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11/26/2015 by Scripture
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
Rubel Shelly reminds us that unfair criticism is a part of life so we need to rely on our relationship with God to overcome it and we need to not ever become one of those kinds of criticizers.
11/13/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware concludes his 10 part series on "Saved at Sea" dealing with sea stories in the Bible and how God has always saved his people, this time focusing on the ultimate saved at sea story, Revelation 21:1-5
11/02/2015 by Phil Ware
Ann Voskamp reminds us that there is no harm in just listening, and there can be great healing and hope and transformation.
10/30/2015 by Ann Voskamp
There are scary things in this world, but we need not fear any of them. The one who is in us is greater than the powers of this world.
10/28/2015 by Tim Archer
Rubel Shelly reminds us that wild predictions about Jesus' return on specific dates often are used by sceptics to discredit Christianity.
10/23/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware talks about his NASCAR Experience and his father and passing on faith to future generations.
10/19/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware reminds us that drive-by prayers and tweeting heaven and tweet prayers are ways to include God in all of our everyday activities and build upon our life of prayer.
10/12/2015 by Phil Ware
Phillip Morrison is back as our conscience asking us about how we sort through the refugee crisis in Syria and what are we going to do about it.
10/04/2015 by Phillip Morrison
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
Today, now, as our world continues to spiral from disaster to warfare, to inhumanity, we must also proclaim the Urgently Important: that our Savior, Jesus Christ, has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel.
09/30/2015 by Bill Brant
Phil Ware continues his series of articles on churches facing the challenges of the interim season and uses the imagery of high mountain climbing to help us appreciate the challenges.
09/28/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series on knowing the mountains on which we are willing to die -- both doctrinal and missional mountains of significance.
09/21/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware talks about finding our theological and missional mountains and how important it is to know them if you are going to call a minister with whom to partner.
09/14/2015 by Phil Ware
Deonna Shake uses her vast coaching and playing experience to introduce a key concept called "default face" and reminds us that how we carry ourselves says a lot about us.
09/12/2015 by Deonna Shake
A ladder sits outside a window of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The ladder has been in place for over 250 years; there are writings from the 18th century that mention it. No one really knows where it came from. Nobody uses it. The ladder
09/09/2015 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware continues his series on Saved at Sea focusing on Paul's promise in Philippians 1:6 and Paul's shipwreck and travel to Rome to fulfill his calling from God.
09/07/2015 by Phil Ware
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
Phillip Morrison reminds us of the decency, faith, and goodness of two former presidents, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.
08/30/2015 by Phillip Morrison
Phil Ware shares a passion on his heart about the way we have privatized and personalize conversion and salvation that eliminates the necessary grace of Jesus' community, family, and spiritual community.
08/24/2015 by Phil Ware
We need an "even if" faith. We need the kind of faith that says, "Lord, I'll believe in you even if you don't do what I hope. I'll believe in you even if you don't answer this prayer the way I want. I'll believe in you no matter what."
08/19/2015 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware continues his Saved at Sea series focusing on Peter's denials, his promises, his arrogance, his failure, and his restoration.
08/17/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware reminds of the Bible's repeated call to make the LORD the center of our lives and our focus and how Jesus must be that for us if we dare call ourselves Christians.
08/10/2015 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