Paul Faulkner reminds us that we need to live for the present to help others and keep our focus on the matters of the Kingdom rather than let our lives get filled with regret for the past.
08/08/2023 by Paul Faulkner
God can forgive all of our mistakes, sins, and failiures.
05/02/2023 by Paul Faulkner
James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of God's grace: both his common grace and his sacrificial grace meant to save us from our sinful failures and save us to share his gracious purposes with the world.
02/14/2020 by James Nored & Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly uses the story of John Callender's failure and subsequent courage to remind us how to overcome the failure of our past.
04/25/2014 by Rubel Shelly
Lisa Mikitarian tells us a wonderful story about the Father's grace revealed in a young girl's fall with the cupcakes made to honor her beloved grandmother.
07/06/2013 by Lisa Mikitarian
Rubel Shelly reminds us of a story told by Ronald Reagan, a joke, that helps us realize that sometimes our best intentions lead to a disaster that we need to admit and take credit for before something worse is done.
02/28/2011 by Rubel Shelly
Russ Lawson shares a humorous story about eating off his dog's plate, getting the flu, and also dealing with his own stupid actions in his spiritual life and in his relationships.
09/06/2010 by Russ Lawson
Rubel Shelly reminds us of what good fathers are like and that there are great stories out there to tell about good dads.
10/12/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware looks at the story of David and Goliath and challenges us to not keep our young believers away from risk, faith, and leadership.
05/14/2009 by Phil Ware
As I was flying out of Abilene this past summer, I looked out the airplane window and admired how green Texas was.
10/15/2008 by Karen Presley
Mike Barres reminds us that mistakes and missteps are a part of life, an dwe can learn from them and grow through them.
05/16/2008 by Mike Barres
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
Russ Lawson reminds us that we are imperfect, that we make mistakes, and that God forgives those mistakes and makes us perfect in his sight if we will try to live for him.
01/12/2008 by Russ Lawson
Paul Faulkner reminds us that we need to live for the present to help others and keep our focus on the matters of the Kingdom rather than let our lives get filled with regret for the past.
11/09/2007 by Paul Faulkner
Despite common misconceptions, freedom is not granted by governments, nor won on a battlefield. True freedom comes from God and God alone.
07/04/2007 by Tim Archer
None of us can be perfect on our own. Only Jesus and His power can make us perfect.
04/11/2007 by Tim Archer
God can forgive all of our mistakes, sins, and failiures.
09/15/2006 by Paul Faulkner
We have to show mercy to others when they let us down because we need mercy for our mistakes and mess ups!
07/08/2006 by Mike Barres
When the world sees us, do we show that we are willing to admit our failures and seek to make things right?
10/05/2005 by Russ Lawson
I messed up by assigning the wrong author to the article, but I'm not going to rationalize my mistake away!
02/06/2005 by Phil Ware
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
Children seem to learn better from their mistakes than we as adults do, especially when it comes to sinful things.
09/23/2004 by Russ Lawson
The best way to deal with a goof is to admit and learn from it.
07/29/2004 by Rubel Shelly
Having good intentions doesn't offset bad decisions, actions, or words.
07/10/2004 by Rubel Shelly
When we try to do things by our own insight, we invariably end up blowing up everything; we need to go to God to help us through our messes!
02/04/2004 by Patrick D. Odum