James Nored and Phil Ware remind us of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and that he was not giving us a list of do's and don't do's, but was calling us to put into practice the way of God from the heart.
06/30/2019 by James Nored & Phil Ware
Phil Ware and James Nored remind us that the core of our faith is Jesus, that Christ is our defining note around whom all of us must tune our lives and recognize the grace of being called and transformed to be like him.
06/16/2019 by James Nored & Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his short series on becoming a cruciformed people -- disciples transformed by the cross of Jesus -- by talking about the focus on the story of Jesus' transfiguration.
03/20/2019 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware begins a series on the central section of the Gospel of Mark that focuses on being "cruciformed" as the first step of being a disciple of Jesus.
03/06/2019 by Phil Ware
Max Lucado writes to remind us of our need to surrender our anxiety, and everything else, to Jesus and let him change our name and our future.
08/05/2018 by Max Lucado
Phil Ware shares a message he has shared privately many times about how to experience Jesus, how for Jesus to be real in our lives, each day.
01/01/2018 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware and James Nored remind us that the core of our faith is Jesus, that Christ is our defining note around whom all of us must tune our lives and recognize the grace of being called and transformed to be like him.
11/30/2017 by James Nored & Phil Ware
Phil Ware reminds us not to miss the truth about Jesus by getting too caught up in the heavenly fireworks of the Transfiguration.
09/19/2017 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware introduces us to the concept of TRANSENDING.church and calls us to be a people who gather to transform and scatter.
07/25/2017 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues looking at the gospel of Mark and reminds us that Jesus isn't a patch on religion or a new joy to infuse old and stale religion; he is an altogether all new thing.
07/18/2017 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware begins a series for church leaders and congregations in transition which uses Paul's experiences in his ministry to Macedonian churches to help us in our struggles today.
05/16/2017 by Phil Ware
Max Lucado reminds us that while the Beatitudes are demanding, they are also life-giving and a privilege to live as an answer to God's call in our lives.
01/05/2017 by Max Lucado
Phil Ware challenges us to look beyond the New Year's resolutions on to a life pursuing Jesus.
01/03/2017 by Phil Ware
Max Lucado reminds us that God is not finished with us yet and still speaks to us.
10/02/2016 by Max Lucado
Phil Ware finishes his four part series on Peter and following Jesus by focusing on Jesus transforming and cruciforming him into a great servant for the Kingdom of God.
08/16/2016 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware shares his second post in his four article series on Peter's confession, focusing this time on our tendency to reduce faith to words and not actions and discipleship.
08/02/2016 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware completes his four part series on growing to become like Jesus through the transformative work of the Holy Spirit, the transformation that Jesus promises us when we choose to follow him as his disciple.
06/21/2016 by Phil Ware
Max Lucado reminds us of the importance of Jesus' power to change us and make us new and give us a new name -- he points to the apostle Paul, who was once Saul, the persecutor.
06/18/2016 by Max Lucado
Phil Ware shares article three in his four part series on being transformed to become like Jesus.
06/14/2016 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series on Jesus and transformation and focuses today on our walking with Jesus each day in the gospels and learning his words and talking with him and taking on on his character and compassion as the Spirit transforms us.
06/07/2016 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware's first in a four article series on Jesus' work of transformation in us.
05/31/2016 by Phil Ware
Max Lucado reminds us that God is at work in us to make us and transform us to be like Jesus.
05/28/2016 by Max Lucado
Phil Ware shares an insight on older people in the Bible and today who kept growing and changing through the years because they wanted to be more like Jesus.
12/29/2015 by Phil Ware
Phil Ware continues his series of articles on churches facing the challenges of the interim season and uses the imagery of high mountain climbing to help us appreciate the challenges.
09/28/2015 by Phil Ware
Max Lucado reminds us that we can get through this even if it involves forgiving the unforgivable -- both unforgivable sin and sinner.
07/12/2015 by Max Lucado