Bill Sherrill reminds us that the spirit of the Christmas season is giving, not receiving and that we need to be a people with a spirit of thanksgiving.
12/13/2007 by Bill Sherrill
I wonder sometimes if God feels the same way about the messages I send. I think about my prayer life and how often I address the message to Him but seem to only talk about me.
12/12/2007 by Skye Noe
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
Ron Rose reminds us that the best gifts are those we keep in circulation by sharing them with others.
12/06/2007 by Ron Rose
Phil Ware reminds us that prayer should always include Thanksgiving no matter our circumstance, something he learned from his dad and from hogs!
11/26/2007 by Phil Ware
Paul Faulkner reminds us that because of Jesus, even difficult tasks are a blessing to do.
11/23/2007 by Paul Faulkner
Tom Norvell reminds us to praise God for what he has done in our lives, not explain it away.
10/07/2007 by Tom Norvell
Paul Faulkner reminds us that we are put here to be a blessing to others and inspire, encourage, and build up, not tear down and criticize because the church, Jesus' community, is God's holy temple.
09/07/2007 by Paul Faulkner
Katha Winther reminds us of the weird and yet powerful staying power of many of our words and reminds us to use them to be a blessing to others.
09/01/2007 by Katha Winther
Muriel Larson reminds of the great blessing we have from Romans 8:28
08/25/2007 by Muriel Larson
Paul Faulkner reminds us that Jesus turned things upside down adn stirred things up to bring God's blessings to others.
08/10/2007 by Paul Faulkner
Tom Norvell describes the blessings promised to those who wait on the Lord from Isaiah.
08/07/2007 by Tom Norvell
Patrick Odum looks at a grisly murder and wonders how can a human being do such a thing and then probes deeper into the heart of darkness that sometimes claims us and warns us away from it.
08/04/2007 by Patrick D. Odum
Mike Barres reminds us that God wants to bless us and he also wants to conform us to Jesus: so let's not use our Christianity for selfish motives.
08/02/2007 by Mike Barres
Jane Vincenzi shares some insight in the old southern phrase bless your heart and realizes that it is really what our Christian life is all about.
07/05/2007 by Jane Vincenzi
Alan Smith tells the story of a wild will and how Jesus' last will and testament is far different and far better!
06/24/2007 by Alan Smith
Rubel Shelly tells the story of a Rabbi who took a long trip to find what was buried under his own stove to remind us to not give up what we seek by trying something different than where we are simply because we are restless.
06/23/2007 by Rubel Shelly
The women went to the tomb not expecting anything special, or at least not consciously, but the resurrected Jesus met them alive and promised to see them and us in Galilee!
04/09/2007 by Phil Ware
Mildred Budge, church lady personified, faces another set of misadventures, this time with a truck driver, a Hummer, and an ambulance at Wal-Mart.
03/25/2007 by Daphne Simpkins
Tammy remembers a strange person welcomed at her church and how important it is to love all the Leslie's in our life.
03/18/2007 by Tammy Marcelain
Rubel uses a street person named Jack and his friend to remind us that each of these people have a name and need to be valued and noticed as real people.
03/15/2007 by Rubel Shelly
Life is a combination of ups and downs and all arounds but Jesus is in the middle trying to bring us full life all the time!
03/10/2007 by Tom Norvell
What we have is not what determines how rich we are and our job is just a means to an end, not the real goal or end.
01/25/2007 by Russ Lawson
Phil likes to sing, but sometimes he just needs to listen and be blessed and pumped up.
01/22/2007 by Phil Ware
Priceless memories that you make with those you love are far more valuable and enduring gifts than anything you can purchase with money.
12/13/2006 by Teresa Bell Kindred