Just as a pneumatic wrench gives us more power to remove bolts, the power of God's Spirit, the pneuma, gives us power to live.
02/11/2004 by Mike Barres
Even if our time in life means we have to slow down, that doesn't mean the Holy Spirit quits working in us; we can see his power in the small things he does in our lives.
02/10/2004 by Charlotte Barres
Jesus brings us gracious gifts, but if we receive the gift without thanking and praising Him, we miss out on the Sudden Kingdom.
02/08/2004 by Cary Branscum
The world needs more people like Sam, who are willing to be loyal, faithful, plodders and endure to the end.
02/07/2004 by Larry Zinck
Even though it can be very difficult, we must learn to control our tongue or it will cost us.
02/06/2004 by Alan Smith
Life is filled with its share of both good things and bad things, so we mustn't get so caught up in one that we forget the other!
02/05/2004 by Tom Norvell
While in the world the folks who are the secret to success don't get noticed, God notices the servants among us and so must we.
02/02/2004 by Phil Ware
We need to guard what we think in our minds and ask God to keep them pure.
01/28/2004 by Debbie Parker
God offers us something better than a do-over, mulligan, and second chance; he offers us forgiveness and cleansing.
01/25/2004 by Patrick D. Odum
Being delivered from cancer is great; being delivered from sin and death is far greater and that is God's gift to us in Jesus Christ.
01/24/2004 by Kelly Breece
God never promised to protect us from every bad thing; he only promised to save us and turn every bad thing into a good one.
01/20/2004 by Rubel Shelly
God wants us to get out of our ruts and find the new things and new people he has set in our paths.
01/19/2004 by Phil Ware
Christians should be recognizable because their behavior and conduct match that of Jesus.
01/15/2004 by Larry Zinck
Even a secular study of the benefits of going to church are pretty significant, but if that won't get us into the church building, six men carrying our coffin will.
01/10/2004 by Larry Davies
Real change, true transformation, will not occur in our lives until we relinquish control completely to the Lord and the power of his Spirit.
01/05/2004 by Phil Ware
Loving like Jesus means that we love the forgotten, the unlovely, the left out, the marginalized.
01/03/2004 by Alan Smith
I'm convinced that God must know how to smile -- maybe even laugh right out loud. I think that's one of the reasons he gave us puppies.
01/02/2004 by Russ Lawson
God is always there to see us through.
01/01/2004 by Melva Cooper
The start of the New Year offers us a new start to do it better.
12/30/2003 by Tom Norvell
With the dying embers of a fire, we are reminded of two life choices: letting our passions, hopes, and dreams slip away or having them burst into flame and reigniting us for the New Year.
12/29/2003 by Phil Ware
No matter how much we love our family, we can't protect them all the time or fix their every problem; we have to trust God to work in their lives what is best for them and to take care of them.
12/28/2003 by Janice Price
When we travel with God, things might be a little uncomfortable sometimes, but we have a wonderful and exciting journey of joy.
12/26/2003 by Kelly Breece
Let's find a fresh joy in going back to Bethlehem for the birth of our Lord!
12/25/2003 by Melva Cooper
We have let the world take Jesus out of Christmas and just make it a secular holiday; let's remember to make sure any holiday we celebrate is to the Lord and put Jesus back into our Christmas celebrations.
12/21/2003 by Rubel Shelly
A small town parade and a funeral stir up memories of the past and hope for the future.
12/20/2003 by Kelly Breece