Mike Barres contrasts our whiny little attempts at perseverance and compares it to the real martyrs in the world and calls us to genuine perseverance.
04/26/2008 by Mike Barres
Ann Voskamp looks a couple of small things important in the life of kitchen appliances and pots and reminds us that it's the small stuff that counts.
04/24/2008 by Ann Voskamp
We need faith to help us through the changing seasons of our life. The website www.hopeforlife.org helps us learn about that faith.
04/23/2008 by Tim Archer
Phil Ware describes doing a funeral and a graveside for a good man and how it becomes the opportunity for good things to happen to children around the world.
04/21/2008 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly talks about the Old Testament concept of restitution instead of punishment for folks who have committed crimes.
04/18/2008 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware shares Scriptures pertaining to the IRS deadline for taxes and other issues related to money.
04/14/2008 by Phil Ware
Warren Baldwin encourages us to try harder in our marriage relationships to prevent divorce using the standard irreconcilable differences as our reason for splitting up a marriage.
04/13/2008 by Warren Baldwin
Patrick Odum reminds us of the importance of church and how it may not be efficient, but is sure necessary.
04/06/2008 by Patrick D. Odum
Bill Sherrill reminds us that the Lord's prayer on the night he was betrayed was for unity and he prayed this three times, it was so important to him.
04/05/2008 by Bill Sherrill
Alan Smith uses a story by Elie Wiesel to help make the point that sometimes we have to do things that seem even futile because we don't want to be changed into something we don't want to be.
04/04/2008 by Alan Smith
Lisa Mikitarian has a sticking key on her laptop, the letter "U" and it makes things look a little strange but it helps remind her how everyone is important!
04/01/2008 by Lisa Mikitarian
Tom Norvell reminds us to keep on speaking up for the Lord even in hostile situations and difficult circumstances.
03/30/2008 by Tom Norvell
Bill Denton reminds us of how important quality people are to our lives as we face challenging times.
03/28/2008 by Bill Denton
Rubel Shelly shares his feelings and insights into civility and free speech in politics, sports, and real life.
03/27/2008 by Rubel Shelly
"Only in his home town, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor." Mark 6:4
03/26/2008 by Skye Noe
Phil Ware shares with us the surprises that he found in reading 2 Timothy and compares them with prize eggs at an event called Eggstravaganza.
03/24/2008 by Phil Ware
Warren Baldwin shares insights into Psalm 103 and the grace of God that delivers us from sin and guilt and shame.
03/22/2008 by Warren Baldwin
Rubel Shelly tells how a famous author fabricated her tale as a Holocaust survivor and then reminds us that this lie diminishes the truth of the Holocaust, and we diminish the truth of Jesus by living in ways which contradict what we say we believe.
03/20/2008 by Rubel Shelly
Tom Norvell Reminds us of the movie Amazing Grace and how William Pitt and Wilberforce did the impossible and overturned the slave trade in Great Britain and he calls on us to dream big dreams and do the impossible.
03/14/2008 by Tom Norvell
Phil Ware addresses the issue of church leadership, hypocrisy, and consumerism by pointing leaders to Paul's example in Colossians of pointing people to Jesus, praying for their maturity, and trusting in Him to supply the power as Paul worked strenuously
03/10/2008 by Phil Ware
Lisa Mikitarian shares the time she invested in working her son through a discussion about the importance of God guiding, but our ability to make our choices and take responsibility for our actions.
03/09/2008 by Lisa Mikitarian
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” (Mathew 7:12). This phrase of Jesus spoken during the Sermon on the Mount is referred to as the Golden Rule. I am curious how the world would
03/05/2008 by Skye Noe
Rubel Shelly writes about the daily self-discipline of writing that author John Grisham displays and is the secret to his success.
03/04/2008 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware compares the journey to maturity with a family vacation in a minivan and reminds us that maturity is the journey, not a destination as we seek to become like Jesus.
03/03/2008 by Phil Ware
Tammy Marcelain reminds us that God is only a breath prayer away from stepping in and blessing our lives if we will only invite him in.
03/02/2008 by Tammy Marcelain