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
Phil talks about when his son Zachary was born hurt and how his voice as a father comforted his son and how we as God's children can approach God as Abba Father.
11/13/2006 by Phil Ware
Jerry visits and old warrior who cannot leave the battlefields of Normandy and can still remember as if it were yesterday leaving to go fight in World War II.
11/11/2006 by Jerry McCaghren
Should we give up when things look hopeless? Of course not, because the point may not be in winning in the eyes of others, but having God accomplish in us what he wants.
11/09/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
A simple road trip and quarreling kids leads to a reminder that we must all yield our hearts to the Lord as our "boss"!
10/28/2006 by Russ Lawson
The Amish are an example of simple piety that cares to honor God above getting even: it is their character and not their dress or agrarian culture we need to imitate.
10/24/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Our love for the cool of the day after the hot day of work is a reminder of our need to be close to God and his desire to have us close.
10/22/2006 by Bill Sherrill
Selfishness destroys families while self-examination helps us improve ourselves and bless our families.
10/20/2006 by Paul Faulkner
When we put self in the middle of everything, then everything becomes about I, me, my, and mine, and not about God and we mess up our self-absorbed lives.
10/18/2006 by Kimberli J. Brackett
The awful murders in our schools several weeks ago almost went unnoticed because we were so busy focusing on the Terrell Owens soap opera which shows how messed up we really are.
10/09/2006 by Phil Ware
How many things have we been putting off that need doing that remain undone?
09/30/2006 by Joey Cope
Some folks are takers, getting everything they can out of life and sucking it dry or leeches who suck the life out of everyone around them who have it.
09/29/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Jesus accomplished all he was sent to do because he put God's kingdom and his righteousness first.
09/22/2006 by Paul Faulkner
We can cry out to God and know he hears us and that our children and our grandchildren's futures are in his hands.
09/21/2006 by Tom Norvell
A hard difficult trip and a close connection after a flight delay turns out to be a good chance for Joey Cope to learn a lesson about God's power to use us as we are.
09/19/2006 by Joey Cope
Jesus finished his work, accomplished his mission, completed his task, passed his test, and when his life was over he was victorious.
09/18/2006 by Phil Ware
A return of money from a thief reminds us that we must seek to right the wrongs we've committed.
09/16/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
The plane crash in Lexington, Kentucky brought out all sorts of emotions in the hearts of people and reminds us how death touches us all and our need for the promises of Jesus.
09/13/2006 by Teresa Bell Kindred
When a proposal goes bad because of a plane crash, does the groom still get his request answered?
09/09/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
Mike learns to not put off prayer, but when someone has a need, he says, "Let's pray right now!"
09/02/2006 by Mike Barres
The beauty of things visible on earth or in us is a great reminder of God's greatness and love for us.
08/28/2006 by Phil Ware
Hospitality is the Christian virtue of entertaining strangers, outsiders, and guests and recognizing in them angels or even the presence of God in the Trinity.
08/27/2006 by Scott Owings
So often we don't let God have control of our lives and we want to be the driver to our own loss.
08/26/2006 by Russ Lawson
A trip to the beach and other vacation sites helps lead Patrick Odum to ask what he is not recognizing in his daily life where God's fingerprints and footprints can be found.
08/24/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
Can a Christian father learn a lot about faith from his rappin' son and the rap he wrote to be sung at church?
08/19/2006 by Bill Denton
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