Good people still need Jesus. He is the only way to God because he is the only man to ever live a life good enough to spend eternity with God.
09/17/2014 by Steve Ridgell
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
Phil Ware reminds us that God longs to fashion us into a vital tool in The Master's SIGnature Toolset to be used for Kingdom and church ministry.
09/08/2014 by Phil Ware
Lisa Mikitarian reminds us of our need to honor God with the things he has called and gifted us to do regardless of how they are used or appreciated by others.
09/05/2014 by Lisa Mikitarian
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
Rubel Shelly reminds us that even early morning coffee can be a good thing if it is tied to a great habit of self-disciplined focus.
08/29/2014 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware, editor of Heartlight.org gives two clear ways to help with Kent and Amber Brantley as they rebuild their lives, and Phillip Morrison writes a beautiful article about the Brantly's.
08/25/2014 by Phillip Morrison
Have you ever felt like you had no right to ask God for anything? Or maybe you thought that others would judge you and reject you if they knew your secret? Does it seem like Jesus has something to offer others, but nothing for you? You can have peace.
08/20/2014 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware challenges us to think about the small blue planet we find ourselves on and how are we going to interconnect it with grace.
08/12/2014 by Phil Ware
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
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
Teresa Bell Kindred writes about the 24th anniversary of her mother's death and how it is still real to her and then she gives some good pointers on grief.
08/03/2014 by Teresa Bell Kindred
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
Phil Ware finishes the third in a series of posts that focus on the 2014 July mission trip to Lima, Peru and Sagrada Familia children's home and he focuses on the last day of saying good bye and welcoming new children into the family of God.
07/21/2014 by Phil Ware
Tim Woodroof continues his six part series on life and growth and stages of churches, especially churches in decline.
07/20/2014 by Tim Woodroof
Phil Ware continues his 3 series of articles on Sagrada Familia in Lima, Peru and talks about the need to change missions occasionally for the sake of a grander goal and greater return.
07/19/2014 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware concludes his series on Inviting Jesus back to church with this message on Jesus being our center.
07/14/2014 by Phil Ware
Tim Woodroof continues his series on "Change in the Life of the Church" and focuses this week on faithfulness and how we define it and how Jesus and Paul define it -- staying on the journey and responding to changes faithfully rather than trying to do thi
07/13/2014 by Tim Woodroof
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 inviting Jesus to church and focuses on the question, who is Jesus family, the ones who find it so hard to believe and who will not allow him to act because of their unbelief.
06/30/2014 by Phil Ware
Teresa draws a parallel between what we can learn from our dogs and what we can learn from Jesus.
06/28/2014 by Teresa Bell Kindred
Phil Ware begins a series of 5 messages on Inviting Jesus to church; this one focuses on not making the message of Jesus boring.
06/23/2014 by Phil Ware
Tim Woodroof continues his series on the ways we need to freshen our approach to church if we are going to connect with people in today's world and how we react to our own church issues.
06/22/2014 by Tim Woodroof
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the real definition of a leader as someone who serves others because leadership is always for the sake of others.
06/20/2014 by Rubel Shelly