Phillip Morrison writes to remind us that the Ferguson tragedy is not new, but a repeated wound or scar, and we need trusted friends to help address the issue, and the same is true with our lives and Jesus our friend.
09/01/2014 by Phillip Morrison
Cathy Messecar describes how her son went to camp and didn't want to be there but wanted to come home and she makes a connection with the story of the prodigal son in Jesus' parable in Luke 15.
07/11/2014 by Cathy Messecar
Phil Ware of www.interimministrypartners.com continues his series on inviting Jesus back to church with us and asks us to use Jesus to evaluate everything we do based on Jesus' example and teaching and use Paul's Christ hymn as our Jesus filter.
07/07/2014 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series on the prodigal son called the Journey home and he looks at the hardest lesson learned, that it is better to be a servant in our Father's house than to be on our own and alone.
06/16/2014 by Phil Ware
Phillip Morrison reminds us of the role and importance of a dad and father on Father's Day.
06/15/2014 by Phillip Morrison
Phil Ware reminisces about his father's death and the years that have gone by and the reasons things happen and how we will know it all at the end of the Road, just like Amy Grant sings.
06/02/2014 by Phil Ware
Teresa Bell Kindred shares her love for the rain, being still, thinking about the reason and purpose we are here, and Amy Purdy.
05/23/2014 by Teresa Bell Kindred
Kasey Pipes shares very personal observations about Washington, D.C., politics, humility, blogging, writing, and pride.
01/11/2014 by Kasey Pipes
Phillip Morrison talks about the greatest Christmas gift of all, the gift of forgiveness.
12/12/2013 by Phillip Morrison
Phil Ware continues the series of articles on discerning your mission for churches to work through as they are in a season of looking for a preaching minister or pastor and Phil emphasizes both the universal mission passages and the specific mission passa
12/01/2013 by Phil Ware
Ann Voskamp reminds women and their daughters about the dangers of comparison and how it belittles the work of God going on in each person we see.
11/08/2013 by Ann Voskamp
The problem with making a list of who is most likely to get to heaven is that we compare ourselves to other men and not to God.
11/06/2013 by Steve Ridgell
Phil Ware continues his series on building a culture of honor focusing on affirmation.
11/04/2013 by Phil Ware
Cathy Messecar draws us into the story of the man born blind that was healed by Jesus in John 9 and reminds us that we are here to continue Jesus' ministry of healing and mercy.
11/02/2013 by Cathy Messecar
Ann Voskamp talks about this year's wheat harvest and how it reminds her of God's grace and message of love when she was once in France and how communion is about love and love is about sacrifice.
10/25/2013 by Ann Voskamp
Phil Ware continues his thoughts on the Immanuel passages in Matthew and challenges us to not settle for less than an experience of God -- Father, Son or Holy Spirit -- and not simply religious experience.
10/21/2013 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues the series on values and leadership, especially conflict in the leadership because they cannot discern operational, personal, strategic, theoretical, shared, and other types of values.
09/29/2013 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware reminds us of the simple, yet powerful words found in the hard story of Jesus' birth and Herod's attempt to murder him at Bethlehem -- But Herod came to an end.
08/27/2013 by Phil Ware
Robyn F. Johnson shares the story of the widow and Elisha in 2 Kings 4, and she reminds us that God cares for us and provides for us, we just need to look for our little vial of olive oil and offer it to him.
08/23/2013 by Robyn F. Johnson
Phil Ware continues his series on out of the box and reminds us that Jesus is God made touchable and personal: more than a miracle worker, Jesus is the personal care of God for people in their deepest needs.
08/05/2013 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series on Out of the Box and focusing on the big Four primal fears that Jesus helps us address and he reminds us that salvation involves a from, for, and to component and shouldn't be simply elevator theology.
07/29/2013 by Phil Ware
Rick Brown writes about the prodigal son parable and reminds us that there are two sons who are lost and need to come home to the heart of the father and join the party he longs to throw for both of them!
07/12/2013 by Rick Brown
Russ Lawson writes about finding a book with a special inscription for fathers, dads, that reminds us that changing the world comes at a cost and so we step up to the plate and do what a dad is supposed to do.
06/15/2013 by Russ Lawson
Lisa Mikitarian shares an event in the life of her daily routine with her son and how her reaction to a broken mug leads to even more destruction and a family lesson.
06/13/2013 by Lisa Mikitarian
As long as we can find someone worse than us, we think we are good enough to get into heaven. That kind of thinking misses the point.
03/06/2013 by Steve Ridgell