Tom Norvell talks about living life abundantly, with urgency, a recognition that life is short, and that we may only have the opportunity to do some things once.
10/25/2009 by Tom Norvell
Phil Ware talks about Nathan's rebuke of David using a shepherding story, the use of shepherd imagery to describe God, and the call of God's leaders to be shepherds to the people of God.
10/22/2009 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware talks about tug-of-war and how we so often get into them in the Christian community and whether or not it is more important to do service trips or mission evangelism trips.
10/15/2009 by Phil Ware
Russ Lawson talks about talking with his kids and grandchildren on the phone and how precious it is to him and how God longs to hear from us in much the same way.
10/13/2009 by Russ Lawson
Rubel Shelly talks about his medical ethics class and the importance these students put on telling the truth in all situations.
10/05/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware writes about Romans 8:22-29, the bondage to decay that our world faces, our own troubles and hardships, and slogans that we often use and abuse to try to encourage people who are grieving, wounded, or hurt.
10/01/2009 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware reminds that God still has the whole world in his hands and he can get us out of our ruts and break through the barriers that hold us captive to boredom and sameness.
09/24/2009 by Phil Ware
Patrick Odum talks about gratitude and thankfulness for the grace we have received and all the blessings we have in Christ and in life.
09/22/2009 by Patrick D. Odum
Rubel Shelly talks about seeing life as small increments of cash that we can only spend a little at a time.
09/21/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Not using a health club membership will not get you in shape. It is the same with church membership.
09/16/2009 by Steve Ridgell
Tom Norvell talks about a returning soldier being greeted by unrestrained joy by his wife and children and asked when was the last time you did that with God.
09/13/2009 by Tom Norvell
Phil Ware talks about the events in the miracle stories that happen after the spectacle of the miracle takes place, the things that put people back into fellowship, community, and normalcy -- the way things were.
08/27/2009 by Phil Ware
Ron Rose reminds us that a few words and our physical presence can make all the difference in the life of someone else, just like Al Ware made a difference in Ron's life.
08/25/2009 by Ron Rose
Rubel Shelly talks about the try it before you buy idea, the test drive mentality, that infests the idea about marriage in modern society and he boils the problem down to selfishness.
08/24/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware continues the LifeWORDS series and focuses on Jesus' promise to send the power of the Holy Spirit to empower the church.
08/13/2009 by Phil Ware
Online social networking websites make a promise of community that they can't keep. We need interaction with real people. The church consists of those kinds of relationships
08/12/2009 by Tim Archer
Patrick Odum talks about an amazing overcharge on cigarettes and reminds us of another huge debt that has gone up in smoke.
08/11/2009 by Patrick D. Odum
Ron Rose talks about layers in photography and layers in our lives, and emphasizes that the layers are where God's transformation takes place.
08/10/2009 by Ron Rose
Christianity is having a community of believers who care for you like family.
08/05/2009 by Steve Ridgell
Rubel Shelly shares a story from post World War II at Yankee Stadium and helps us understand that self-centeredness may be okay for little kids, but not for us!
08/03/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Jesus called his disciples to leave comfortable lives in order to receive lives of purpose and a chance to be a part of God's mission in this world
07/29/2009 by Tim Archer
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the economic times, especially the financial downturn, gives us an opportunity to learn new things and establish new values, more biblical values, in our approach to consumption, greed, and ownership.
07/27/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware imagines a conversation that the apostle Peter might have had with a visitor to him in prison shortly before his execution.
07/16/2009 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware looks at Jesus' showing his disciples the scars on his hands and side to prove he was alive, resurrected from the dead.
07/09/2009 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly reminds us that there is something positive about thinking with an optimistic spirit and believing things can get done and be better.
07/06/2009 by Rubel Shelly