Galatians 6

How can you explain this away so nonchalantly? A mother's lame explanation for child abuse makes us realize how easy and horrible it is to explain away our own responsibility.

Is there ever a time we are not responsible for these things? Even when we are away from our normal responsibilities, we are still responsible for these things!

We are committed to making Jesus' death, last words, and future vision real in our fellowship and our world, now! Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins invite us to worship God to seek his help in our brokenness and challenge us to do good to all people as we have opportunity.

Now what are we hunting on this one? Patrick Odum reminds us that we shouldn't get weary in doing kind acts of service simply because we can't see the results, because do good is a result all by itself.

I wonder if they ever got the shoe box back? Rubel Shelly tells a funny story about a sad situation and reminds us to help each other carry our burdens.

I acknowledge that my complaints prevent me from doing the good that God placed me here to do. Tom Norvell catches himself complaining about the things he tired of in TV, in others, and in himself, and then reminds himself he is accomplishing nothing and needs to be doing good and not growing weary.

Have we turned our yardsticks into swords? Ann Voskamp reminds women and their daughters about the dangers of comparison and how it belittles the work of God going on in each person we see.

How can we ever overcome humiliation? If we don't bring back sinners whose sin has humiliated themselves, and if we we don't reach out to those who have been humiliated by others, then how can we claim we wear the name of Jesus?

Have you seen an angel running around oncology lately? This is a story about a needed ministry to those battling cancer called ChemoAngels.

Don't try to be someone else, God made you to be you for his purposes. Max Lucado reminds us that God didn't call us to be anyone else, but calls us to be the person whom he made for his purposes.

What does your neighborhood look like? What would happen if we matched our Christmas decorations spending with help for those in need?

How long will you wear yours? A new pair of shoes helps Mike figure out why we need some traditions.

Set free and yet we still serve? Paul Faulkner reminds us of our freedom in Christ to serve and find God's blessing.

What can we do to help? Phil Ware talks about ways we can help with hurricane relief.

Have you seen the Gospel demonstrated lately? Sometimes it is helpful to just see the Gospel of Jesus demonstrated; that's what the movie Radio helps do for us.

For us, the cross means everything because at the cross God meets us with overwhelming grace and love that know no limit. Phil Ware and Demetrius Collins lead us into worship in song and the Word to experience, proclaim and rejoice in the power of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.

What you are looking for determines what you will find! Alan Smith reminds us that our passion to find something is in direct proportion to our sense of value in that thing.

How many great opportunities have you missed? Alan Smith reminds us that we must take every opportunity we can to follow the will of God.

Just how important is the cross as a symbol? Bill Sherrill reminds us of the importance of the cross as both a symbol and a reality of our center as believers in Jesus.

How open are you to others who want to bless you? We must be open with each other, transparent, for this is the only way we're going to grow in the Lord.

It's never too late for God to touch someone's heart Don’t give up! Keep praying for those around you. Keep showing them the example of a godly life. And be ready to share your faith with them when the time is right.

Find someone you can talk to. Don't wait any longer. Get the conversation started! Teresa Bell Kindred opens up about her struggle with anxiety and depression, a secret hidden in her family for multiple generations, and she urges us to open up and get help.

Do you know them enough to help? So often we don't know each well enough to even know the burdens we all carry, but we must step in and help by listening more carefully to those around us.

How open are you to others who want to bless you? Paul Faulkner reminds us how desperately we need to be in a loving relationship with someone with whom we can be fully transparent.

Perseverance, not slow and steady, wins the race! Rubel Shelly reminds us of the missing virtue of persistence -- endurance and perseverance mixed with consistency and integrity.

How many opportunities will you miss today? Steve Higginbotham shares with us the opportunity to be Fred, like Jesus, to those around us.

God set us free from law-keeping and sinful rebellion so that we can find freedom to become all we were created to be. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to celebrate our freedom in Christ and make a commitment to never give up our freedom to law-keeping or sin.

Would you be willing to help Britney if you could? Rubel Shelly reminds us that while we may not know Britney Spears, we do know someone like her and we need to ask if we are willing to be a friend to these people?

What can we say but, Mom, our mothers, pay a high price for loving us and bringing us to Jesus.

What would they say about you and your friends? Phil Ware continues his call to kingdom series and focusing on having the reputation as the church that helps people.

Will you draw near? Will we draw near to the cross and have our lives changed?

Ever feel like you're the only one trying? Don't give up, you're not the only trying and even if you are, what you do matters to God.

Can you keep running and not grow weary? Burn out seems to happen more and more frequently, but when see why it happens, we realize that folks are losing sight of the goal and are often motivated for the wrong reasons.

Sometimes the final score doesn't count as much as the way the game is played! Rubel Shelly writes about a basketball game between the Gainesville Tornadoes and the Vanguard Vikings and the fans who helped give the team a life.

More Kingdom work is done in hospitals than in church buildings Dying and death come at inconvenient times, interrupting life. Yet, I have become convinced it is at precisely those times that one can see firsthand Christian Graces. Walking with the real people as death interrupts their living, by listening, preparing

When going home means giving a child a chance at life! Phil Ware describes doing a funeral and a graveside for a good man and how it becomes the opportunity for good things to happen to children around the world.

What can we do? Phil Ware offers some practical and important advice on what to do to help in the devastation caused by tornadoes.

What happens when the crisis comes and you are 1000 miles from home? Christianity is having a community of believers who care for you like family.

What sweeter taste can there be than the taste of grace? Phil Ware writes about four remarkable young women -- Karen, Melody, Annie, and Jinda -- and how Compassion and mission trips and Jesus have changed everything for them.

What can one woman do in a life so hard? Rubel Shelly shares a story about a little boy who was powerfully impacted for good by a neighbor lady.

Who are you judging before looking at your own life? Before we criticize others for being too busy, maybe we ought to look at our own schedules!

We can trust God's promises that the Spirit is at work in us! Phil Ware reminds us that God wants us to know that we have the Holy Spirit present and at work with power in our lives!

What do we do when our partners are involved in email relationships? Joe Beam deals with the challenging issue of improper email relationships.

How long are you going to keep carrying all that luggage? Alan Smith tells a story about a man who disappeared who was very, very tired and needed to lay down his burdens; and we've got to trust we can can lay down ours at the feet of Jesus.