russ reminds us that we are to have the mind of Christ, our Jesus filter, through which we process the things in our lives and the way we look at people around us.
02/17/2007 by Russ Lawson
A damaging fire that swept through the Norvell home is heartbreaking and hard, but also a reminder of God's constant care.
02/15/2007 by Tom Norvell
Ron reminds of how hard change and new things are by talking about a move to a new school at a critical time. But, unless we risk and make changes, we will never find the life God longs to bring to us.
02/08/2007 by Ron Rose
A hard-hearted person to someone in need reminds Alan of how important it is that we be kind and compassionate to others in our actions as well as in our thoughts.
02/03/2007 by Alan Smith
Sometimes the pleasure we get out of life has to be found in the most challenging of places.
01/27/2007 by Alan Smith
In the times of hardship and trial, it is hard to wait on the Lord because it seems so long before his deliverance, promised and sure as it is, comes to free us from our pain and suffering.
11/18/2006 by Tom Norvell
With an onslaught of bad things happening over the last several weeks, Russ is holding on to hope and faith in God and the steadfast love of the Father.
11/04/2006 by Russ Lawson
We need to vent our anger appropriately with a Christian friend before we lose control and the whole things blows up on us and those around us.
10/25/2006 by Katha Winther
Christian people can be ugly and ungrateful, but we must be like Jesus in both the way we use our speech and the way we forgive others who are hateful and ungrateful.
10/23/2006 by Phil Ware
A mother's lame explanation for child abuse makes us realize how easy and horrible it is to explain away our own responsibility.
09/23/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Criticism hurts and we often respond unappropriately and hurtfully only making things worse so why don't we take time, weed our own garden, and learn from it.
07/10/2006 by Phil Ware
Jesus is our lighthouse, the light in the darkness sent to guide us safely home.
06/07/2006 by Larry Davies
Sin always hurts us and harms those we love, but Satan often delays our consequences so that we can get more and more involved in it and then he deeply wounds us and those we love.
05/25/2006 by Mike Barres
Pain is not always bad -- it is necessary to help us know where we need to change and be changed by the Father.
03/21/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Confidentiality is crucial to maintain when secrets have been entrusted to us.
03/16/2006 by Mike Barres
Criticism hurts even when, or maybe especially when, it is dressed in pretty packages and given to us over a long time.
03/07/2006 by Mike Cope
We've got to move from viewing people as personalities to seeing them as people to love.
03/06/2006 by Phil Ware