Rubel Shelly challenges us to entertain new thoughts and consider fresh ideas and be willing to make new changes.
03/29/2015 by Rubel Shelly
There are really good reasons why Christians need to go to church. We just do not often explain them.
03/25/2015 by Steve Ridgell
Phil Ware continues his series called 50 shades of grace that focuses on the intimacy between a husband and wife in marriage.
03/09/2015 by Phil Ware
I believe that we will recognize our family members who get to Heaven before us. While we will have a different body, a name God gives us on our forehead, and be in a place where there is no night or time, I think we will have a reunion with those we know
03/04/2015 by Bill Brant
You will probably never get the chance to give pizza to a famous actor. But you can reach out and help Jesus today. You can serve the hungry, the thirsty, the lonely, the naked, or the prisoner. You can help "the least of these" and really be doing it for
02/25/2015 by Tim Archer
Patrick Odum writes about 50 Shades of Grey and reminds us to think carefully about our participation and expectation of the movie and our sexuality.
02/21/2015 by Patrick D. Odum
Phil Ware comes in right after Valentine's Day and reminds us about iceberg dates on our calendar that tend to sink us and overwhelm us with feelings of being alone, being failures, and being abandoned but that we can overcome them by crying out to Jesus
02/16/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues a short series on the Holy Spirit focusing on John 14 and what it means for Jesus to not leave us as orphans, but to come to us and show himself to us and be in us and make his home with us.
02/09/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware writes about four remarkable young women -- Karen, Melody, Annie, and Jinda -- and how Compassion and mission trips and Jesus have changed everything for them.
01/29/2015 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly reminds of where to go in our troubling times.
01/24/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware brings to close his series on experiencing the presence of Jesus in our lives.
12/29/2014 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly shares an important reality about dealing with the hand we are dealt and living life recognizing that there are many things we cannot change but have to do the best we can with.
12/28/2014 by Rubel Shelly
Cathy Messecar reminds us what we need most at Christmas and that only God can give us what humanity and our broken world cannot give.
12/12/2014 by Cathy Messecar
If we build our lives on the teachings of Jesus, we'll have a solid foundation that will see us through even the hardest times. If we choose to build somewhere else, we may very well find ourselves with a life that can't stand up to life's trials.
11/12/2014 by Tim Archer
Mark Frost of Interim Ministry Partners shares the second in his series on Acts and nostalgia and doing the work of God in bringing the Kingdom of God.
10/26/2014 by Mark Frost
Mark Frost of Interim Ministry Partners shares insight on viewing the church through the lens of Acts and focuses today on the church being the living, breathing, embodiment or incarnation of Jesus to the world.
10/19/2014 by Mark Frost
Phil Ware continues his thoughts on the value of women in our culture.
09/22/2014 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware reflects on the Ray Rice debacle and speaks about Jesus' encounter with the teachers of the law and the Pharisees and a woman caught in the very act of adultery.
09/15/2014 by Phil Ware
Ann Voskamp looks at her daughters, remembers her own journey, and reminds all women that it is God, our Father, who determines the worth of a woman, not a mirror, not the media, and not our own doubts and self-deprecations.
09/13/2014 by Ann Voskamp
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 uses the image of a mother mud dauber to give us some insight into a mother's role about paralyzing the evil influences in our children's lives.
08/31/2014 by Cathy Messecar
Tom Norvell reminds us that there are a lot of questions in life that we cannot get answers to; but more than answers, we need God's presence.
08/08/2014 by Tom Norvell
Dying and death come at inconvenient times, interrupting life. Yet, I have become convinced it is at precisely those times that one can see firsthand Christian Graces. Walking with the real people as death interrupts their living, by listening, preparing
08/06/2014 by Bill Brant
Phil Ware uses a traffic incident and a crazy, cursing woman to help him make a point about blaming others rather than owning our sin and asking forgiveness for it through confession.
08/04/2014 by Phil Ware
Phillip Morrison writes about a serious situation that was brought to light by an obituary -- child abuse -- and Phil Ware offers some helpful suggestions on ways to bring redemption out of the hurt of this world.
07/28/2014 by Phillip Morrison