There is trouble in this world, it crashes in on us and we cannot ignore it, but we must remain focused on Jesus who has overcome the world.
02/11/2007 by Tom Norvell
A car stuck at a light reminds
02/10/2007 by Russ Lawson
We are sloppy in the way we use words for love, so why not see how the Bible does and especially see how Jesus demonstrated it and evaluate our lives based on his model?
02/09/2007 by Paul Faulkner
Ron reminds of how hard change and new things are by talking about a move to a new school at a critical time. But, unless we risk and make changes, we will never find the life God longs to bring to us.
02/08/2007 by Ron Rose
What we learn from movies is not very accurate to life and we need to listen to God's word rather than movie stars.
02/07/2007 by Russ Lawson
Tony Dungy reminded us that character wins and that character involves more than just sports.
02/06/2007 by Rubel Shelly
God will stick by us and get us through the worse times in our lives.
02/05/2007 by Phil Ware
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
A hard-hearted person to someone in need reminds Alan of how important it is that we be kind and compassionate to others in our actions as well as in our thoughts.
02/03/2007 by Alan Smith
Marriage proves to be beneficial for both men and women, though for different reasons.
02/02/2007 by Paul Faulkner
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
Some of us need sunlight all the time, but all of us need God's true light or we lose our way. So let's not settle for our own idols, for what is false and shadow.
01/29/2007 by Phil Ware
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
A skunk caught far from home is ushered home by a couple of volunteers and this reminds Patrick of how much God did to bring us home when we were far away and stunk spiritually.
01/23/2007 by Patrick D. Odum
Phil likes to sing, but sometimes he just needs to listen and be blessed and pumped up.
01/22/2007 by Phil Ware
Sometimes we find ourselves unhappy with where we are and look back to the good ol' days just like Israel did in turning their hearts back to Egypt.
01/21/2007 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
We've got to fill our kids with good things and not just tell them what not to do, because if we don't fill them with God's stuff, someone is going to fill them with satan's stuff.
01/19/2007 by Paul Faulkner
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
The national cheerleading championship reminds Tom about how so much of life comes down to that one crucial moment and how we perform it and he asks us if we are ready for our moment.
01/17/2007 by Tom Norvell