Phil Ware looks at the last chapter of the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7, and emphasizes Jesus' call to us to obey, put into practice, bear fruit, and do what he says.
08/19/2011 by Phil Ware
Ron Rose reminds us that God stories are everywhere, but don't make the press because God's work can't be nailed down to a snippet, a spin, a sound byte, or a headline.
07/12/2011 by Ron Rose
Rubel Shelly talks about a family who found money in the attic of their newly purchased house and returned it to the heirs of the previous owners because they were honest and wanted their kids to know the truth of character.
06/28/2011 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly writes an article parallel to his book and emphasizes that somehow Jesus and his teaching survive all the weird things churches and church movements do.
06/14/2011 by Rubel Shelly
Say what you mean and then do what you say. Those around you will come to trust you when your actions are the same as your words.
03/23/2011 by Bill Brant
Satan feeds us lies that let us feel good about doing what we really wanted to do all along.
12/15/2010 by Steve Ridgell
Rubel Shelly talks about Christopher Hitchens' illness and the way Christians react to it and the defense of our faith.
07/27/2010 by Rubel Shelly
As Christians, we have family around the world. Some of our family members speak other languages, but we are still family
06/23/2010 by Bill Brant
All too frequently people claiming to follow Jesus separate proclamation from compassion, evangelism from service, but if we have a DNA connection with Jesus, both must be present.
04/15/2010 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware talks about Jesus' identity, our reluctance to choose, and how we have to choose one way or the other about Jesus' identity.
02/04/2010 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware writes about Ruth and her love and faithfulness and how God used this to bring the Messiah, bless broken-hearted Naomi, and bless his people.
12/10/2009 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware talks about the promises of Jesus and how we know we can trust them: because he kept the hard and painful promises to die for us.
10/29/2009 by Phil Ware
Rubel Shelly challenges us with an old story to be people of truth and respect even in the most dire and painful circumstances and treat people with the same ethical respect we would expect ourselves.
10/26/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Rubel Shelly talks about his medical ethics class and the importance these students put on telling the truth in all situations.
10/05/2009 by Rubel Shelly
Phil Ware reminds that God still has the whole world in his hands and he can get us out of our ruts and break through the barriers that hold us captive to boredom and sameness.
09/24/2009 by Phil Ware
A simple message from 2 Timothy about mothers.
05/10/2009 by Biblical Reflections
Phil Ware looks at Ruth and Naomi and the difference one faithful person can make in everything!
05/07/2009 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware thinks through the implications of Jesus' death for us.
04/07/2009 by Phil Ware
Mike Barres holds himself accountable for telling the truth, the full truth, and not deceiving others when it is in his best interest.
03/15/2009 by Mike Barres
Bill Denton introduces us to a new word, communifaking, and also challenges us to communicate truthfully.
11/28/2008 by Bill Denton
Patrick Odum confronts us with the words of John the baptist about repentance and how we need to face ourselves honestly in the mirror.
10/25/2008 by Patrick D. Odum
Mike Barres reminds us that often what culture is giving us as water is not God's truth and will rot our roots.
09/25/2008 by Mike Barres
Steve Higginbotham reminds us that saying "I'm sorry" means truly apologizing.
08/30/2008 by Steve Higginbotham
Bill Sherrill connects to an old King James phrase, the latter days, and reminds us that we often don't see things clearly until time has passed and we view things from God's perspective.
07/22/2008 by Bill Sherrill
Russ Lawson reminds us to check out what we are told from Scripture, because just like made up statistics, the facts are not always what is presented to us.
07/12/2008 by Russ Lawson