The world is changing and we lose control, but the real issue isn't controlling as it is yielding to the one in control.
07/19/2006 by Donna Ware
The newness wears off and we get bored and we lose interest and we give up.
07/16/2006 by Tom Norvell
World Cup was such a big deal that even the monks in Thailand changed their priorities, but we must work to keep God number one in our hearts at all times.
07/12/2006 by Patrick D. Odum
We all need friends, but in America, people have fewer and few friends, but the best way to have friends is to be a friend.
07/11/2006 by Rubel Shelly
What we decide, especially about Jesus, is crucial and we don't need to be making snap or rash judgments.
06/25/2006 by Tom Norvell
Honesty is more than just relating facts, it's telling the whole truth.
06/24/2006 by Steve Higginbotham
Our Christianity has to accompany us everywhere, even traffic, or it doesn't go with us anywhere.
06/20/2006 by Rubel Shelly
The world is looking for Christians who are really willng to be obedient, real, authentic, and genuine in their walk with the Lord and do what he says.
06/12/2006 by Phil Ware
Romantic love will fail if it is not built on friendship.
06/09/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Worship has to be part of our everyday real life world where we work, play, do sports, have recreation, and watch our kids play.
06/05/2006 by Phil Ware
God can do all things, even more than we imagine, so why do we live and pray like we don't believe this?
06/03/2006 by Tom Norvell
Jesus thought about others and helped them all the time and so must we.
06/02/2006 by Paul Faulkner
Jesus didn't intend to set up the religious mess we see, but instead build a life of relationships and concerned people.
05/31/2006 by Rubel Shelly
Interruptions and surprise visitors are not bad things in a busy day of ministry; they are an answer to prayer.
05/30/2006 by Tom Norvell
parenting is really babysitting for God: they are not ours, they are his.
05/26/2006 by Paul Faulkner
The interests of others must be our focus and not just our own stuff and wants.
05/14/2006 by Tom Norvell
Not only must we be still and hear God, but he also longs to come to us in the busy rush of our daily lives.
05/04/2006 by Rubel Shelly
We can learn a lot about who we are spiritually from a box of LEGOs, things like unity and being built by God into something special.
05/03/2006 by Alan Smith
Life is full of events that make us feel and actually be powerless, but that is exactly where God can work in our life the most.
04/30/2006 by Tom Norvell
What if we greeted everyone as if they were a long lost friend who we were glad to see?
04/27/2006 by Russ Lawson
We've got to re-think and re-do the way we worship in the church today and get back to our mission of being Jesus to the world around us.
04/24/2006 by Phil Ware
Life can often leave us speechless, not knowing what to say, so what we must say is that we don't know anything other than that God is greater than we are.
04/18/2006 by Tom Norvell
Reading the story of a lost sheep with his son allows a father to really hear what is in his sons heart and how he is his sons shepherd.
04/16/2006 by Danny Sims
Giving back can literally change the lives of those who receive and those who give
04/04/2006 by Randy Becton
We need to be balance in our lives -- physically, spiritually, and relationally.
03/23/2006 by Steve Ridgell