While spiritual leaders have wisdom and knowledge, they are not always right and we should seek to answer many of our own questions ourselves using the Bible as our guide.
01/30/2007 by Russ Lawson
Righteousness is not a choice but it is defined by God and his will, not by popular culture, media, and we cannot compromise and or flirt with evil.
01/14/2007 by Kimberli J. Brackett
The coming of Christ is a violent grace that heads to a violent end and if we listen to the birth stories of Jesus we can find there a real Savior who lived in our all too real world.
01/08/2007 by Phil Ware
Using something for free almost every weekend of the year for a parking lot reminds a church that they don't own what they use; we need to learn that same thing as God's children.
12/03/2006 by Alan Smith
God wants us to be humble, but he doesn't want to get down on ourselves or judge ourselves or anyone else, he chose us and will us to his glory.
12/01/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Kimberly takes an honest self-appraisal and listens to God to learn that she needs to tremble in awe of God and his grace and at her own sin.
11/07/2006 by Kimberli J. Brackett
We stand on the shoulders of giants and have the blessinmgs we have because of their sacrifices.
11/05/2006 by Alan Smith
Our egos are fragile and important but also dangerous, but we must learn humility.
11/02/2006 by Russ Lawson
Our love for the cool of the day after the hot day of work is a reminder of our need to be close to God and his desire to have us close.
10/22/2006 by Bill Sherrill
The price of gasoline kicks off some creative questioning by Russ as he wrestles with the serious desensitization that has occurred in many lives.
10/08/2006 by Russ Lawson
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
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
Many events in our lives change us forever, our lives will never be the same as a result, and Jesus is one of those life-changing events.
09/10/2006 by Tom Norvell
Often the difficult things in our lives we want to blame on God are really only the result or consequences of our own bad choices and decisions and actions.
09/07/2006 by Russ Lawson
Life is accomplished and made worthwhile by sticking to our goals and doing things one step, one brick, at a time.
09/06/2006 by Larry Zinck
Hospitality is the Christian virtue of entertaining strangers, outsiders, and guests and recognizing in them angels or even the presence of God in the Trinity.
08/27/2006 by Scott Owings
Spiritual immunity comes from rearing children in godly homes with godly values and godly actions.
08/18/2006 by Paul Faulkner
We all need more friends, but the way to have them is to invest the time and offer others our friendship
08/01/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Dumb criminals remind us that we are all just a step away from moral calamity and disaster and must resist satan and draw near to God.
07/25/2006 by Rubel Shelly
We all need to take a God-break a time when we get alone with God and be renewed and restored.
07/09/2006 by Russ Lawson
Little things, done faithfully, like taking out the garbage, are the glue, the grace, of ongoing and lasting relationships and marriages.
07/04/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
Spiritual growth really requires us to have a spiritual trainer to help us with our spiritual discipline.
07/01/2006 by Scott Owings
Worship has to be part of our everyday real life world where we work, play, do sports, have recreation, and watch our kids play.
06/05/2006 by Phil Ware
We can learn to breath pray and pray any time and any place and reach out to God through prayer.
05/28/2006 by Scott Owings
What if we greeted everyone as if they were a long lost friend who we were glad to see?
04/27/2006 by Russ Lawson