Rubel Shelly reminds us of the missing virtue of persistence -- endurance and perseverance mixed with consistency and integrity.
05/19/2013 by Rubel Shelly
Rick Brown reminds us that in the middle of our chaotic world and the catastrophic things that have happened recently, worship still brings us into the presence of God and gives us a reason to go on!
05/07/2013 by Rick Brown
Rubel Shelly addresses the issues of honesty and integrity and the importance of telling the truth and the sin against each other and ourselves when we lie and do not tell the truth.
09/04/2012 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware finishes his series on the I AM sayings of Jesus with the focus on the way, the truth and the light.
08/05/2012 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series called unpredictable on Jesus in the Gospel of John and focuses on Jesus' death and burial through the eyes of Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea.
04/01/2012 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series on Outside the Walls, looking at Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman at the well and reminding us that they are more alike than they are different: both need Jesus and his truth, life, and love.
02/19/2012 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly talks about a Korean project to help folks not commit suicide by helping them understand what death might be like.
10/10/2011 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly talks about trustworthiness, about keeping our word, honoring our promises, and even more, honoring God by keeping our promises.
09/26/2011 by Rubel Shelly
Ron Rose talks about dealing with pain and disappointments with God by tracking down the issues and finding the truth and not just living in pain and bitterness.
08/22/2011 by Ron Rose
Phil Ware looks at the last chapter of the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7, and emphasizes Jesus' call to us to obey, put into practice, bear fruit, and do what he says.
08/19/2011 by Phil Ware
Ron Rose reminds us that God stories are everywhere, but don't make the press because God's work can't be nailed down to a snippet, a spin, a sound byte, or a headline.
07/12/2011 by Ron Rose
Rubel Shelly talks about a family who found money in the attic of their newly purchased house and returned it to the heirs of the previous owners because they were honest and wanted their kids to know the truth of character.
06/28/2011 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly writes an article parallel to his book and emphasizes that somehow Jesus and his teaching survive all the weird things churches and church movements do.
06/14/2011 by Rubel Shelly
Say what you mean and then do what you say. Those around you will come to trust you when your actions are the same as your words.
03/23/2011 by Bill Brant
Satan feeds us lies that let us feel good about doing what we really wanted to do all along.
12/15/2010 by Steve Ridgell
Rubel Shelly talks about Christopher Hitchens' illness and the way Christians react to it and the defense of our faith.
07/27/2010 by Rubel Shelly
As Christians, we have family around the world. Some of our family members speak other languages, but we are still family
06/23/2010 by Bill Brant
All too frequently people claiming to follow Jesus separate proclamation from compassion, evangelism from service, but if we have a DNA connection with Jesus, both must be present.
04/15/2010 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware talks about Jesus' identity, our reluctance to choose, and how we have to choose one way or the other about Jesus' identity.
02/04/2010 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware talks about the promises of Jesus and how we know we can trust them: because he kept the hard and painful promises to die for us.
10/29/2009 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly challenges us with an old story to be people of truth and respect even in the most dire and painful circumstances and treat people with the same ethical respect we would expect ourselves.
10/26/2009 by Rubel Shelly
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
A simple message from 2 Timothy about mothers.
05/10/2009 by Biblical Reflections
Mike Barres holds himself accountable for telling the truth, the full truth, and not deceiving others when it is in his best interest.
03/15/2009 by Mike Barres
Bill Denton introduces us to a new word, communifaking, and also challenges us to communicate truthfully.
11/28/2008 by Bill Denton