The Amish are an example of simple piety that cares to honor God above getting even: it is their character and not their dress or agrarian culture we need to imitate.
10/24/2006 by Rubel Shelly
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 child buys a car online because he has learned to imitate the actions of his mother on a computer and this is a powerful reminder that our kids are always watching us
10/21/2006 by Alan Smith
Selfishness destroys families while self-examination helps us improve ourselves and bless our families.
10/20/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Serving may be hard work, but like good exercise, it develops us into a healthier people.
10/19/2006 by Mike Barres
If you want something bad enough, you go for it and do whatever it takes to do it, even if no one understands you.
10/17/2006 by Rubel Shelly
We have to act ourselves into a better way of feeling rather than think ourselves into a better way of acting!
10/16/2006 by Phil Ware
Fasting is a way to draw closer to God.
10/15/2006 by Scott Owings
A humorous story about a date is a reminder of how hard it can be to communicate well.
10/12/2006 by Rubel Shelly
We have a hard time understanding because we don't hear or listen to understand what Jesus is saying to us!
10/11/2006 by Russ Lawson
The awful murders in our schools several weeks ago almost went unnoticed because we were so busy focusing on the Terrell Owens soap opera which shows how messed up we really are.
10/09/2006 by Phil Ware
When do we have enough stuff and can we say no to acquiring more?
10/05/2006 by Rubel Shelly
We create echoes by our life, so what kind of echo will you hear from the people around you?
10/04/2006 by Larry Davies
After reading the passage again, have you seen anything new, like maybe it should apply in everything you do -- the Golden Rule!
10/02/2006 by Phil Ware
God longs to help supply us with our need, just as he did with the apostles trying to feed the 5000.
10/01/2006 by Alan Smith
How many things have we been putting off that need doing that remain undone?
09/30/2006 by Joey Cope
Some folks are takers, getting everything they can out of life and sucking it dry or leeches who suck the life out of everyone around them who have it.
09/29/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Lift up your eyes is a call for vision, a call to not walk in fear of danger, but to look for the new, the glory, the things God is calling us to embrace.
09/28/2006 by Bill Sherrill
We have all sorts of trouble, heartache, grief, disappointment, discouragement in this world, but Jesus has overcome the world and given us victory.
09/26/2006 by Tom Norvell
Jesus gave up his spirit, but he did not give up his mission, his mercy, his grace.
09/25/2006 by Phil Ware
A duck that dances on a pot reveals the secret to shining our light and keeping our candle lit so that we can influence others.
09/24/2006 by Alan Smith
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
Jesus accomplished all he was sent to do because he put God's kingdom and his righteousness first.
09/22/2006 by Paul Faulkner
We are to carry the distinctive fragrance of Jesus with us anywhere we go.
09/20/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
A hard difficult trip and a close connection after a flight delay turns out to be a good chance for Joey Cope to learn a lesson about God's power to use us as we are.
09/19/2006 by Joey Cope