"Only in his home town, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor." Mark 6:4
03/26/2008 by Skye Noe
Anne Voskamp shares her insights into spring cleaning and the stress and blessing of completely cleaning ones house and heart.
03/25/2008 by Ann Voskamp
Phil Ware shares insight on the resurrection of Jesus on Easter, and how Mary calls Jesus Lord when she doesn't know he is raised and how the beloved disciple saw the death clothes of Jesus and believed.
03/23/2008 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly tells how a famous author fabricated her tale as a Holocaust survivor and then reminds us that this lie diminishes the truth of the Holocaust, and we diminish the truth of Jesus by living in ways which contradict what we say we believe.
03/20/2008 by Rubel Shelly
We were not meant to live our lives like animals. We are called to be sons of God.
03/19/2008 by Tim Archer
Anne Voskamp shares her insights into spring cleaning and the stress and blessing of completely cleaning ones house and heart.
03/18/2008 by Ann Voskamp
Phil Ware talks about the triumphal entry of Jesus and the darkness that Jesus faced for all of us to defeat the darkness and bring us to light.
03/17/2008 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly talks about how Joshua Bell, a famous violin virtuoso played in a busy place and was ignored and uses this to remind us how much we miss in life because we are not listening.
03/13/2008 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware addresses the issue of church leadership, hypocrisy, and consumerism by pointing leaders to Paul's example in Colossians of pointing people to Jesus, praying for their maturity, and trusting in Him to supply the power as Paul worked strenuously
03/10/2008 by Phil Ware
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” (Mathew 7:12). This phrase of Jesus spoken during the Sermon on the Mount is referred to as the Golden Rule. I am curious how the world would
03/05/2008 by Skye Noe
Phil Ware compares the journey to maturity with a family vacation in a minivan and reminds us that maturity is the journey, not a destination as we seek to become like Jesus.
03/03/2008 by Phil Ware
Tammy Marcelain reminds us that God is only a breath prayer away from stepping in and blessing our lives if we will only invite him in.
03/02/2008 by Tammy Marcelain
Jenny Runkel shares an experience with her parenting that took her outside the normal ScreamFree process and how she did the opposite of what she felt like doing to get back on track.
02/29/2008 by Jenny Runkel
Rubel Shelly talks about finding our way when we are trapped in darkness: look for Jesus to light the way.
02/26/2008 by Rubel Shelly
Tom Norvell reminds us that the safest place is in the center of God's will and that means loving God and loving people.
02/24/2008 by Tom Norvell
Lisa Mikitarian talks about her search all over the Internet for a painting that accurately reflects her love for her husband, but she also realizes that she already had what she was looking for, centered in God.
02/19/2008 by Lisa Mikitarian
Phil Ware describes a precious moment on his trip to Kampala and the work with Compassion International.
02/14/2008 by Phil Ware
Mike Barres talks about a real mess he made when he tried to cook when his wife was pregnant, but he tries again 28 years later to see if he can do it -- and does, reminding us to not quit with a failure.
02/09/2008 by Mike Barres
Alan Smith tells a story about a man who disappeared who was very, very tired and needed to lay down his burdens; and we've got to trust we can can lay down ours at the feet of Jesus.
02/08/2008 by Alan Smith
Jesus invited those who are tired to come to Him. If you are satisfied with the way things are, Jesus' message isn't for you.
02/06/2008 by Tim Archer
Rubel Shelly confronts our tendency to make excuses for our sins, mistakes, and errors and then try to use softer words to make them not seem so bad.
02/05/2008 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware shares insights he learned from a book and a group of pictures about Compassion International and the meaning of life and death.
02/04/2008 by Phil Ware
Bill Sherrill reminds that if we don't believe in the God of power today, it will be hard for those who don't believe in God to listen to us talk about the great deeds of God from long ago.
02/02/2008 by Bill Sherrill
Mike Barres reminds us that we so easily get our focus on things down here and not on the Lord who can help us with our lives and help us solve our problems.
01/31/2008 by Mike Barres
Rubel Shelly reminds us that so much of what the world sees in us is unhappy and dour, but Jesus was involved in life, joy, and friendship to show that it is the direction of our lives and not necessarily the acts themselves that make things holy or unhol
01/29/2008 by Rubel Shelly