So often we don't try new things and stay stuck in our rut rather than seeing God's opportunities and call to be God's people.
02/04/2007 by Mike Barres
Byron talks about the differences between men and women in marriage and compares them with bananas and avocados.
02/01/2007 by Byron Ware
Tom prays to God that all that he has seen, heard, experienced, and known in worship will change his heart and move him to be the person God wants him to be.
01/31/2007 by Tom Norvell
While spiritual leaders have wisdom and knowledge, they are not always right and we should seek to answer many of our own questions ourselves using the Bible as our guide.
01/30/2007 by Russ Lawson
The Rule of Life is our own commitment to live out the spiritual disciplines, exercising the Spirit and doing what God longs to see us doing.
01/28/2007 by Scott Owings
Sometimes the pleasure we get out of life has to be found in the most challenging of places.
01/27/2007 by Alan Smith
When things are not in good shape at home it is usually because our priorities have gotten off track.
01/26/2007 by Paul Faulkner
What we have is not what determines how rich we are and our job is just a means to an end, not the real goal or end.
01/25/2007 by Russ Lawson
We can search Google and the Internet for all sorts of things, but the truth is going to be found in Jesus and His Word.
01/24/2007 by Russ Lawson
Bill talks about all sorts of invitations that have been made and how they have all been rescinded or taken away, but Jesus offered one that won't ever go away, come to me and I will give you rest.
01/20/2007 by Bill Sherrill
Life brings storms that threaten to break us, but will we be flexible and look for God's other alternatives and opportunities?
01/18/2007 by Mike Barres
Gerald Ford was not flashy or spectacular, but he was kind, honest, decent, and dependable as a president and a husband and that is how he will be remembered.
01/16/2007 by Rubel Shelly
Phil reminds us that a change in our plans may not be for the worst, in fact it may be one of God's little reminders that we need to be aware of his work in our lives.
01/15/2007 by Phil Ware
The seasons, in life and in nature, are reminders of God's power to bring life and warmth out of death and decay.
01/13/2007 by Bill Sherrill
Leadership is not about being boss or bullying, but about motivating, serving, and equipping others to their full potential.
01/11/2007 by Rubel Shelly
Selfishness is what really lies behind all of marriage problems and the devil wants to use selfish people and marriage problems to render the church ineffective.
01/10/2007 by Byron Ware
So often the people who do the most hard work get no recognition for it and we need to remedy that situation.
01/09/2007 by Alan Smith
The coming of Christ is a violent grace that heads to a violent end and if we listen to the birth stories of Jesus we can find there a real Savior who lived in our all too real world.
01/08/2007 by Phil Ware
Leaders build confidence, encourage others, and equip to serve and thus change the culture of an organization.
01/04/2007 by Rubel Shelly
We need to move beyond merely getting folks saved to getting them to grow as followers, disciples of Jesus, who walk the walk and not just talk the talk.
12/30/2006 by Mike Barres
Forgiveness is forgetting to remember the hurts you forgave and giving others, and yourself a fresh start on life.
12/29/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Resentment kills us, but forgiveness allows us to exercise a growing faith like a mustard tree and let God do the impossible within us.
12/28/2006 by Larry Davies
The old Gallows of the city of Chicago were left in the basement for years and years and this reminds Patrick of things that we allow to sit around in our hearts and fester and destroy us for years.
12/27/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
God's love exhausts all analogies and can only be defined by what he did in Jesus on the cross and in the manger.
12/26/2006 by Alan Smith
Whether Christmas comes on December 25 or not doesn't really matter, what does matter is that Jesus came and the angels declared it and that we celebrate it with great joy.
12/25/2006 by Phil Ware