2 Corinthians 4:17

How do we lift our spirits on difficult days? While we don't know why about why things happen here, we do know that one day our sorrow will melt into the joy of the Lord.

The difficulties of yesterday's journey will be forgotten in the joy of the feast. Max Lucado reminds us as we finish up with Thanksgiving that the joys of the feast and the family will swallow up the memories of the journey and the wait.

Some words you just have to repeat until you believe! Tom Norvell reminds us that some times we just have to hang to hope, keep repeating what is true and not lose heart.

Horatio Spafford knew about the storms of life The story of Horatio Spafford and his great hymn "When Peace Like a River" still inspires and encourages all of us who suffer.

How can we learn to put things in the right perspective? Problems that seem so huge can be cut down to size when we look at them from an eternal perspective

We're done with leftovers and the eggs are put away, but Easter still remains! Rubel Shelly reminds us that Easter is not over as long as Jesus' followers, Christians, his disciples, live out the evidence of his resurrection in their lives by the way they treat others.

What kind of legacy are you leaving? Little things can bring back memories and reinforce our legacy: what kind of legacy are we are leaving behind.

How old are you getting to be these days? We are only as old as we choose to be, since God made us to be eternal.

Are you ready? Alan Smith reminds us that we are all vanishing away, our bodies grow older and we face challenges, but understanding this and what it means to us is dependent upon our relationship with Christ.

Come on! Can we really say this honestly? Tom Norvell uses Paul's words to the Corinthians to help us know that we can keep on the journey of faith and not lose heart.

So what occupies your thoughts and memories? Russ Lawson had his share of tough things and hard roads growing up, but he chooses NOT to dwell on those things, but the positive ones.

Why do we settle for so much less than the real thing? Phil Ware begins a series of messages about Immanuel, God with us, The Presence, in our lives that we yearn, ache, thirst for.

If you can't keep something, why not give it up? There is nothing foolish about turning our back on the things of this life in order to gain a life that has no end.

That passion to pursue Jesus must never die! Phil Ware continues his series tied to Thanksgiving called "...and thankful" and this week he is thankful for the longing to move toward Jesus and pursue the things of God.

When you reach a certain age, every day brings a new ache As we get older, our bodies begin to fail. But what about what is inside of us? God has promised that we don't have to age on the inside

As long as there is life, we have a mission and purpose to complete. Phil Ware reminds us that we are called to accomplish the mission God has called us to do so that when our days on earth are over we can say we have finished the work he has given us to do.

How could we have this completely wrong? Phil Ware concludes his end of the year series called Beginning in Endings by talking about Anna and Simeon from Luke 2 and what they should teach us about aging and what to expect as we grow older.

He silently slipped out. Exited. Departed. He passed, not away, but on. Yet, on to where? Max Lucado reminds us that Easter, Jesus' Resurrection Sunday, is not just about Jesus being raised, but our life beyond death!

What Jesus' resurrection guarantees about our own. Max Lucado shares insights from the Bible about what happens to us when we die and what Jesus' resurrection means to our hope.