Sometimes the pleasure we get out of life has to be found in the most challenging of places.
01/27/2007 by Alan Smith
When things are not in good shape at home it is usually because our priorities have gotten off track.
01/26/2007 by Paul Faulkner
A skunk caught far from home is ushered home by a couple of volunteers and this reminds Patrick of how much God did to bring us home when we were far away and stunk spiritually.
01/23/2007 by Patrick D. Odum
Phil likes to sing, but sometimes he just needs to listen and be blessed and pumped up.
01/22/2007 by Phil Ware
Sometimes we find ourselves unhappy with where we are and look back to the good ol' days just like Israel did in turning their hearts back to Egypt.
01/21/2007 by Russ Lawson
We've got to fill our kids with good things and not just tell them what not to do, because if we don't fill them with God's stuff, someone is going to fill them with satan's stuff.
01/19/2007 by Paul Faulkner
The national cheerleading championship reminds Tom about how so much of life comes down to that one crucial moment and how we perform it and he asks us if we are ready for our moment.
01/17/2007 by Tom Norvell
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 seasons, in life and in nature, are reminders of God's power to bring life and warmth out of death and decay.
01/13/2007 by Bill Sherrill
We can continue to grow and mature and flourish if we choose to do so, even until we are quite old.
01/06/2007 by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer
Forgiveness is forgetting to remember the hurts you forgave and giving others, and yourself a fresh start on life.
12/29/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Resentment kills us, but forgiveness allows us to exercise a growing faith like a mustard tree and let God do the impossible within us.
12/28/2006 by Larry Davies
God's love exhausts all analogies and can only be defined by what he did in Jesus on the cross and in the manger.
12/26/2006 by Alan Smith
Whether Christmas comes on December 25 or not doesn't really matter, what does matter is that Jesus came and the angels declared it and that we celebrate it with great joy.
12/25/2006 by Phil Ware
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 best gift that can be given is the gift of dedicated time to a family member.
12/22/2006 by Paul Faulkner
We get so caught up in the fluff we forget the focus of God, like justice and mercy.
12/20/2006 by Jamie Shell & Brent Nidiffer
An older lady's mistake with Christmas envelopes reminds us that God never forgets to pay for our gifts!
12/19/2006 by Alan Smith
Family fights, shopping mall stampedes, world unrest and wars all will continue through the Christmas season, but we should not be surprised: Jesus came to save our fractured world.
12/18/2006 by Phil Ware
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
Sin, a form of spiritual cancer, can be defeated like physical cancer and this victory leaves us feeling excited and on top of the world, but we must work hard for the victory and God will help us.
12/14/2006 by Tammy Marcelain
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
Jesus wasn't just born into our world in the womb of Mary, but he longs to be born into our world again in each individual Christian the Holy Spirit gives birth to in the world.
12/11/2006 by Phil Ware
Mentoring kids offers a great chance for Christians to honor the call of Jesus to care for orphans.
12/10/2006 by John Cragg
Mike talks about a time when someone helped him on a hike and it reminded him of how we have to help those who come behind us.
12/09/2006 by Mike Barres