Bill Sherrill reminds us to not let go of our friends who are depressed nor of our joy in the season.
12/29/2007 by Bill Sherrill
Phil Ware describes an experience one of the middle school teachers at his church had while listening to a student talk about receiving presents from a cool church.
12/10/2007 by Phil Ware
Larry Davies offers a Thanksgiving check up for churches and their leaders as he explores things that make for healthy churches.
11/24/2007 by Larry Davies
BooMama shares her insight into the privilege of raising a son, a child, that God has given her to train in His ways.
11/10/2007 by BooMama
Rubel Shelly reminds us that life's purpose rather than externals or someone else trying to make us happy is the real key to peace and joy in life.
11/06/2007 by Rubel Shelly
Alan Smith reminds us that the church is the bride in this great wedding and that Jesus is the groom who deserves and should receive all the attention.
10/13/2007 by Alan Smith
Tom Norvell remembers the words of the father to the older brother in the parable of the Prodigal son that everything the father has is his, it belongs to him.
06/03/2007 by Tom Norvell
Jesus laughed, and God laughed, and God commanded laughing, and worthy women laugh, and joy is to be a part of our life as followers of Jesus.
04/15/2007 by Russ Lawson
God's springtime reminds us that new life is possible and that God is on doing new things in our lives and that a better future awaits us as week seek to live with the Lord forever!
04/07/2007 by Bill Sherrill
Happiness isn't just going to come along, you are going to make your own happiness by what you invest your life in.
02/23/2007 by Paul Faulkner
We are killing ourselves trying to find happiness in things and miss it because it is not found there.
02/22/2007 by Rubel Shelly
How happy are you today? You can be happier if you will take care of your soul!
02/21/2007 by Randy Becton
Sometimes the pleasure we get out of life has to be found in the most challenging of places.
01/27/2007 by Alan Smith
Christmas has unfortunately gotten so caught up in conflict that we lose sight of loving folks the way Jesus came to do.
12/24/2006 by Russ Lawson
The real place Christmas happens is in our hearts, where love, joy, peace, and kindness are found.
12/23/2006 by Charlotte Barres
A trip around the Mall in Washington, D.C., leads Tom to reflect on how much he hates war and how he longs for the peace of Christ.
12/16/2006 by Tom Norvell
A surprising winter snow gives Phil the opportunity to think about the changes of seasons and the falling of grace on us all with the birth of Jesus.
12/04/2006 by Phil Ware
A humorous story about undeserved inheritance reminds us of how easy it is to forget to thank God for all that he has done for us.
11/23/2006 by Alan Smith
Patrick Odum tells about a boy who shared his winnings with his father rather than spending it only on himself and the joy that this attitude brought the father and Patrick compares this to the joy we give our Father, God, when we share.
11/15/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
We work hard and that is good, but we also need to rest faithfully and easily and enjoy the rest God has called us to keep.
09/04/2006 by Phil Ware
A grandchild celebrates birthday one and a grandmother celebrates birthday fifty and both rejoice in the gift of now.
08/31/2006 by Teresa Bell Kindred
God is so big that he is greater than heart and can help us overcome the daily grind in all its mundane sameness.
08/16/2006 by Sarah Stirman
A foot in mouth salesman made Jane's heart glad because of the gift of laughter from a talking burglar alarm keypad.
07/23/2006 by Jane Vincenzi
We must learn to use the time that we have to do enjoy the things of life and do the work of God.
06/08/2006 by Steve Higginbotham
We have taken the joy, glory, risk, holiness, excitment out of Christmas and made it predictable and boring.
12/15/2005 by Jeff Lee