Max Lucado reminds us that we shouldn't and we can't define who we are by what we have or don't have, but by our contentment in the Lord.
03/15/2016 by Max Lucado
Max Lucado writes about Samuel's anointing David king of Israel and reminds us that God uses all sorts of misfits.
02/27/2016 by Max Lucado
Max Lucado reminds us that contagious joy is rooted in courageous joy and not contingent joy, and our courageous joy is rooted in Jesus and faith in what God did through Jesus.
02/20/2016 by Max Lucado
Max Lucado talks about the defeat of Satan, the devil, by Jesus on the cross.
02/14/2016 by Max Lucado
Brian McCutchen reminds us that 1/3 of our life is spent working so we need to be aware that God doesn't have us where we are by accident.
02/05/2016 by Brian McCutchen
Max Lucado reminds us that God doesn't give up on us even when everyone us, including us, does.
01/30/2016 by Max Lucado
Tom Norvell reminds us that true piety is about quiet, anonymous, kind acts of service and generosity for others done to honor God and not ourselves.
01/21/2016 by Tom Norvell
This is a collection of "one another" passages in the New Testament, and primarily from Paul, that speaks about life together.
01/10/2016 by Scripture
Phillip Morrison reminds us to focus forward and let go of the past.
01/05/2016 by Phillip Morrison
Rubel Shelly tells a story about Tommy Luck and the baby that transformed a rough mining town and then reminds us Jesus did the same thing with the world.
12/25/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly reminds us that our faith must make a difference in our normal lives or it matters little.
12/06/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the powerful quality of a simple flashlight to dispel darkness.
11/20/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly reminds us that wild predictions about Jesus' return on specific dates often are used by sceptics to discredit Christianity.
10/23/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelley reminds us that God does his best work through the most unlikely of people.
10/18/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware reminds us that in a search for a new minister, especially a preacher or preaching minister, that we need to know our specific mission as a congregation.
10/05/2015 by Phil Ware
Phillip Morrison is back as our conscience asking us about how we sort through the refugee crisis in Syria and what are we going to do about it.
10/04/2015 by Phillip Morrison
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the character who was Yogi Berra and reminds us that we need to be certain about our communication.
10/02/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware continues his series of articles on churches facing the challenges of the interim season and uses the imagery of high mountain climbing to help us appreciate the challenges.
09/28/2015 by Phil Ware
Phillip Morrison reminds us of the need to be open-hearted to the refugee crisis both as Americans and as Christians and to see this as a moral imperative.
09/25/2015 by Phillip Morrison
Rubel Shelly writes about Pope Francis and the year of pardon for abortion and other sins that is available and how the world doesn't seem to get sin and wrong doing and guilt.
09/19/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware talks about finding our theological and missional mountains and how important it is to know them if you are going to call a minister with whom to partner.
09/14/2015 by Phil Ware
Deonna Shake uses her vast coaching and playing experience to introduce a key concept called "default face" and reminds us that how we carry ourselves says a lot about us.
09/12/2015 by Deonna Shake
Rubel Shelly reminds us that the heroes of scripture had to endure many of the same kinds of challenges we do, that is what makes their witness so powerful.
08/28/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly reminds us that while we can adjust many things to fit our lifestyle and personal reality, truth is still truth despite our protestations and personal journey.
08/15/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly reminds us that being dour doesn't help any of us make disciples or friends.
08/07/2015 by Rubel Shelly