Patrick Odum reminds us that overcoming temptation requires us to resist the devil, but he also adds some other insights from James' famous passage about overcoming temptation by being honest about oursleves and our need for God.
07/26/2007 by Patrick D. Odum
Tom Norvell leads us to Psalm 6 and helps us ask, "How long, Lord?" because we all have times when we can barely hang on any longer.
07/22/2007 by Tom Norvell
Mike Barres reminds us that hardship can often be a time God is using us to make a difference in the lives of many others.
05/31/2007 by Mike Barres
Marsha Jordan reminds us that folks need to know that we care and really are not looking for us to pour out our advice and give them all of our solutions.
05/27/2007 by Marsha Jordan
Alan Smith shares a Leith Anderson story about going to the only perfect World Series game and how he saw it as a disappointment because his team lost and then Alan compares this to our sometimes not seeing the big picture of what is really happening when
05/24/2007 by Alan Smith
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
Trying to find time to be still and wait for God feels awfully impossible in our busy world today, so why not cry out to God in the struggles and noise you face today?
03/06/2007 by Rubel Shelly
Tammy is brought to a deeper realization of just how important God's faithfulness is to her through her journey through life with her son's cancer.
03/04/2007 by Tammy Marcelain
There is trouble in this world, it crashes in on us and we cannot ignore it, but we must remain focused on Jesus who has overcome the world.
02/11/2007 by Tom Norvell
God will stick by us and get us through the worse times in our lives.
02/05/2007 by Phil Ware
An update on Jack Marcelain and his brain tumor recovery doesn't bring all good news, but Tammy is committed to not worry about it.
11/22/2006 by Tammy Marcelain
Change is inevitable and we should appreciate many of the changes, but we need to trust in God who does not change.
07/18/2006 by Rubel Shelly
A simple anniversary celebration for the 39th anniversary leads a husband to reflect on his adventure with his wife!
06/15/2006 by Russ Lawson
A murder trial ends up in a conviction and acquittal because of a conversion!
04/12/2006 by Katha Winther
We can't have the holy life without the adventure life because God uses the adventures to mold us and make us holy.
12/14/2005 by Sarah Stirman
Our faith can either be real and shaping us to be useful to God or it can be discarded or nothing more than a good luck charm.
11/14/2005 by Phil Ware
We are often critical of others and can't understand God because we don't see the big picture of what is happening.
11/02/2005 by Mike Barres
There are times of trials and difficulties are a long season of darkness, but in the middle, God brings times of joy.
10/31/2005 by Phil Ware
God has a message of comfort for you in His word if you will only read it.
07/01/2005 by Alan Smith
Trial, temptation, trouble, and testing are in the same neighborhood with trust: we're not going to get the one we want without experiencing the ones we dont!
04/28/2005 by Joe Bagby
Jesus was unfairly tried by Pilate.
03/24/2005 by Steven W. Allen
Sometimes the hardest times are when we face a repeated adversity or trial, but if we can hang in there the Lord will help us through.
03/18/2005 by Alan Smith
We all face the let down of failures on the next day; how will we handle the next day?
01/20/2005 by Tom Norvell
We can survive times of trouble, trials, and temptation if we prepare.
12/06/2004 by Phil Ware
Sometimes we face difficulties and trials, but the big challenge is bearing up under the weight of incessant trials, problems, difficulties.
11/08/2004 by Phil Ware