Life is unfair and in the unfairness we need to learn to pray and keep after it and not relent, not praying those PC prayers, but gut check from the heart prayers that are real.
12/17/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
A trip around the Mall in Washington, D.C., leads Tom to reflect on how much he hates war and how he longs for the peace of Christ.
12/16/2006 by Tom Norvell
Even Napoleon Bonaparte was awed by the astonishing Jesus who came to earth as a baby.
12/15/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Sin, a form of spiritual cancer, can be defeated like physical cancer and this victory leaves us feeling excited and on top of the world, but we must work hard for the victory and God will help us.
12/14/2006 by Tammy Marcelain
Priceless memories that you make with those you love are far more valuable and enduring gifts than anything you can purchase with money.
12/13/2006 by Teresa Bell Kindred
Rubel reminds us that Christmas is the season for many things depending on who we are. So let's use this season to be a blessing and not to stir trouble and let's do it responsibly and with grace.
12/12/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Jesus wasn't just born into our world in the womb of Mary, but he longs to be born into our world again in each individual Christian the Holy Spirit gives birth to in the world.
12/11/2006 by Phil Ware
Mentoring kids offers a great chance for Christians to honor the call of Jesus to care for orphans.
12/10/2006 by John Cragg
Russ finds out about a grandbaby because of a sonogram and the baby is wiggling around all over the place and reminds us that life begins in the mind of God.
12/07/2006 by Russ Lawson
It's not how many days we have, but how we use those days for God that matter -- or to say it differently, it is not how far we walk, but how we walk in the miles we cover that matter most.
12/05/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
Using something for free almost every weekend of the year for a parking lot reminds a church that they don't own what they use; we need to learn that same thing as God's children.
12/03/2006 by Alan Smith
How do we know what God expects of us or what it takes to please him? By listening to what he tells us to do in Micah 6:8.
12/02/2006 by Tom Norvell
God wants us to be humble, but he doesn't want to get down on ourselves or judge ourselves or anyone else, he chose us and will us to his glory.
12/01/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Sin is like a virus Satan has designed to appear harmless, infect us, spread, and render everything useless and destroy everything.
11/29/2006 by Bill Sherrill
A Christmas present of a ruby and diamond ring that is adjustable is a present that evokes praise just like the way God has blessed us should pour forth our praise!
11/26/2006 by Jeanene Reese
Sending thank you cards or notes can be such a powerful and special blessing to those who receive them and are just the kind of thing the Lord would have us do!
11/25/2006 by Mary Lindow
A humorous story about undeserved inheritance reminds us of how easy it is to forget to thank God for all that he has done for us.
11/23/2006 by Alan Smith
An update on Jack Marcelain and his brain tumor recovery doesn't bring all good news, but Tammy is committed to not worry about it.
11/22/2006 by Tammy Marcelain
Cary reminds singles that they can give thanks in almost any situation.
11/21/2006 by Cary Branscum
How God turned a couple of horrible, traumatic experiences in the Ware family into something really good!
11/20/2006 by Phil Ware
In the times of hardship and trial, it is hard to wait on the Lord because it seems so long before his deliverance, promised and sure as it is, comes to free us from our pain and suffering.
11/18/2006 by Tom Norvell
Growth takes consistent, persistent effort, it is not something that happens right now, but God is at work right now to make it happen in us.
11/17/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Can we spend any special, focused, time thinking about nothing but God? It is hard, but we must learn to do so.
11/16/2006 by Alan Smith
Patrick Odum tells about a boy who shared his winnings with his father rather than spending it only on himself and the joy that this attitude brought the father and Patrick compares this to the joy we give our Father, God, when we share.
11/15/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
We need to visualize who we are in Christ before it becomes a real part of our daily go to work world, and so we need to pretend we are children of God and the presence of Jesus Christ.
11/14/2006 by Rubel Shelly
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