Rubel Shelly talks about the repeated and consistent loss of friends and friendship in American culture and how we can combat it.
04/26/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Stacy Voss writes about her pain and a friend's pain at finding out that their husbands have been unfaithful and had repeated adulteries.
04/24/2015 by Stacy Voss
Phil Ware shares the first in a series of messages on Nehemiah called "Doing God's Work with Dirty Hands" and focuses on our willingness to be useable and moldable and trusting in the LORD's great power.
04/12/2015 by Phil Ware
Ann Voskamp reminds us again of the incredible importance of giving thanks.
04/10/2015 by Ann Voskamp
Phil Ware shares more of his recent trip to Fortaleza, Brazil with Compassion International and the Nerd Herd to visit Compassion sites, projects, children, and churches.
04/07/2015 by Phil Ware
In "church" there is talk about "sharing the Gospel", almost as an academic exercise. Yet, it wasn't an analytical exercise for those who first faced a risen Jesus, and maybe it shouldn't be for us. The example is very clear. He is Risen! and we need
04/06/2015 by Bill Brant
Rubel Shelly writes about a basketball game between the Gainesville Tornadoes and the Vanguard Vikings and the fans who helped give the team a life.
03/15/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly talks about the way Satan dupes into buying the lie about holiness and goodness and gets us to buy the sins of self-destruction.
03/07/2015 by Rubel Shelly
I believe that we will recognize our family members who get to Heaven before us. While we will have a different body, a name God gives us on our forehead, and be in a place where there is no night or time, I think we will have a reunion with those we know
03/04/2015 by Bill Brant
You will probably never get the chance to give pizza to a famous actor. But you can reach out and help Jesus today. You can serve the hungry, the thirsty, the lonely, the naked, or the prisoner. You can help "the least of these" and really be doing it for
02/25/2015 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware comes in right after Valentine's Day and reminds us about iceberg dates on our calendar that tend to sink us and overwhelm us with feelings of being alone, being failures, and being abandoned but that we can overcome them by crying out to Jesus
02/16/2015 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly reminds us that a big study Bible is about as worthless to us if we don't read and apply it as workout equipment and clothes that are never use
02/15/2015 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware continues a short series on the Holy Spirit focusing on John 14 and what it means for Jesus to not leave us as orphans, but to come to us and show himself to us and be in us and make his home with us.
02/09/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware talks about reaching the 1,000 sponsored child mark with Heartlight.org and verseoftheday.com and what a great mark this is to break.
02/06/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series on the Holy Spirit and the gift of the Spirit's intercession before the Father in prayer that guarantees that our words and emotions are heard.
02/02/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware writes about four remarkable young women -- Karen, Melody, Annie, and Jinda -- and how Compassion and mission trips and Jesus have changed everything for them.
01/29/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his short series on the Holy Spirit focusing on dancing with the Spirit and keeping in step with the Spirit.
01/19/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware begins a short 4 part series on the Holy Spirit as we begin the New Year, this one is focused on living by the power of the Holy Spirit.
01/05/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware has one more Christmas thought to place in our hearts before we lose Jesus in the New Year!
01/02/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware brings to close his series on experiencing the presence of Jesus in our lives.
12/29/2014 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware reminds us of the weather when Jesus came, filled with the fresh wind and heavenly breezes of heaven brought by the Holy Spirit.
12/22/2014 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly reminds us of the real reason for the season and that we must not forget Jesus in all the holiday trappings and mess and reindeer and Santa.
12/21/2014 by Rubel Shelly
Stacy Voss is trying to prepare our hearts for advent and the coming of Jesus by asking us to gather in pungent and hard to smell things.
12/19/2014 by Stacy Voss
Cathy Messecar reminds us what we need most at Christmas and that only God can give us what humanity and our broken world cannot give.
12/12/2014 by Cathy Messecar
Phil Ware writes a two part series on Finding Jesus at Christmas and this one focuses on spending time with Jesus in the Gospels.
12/08/2014 by Phil Ware