The world is changing and we lose control, but the real issue isn't controlling as it is yielding to the one in control.
07/19/2006 by Donna Ware
Change is inevitable and we should appreciate many of the changes, but we need to trust in God who does not change.
07/18/2006 by Rubel Shelly
The newness wears off and we get bored and we lose interest and we give up.
07/16/2006 by Tom Norvell
Stuff enslaves us rather than blesses us and people count most in our lives.
07/14/2006 by Paul Faulkner
In the middle of our struggles, we need to remember that we need to reach out for God's unchanging hand.
07/13/2006 by Russ Lawson
We all need friends, but in America, people have fewer and few friends, but the best way to have friends is to be a friend.
07/11/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Criticism hurts and we often respond unappropriately and hurtfully only making things worse so why don't we take time, weed our own garden, and learn from it.
07/10/2006 by Phil Ware
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
So many things appear nice and are harmful while many look awful and prove to be beneficial; we mustn't make snap judgments because God is at work in all of it.
07/05/2006 by Marsha Jordan
Spiritual growth really requires us to have a spiritual trainer to help us with our spiritual discipline.
07/01/2006 by Scott Owings
The horrible death of one daughter and the coma of another and the confusion between the two leads the Ceraks and Van Ryns on the ultimate challenge of Christian faith.
06/29/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
Unity isn't easy to make happen and the example of Acts 15 really challenges us to give up some things along the way.
06/27/2006 by David Sessions
Acts 15 becomes a great way to gain principles for building unity in the church today.
06/26/2006 by Phil Ware
While we don't expect to do the work to make prayer work, we must at least engage ourselves in the task we pray for.
06/22/2006 by Alan Smith
The right time and the right light are necessary for us to find the right answers.
06/21/2006 by Elizabeth Price
Stuck in an airport trying to get home, Phil realizes several lessons about getting un-stuck spiritually.
06/19/2006 by Phil Ware
Prayer should be simple, just like Jesus taught it and not made unnecessarily complex.
06/18/2006 by Bill Sherrill
Practice what you preach, walk your talk, and live the life you profess.
06/16/2006 by Paul Faulkner
A simple anniversary celebration for the 39th anniversary leads a husband to reflect on his adventure with his wife!
06/15/2006 by Russ Lawson
The world is looking for Christians who are really willng to be obedient, real, authentic, and genuine in their walk with the Lord and do what he says.
06/12/2006 by Phil Ware
Romantic love will fail if it is not built on friendship.
06/09/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Jesus is our lighthouse, the light in the darkness sent to guide us safely home.
06/07/2006 by Larry Davies
Worship has to be part of our everyday real life world where we work, play, do sports, have recreation, and watch our kids play.
06/05/2006 by Phil Ware
While the most expensive meal in history was billed as an overcharge on a credit card, it really is a meal provided by our sin.
06/04/2006 by Alan Smith
God can do all things, even more than we imagine, so why do we live and pray like we don't believe this?
06/03/2006 by Tom Norvell
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