The interconnectedness of our world isn't bad, but really an opportunity to do good and bring redemptive influence.
01/30/2006 by Phil Ware
God blesses us by giving us Jesus and also a holy lifestyle.
01/27/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Hypocrisy does exist in the church and we should weed it out, but it doesn't exempt us from church.
01/26/2006 by John Roberts
Sometimes rather than destroying us, pain and stress sometimes can make us stronger and grow.
01/24/2006 by Rubel Shelly
We don't usually sink into sin all of a sudden, but it is a gradual thing that leads us away when we do not call on the Lord for help.
01/22/2006 by Russ Lawson
A self-destructive meal at a mud hole reminds us of how our own desires can blind us to the dangers of our own greed and lust for power.
01/21/2006 by Jerry Dyess
Real faith leads us to act and not just talk about problems.
01/19/2006 by Rubel Shelly
We all need to get away now and again and retreat into the quietness and grace of God for our renewal.
01/18/2006 by Amy C. Baker
A morning sunrise, the celebration of communion, and the God who is and was and is to come all connect to give us a sense of living on God's horizon.
01/16/2006 by Phil Ware
Things don't have to be sensational to be of God; God is often found in doing the faithful challenges of each day.
01/14/2006 by Mike Barres
We are so caught up in looking good and yet do so little to focus on what really makes us beautiful and fit!
01/13/2006 by Paul Faulkner
A visit to the Phantom of the Opera on a cold night opens back wide the door of singing in a family's home.
01/12/2006 by Russ Lawson
While we focus on physical exercise at the beginning of the year, why not also focus on spiritual exercise, too?
01/08/2006 by Scott Owings
We give our heart away a little at a time to our children and grandchildren and when it is gone we go to Jesus.
01/04/2006 by Teresa Bell Kindred
When we approach God in prayer, it needs to be more than by rote, but instead as if we were speaking to our Father.
01/03/2006 by Russ Lawson
It's a bright and shining new year so let's do something with it to bless the Lord and his kingdom.
01/02/2006 by Phil Ware
The years in marriage can sometimes mean that we take each other for granted; we mustn't let that happen.
12/30/2005 by Alan Smith
While gifts are fine, we need to be leaving behind a legacy of love notes for our spouse and children and grand children.
12/20/2005 by Rubel Shelly
We have taken the joy, glory, risk, holiness, excitment out of Christmas and made it predictable and boring.
12/15/2005 by Jeff Lee
We can't have the holy life without the adventure life because God uses the adventures to mold us and make us holy.
12/14/2005 by Sarah Stirman
An example of unbelievable forgiveness in the face of murder challenges our narrow notions of forgiving others.
12/13/2005 by Rubel Shelly
Jesus came to face our world and give us deliverance both from and through what we fear.
12/12/2005 by Phil Ware
Kids often know the difference between truth and lie and what is real world and what is not.
12/11/2005 by Russ Lawson
There are many things our minds cannot comprehend, especially things about God, but that is okay.
12/10/2005 by Tom Norvell
So often we die long before our bodies do because we live our lives with our eyes shut.
12/08/2005 by Ron Rose