Hebrews 13:1-5

Why pay attention and look for folks we don't know? We should care about all people, regardless of their background.

Would you have gone looking for Leslie? Tammy remembers a strange person welcomed at her church and how important it is to love all the Leslie's in our life.

Will I be hard like a stone or open like a sponge to the ever-nearness of God? Max Lucado reminds us to be open to God even when things are bad and times are tough and we want to harden ourselves against him.

Why is it so easy to draw this line? Phil Ware reminds us that there should be no line between sacred and secular for followers of Jesus.

How will we make it through? Tom Norvell talks about an air traffic controller landing a plane and how his dad was a blessing.

When was the last time you entertained angels? 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.

Where did this try it before you buy idea come from? Rubel Shelly talks about the try it before you buy idea, the test drive mentality, that infests the idea about marriage in modern society and he boils the problem down to selfishness.

When's the last time you felt the joy of being truly thankful? We need to recover the lost art of giving thanks and there are some steps we can take to do just that.

Who do you have in your journey through life? Tammy is brought to a deeper realization of just how important God's faithfulness is to her through her journey through life with her son's cancer.

You never know who a stranger is or the special person who is helping you out of an embarrassing mess! Brian McCutchen reminds us of the special role God has for angels in our lives.

Is there actually some good news out there on marriage? Rubel Shelly reflects on the declining number of divorces per population since the 80's and talks about the importance of preparation and commitment in making a marriage work.

Jesus gave his promise to speak comfort and hope into this place of deep longing in their hearts Phil Ware continues his series on Seed, Towel, Promise, and Torchlight, focusing this week on the power of Jesus' promise in the face of his own impending death.

What hope is left when life is shattered? Brian McCuthchen reminds us of the place of hope, refuge, and help when our world is broken.

How in the world will you ever catch up? So often we get behind and don't know how to catch up; how about listening to God and what he tells us?

In whom or on what are you betting your life? We bet our lives on many things, but only God is worthy of our trust and he will never leave or forsake us.

The power of the oak is in the acorn! Phil Ware continues his series that the Lord is near focusing on the power of this promise found in the Lord's faithfulness, love, and grace.

Have you received or given this touch? Ron Rose talks about the angels and holy moments in our lives and calls us to recognize them and be them for those who need a touch of God's grace.

Can I really know Jesus as someone who is real in my life? Phil Ware writes a two part series on Finding Jesus at Christmas and this one focuses on spending time with Jesus in the Gospels.

He longs to go with you, wherever and whenever... Max Lucado reminds us that God longs to be with us and for us to be reassured of his pervasive and blessed presence in our lives.

Can we trust that we are really safe? God is always there to care for us and keep us from ultimate harm.

So what are you going to hang on to during the Rubel Shelly uses an acronym and a website to remind us that it is going to be okay.

What season is it in your life? There are times of trials and difficulties are a long season of darkness, but in the middle, God brings times of joy.

How can we live above it? Mike Barres reminds us that discouragements can leave an emotional residue and keep us from living as we should, but we can do some things to live as God would have us live!

What are you going to do with this third of your life? Brian McCutchen reminds us that 1/3 of our life is spent working so we need to be aware that God doesn't have us where we are by accident.

Where can we go and meet God? Phil Ware continues his series on Out of the Box and Luke 8 and Luke 9 and the limiting expectations we have for encountering and meeting God.

Like speedbumps and curbs, these acts of holiness are meant to slow us down and keep us on the road. Max Lucado talks about his experiences as a baseball catcher and how the dimensions of homeplate were immutable, sacred, and in a sense holy and compares that to certain things in life that God has called sacred and holy.

Isn't it time to consider giving up your secular work? Ron Rose talks about the difference and the parallel of sacred and secular work and the jobs we have and do and whether or not we are secular or sacred people.

So what are your questions? Joe Beam's weekly questions and answers on marriage and love.

How can any marriage survive this? Joe Beam talks about the most difficult situations in marriage and how we can survive those and go on to other new things, better places, and higher heights!

How do we get past the hardest of days? Ann Voskamp and Joni Eareckson Tada team up to provide a beautiful and powerful reminder of the power of our words to change everything.

Yesterday, in practice, she was the only one who did it. Why was she so afraid today? Ron Rose writes about his daughter Julie from long ago and how she didn't want to swim in the deep end of the pool if her teacher wasn't there.

Will you miss your next opportunity? May God give us those special moments to tell people how special they are to us.

What's got you so down you won't even believe what God says about you? Phil Ware continues to share with his own children the values his father taught him.

So we are really supposed to delight in this? Phil Ware continues his series of posts and articles called Fifty Shades of Grace and focuses on the gift of pleasure, delight, joy, fulfillment, and blessing in sexual intimacy for the Christian married couple.

We are not alone in longing to know that the presence of the Lord is with us! Phil Ware begins a series called the Lord is near and reminds us that the Lord is close and we have a right to long to know his presence is real and is near.

How can we deepen, strengthen, and become more aware of our Lord's constant and loving presence? Phil Ware reminds us of the Lord's nearness, four ways we can experience that nearness, but most importantly, he reminds us to seek the Lord's presence in our lives, always.

What are you seeing God at work doing in your life? Ron Rose asks us to pay attention to our lives and see God at work, even in the moments he does not appear to be present and especially in the moments that appear to be boring.

What spiritual lessons can be learned from the President and NASCAR? The President can only come for a drop in visit at NASCAR, but Jesus comes to stay in our daily lives.

When's the last time you welcomed someone in? We have been brought into the circle of God's grace and we must graciously bring others in as well.

How do we move from self-reliance to God reliance? A trip through deep depression forces our writer to look at reliance, dependence upon God, and finding hope when there doesn't seem to be much reason to hope.

God claims us as his beloved children. He has sacrificed for us to show us his love, and he promises to walk with us into the future. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to open our hearts to God's promise to us as his people, Jesus' church, to walk with us, protect us, and lead us into the future.

Yes Dad, I trust you? Brian McCutchen reminds us that life is full of surprises and many of them unwanted, but in the middle of the surprises is Yahweh-Jirah, the God who provides for us.

What kind of slip are you expecting? Teresa Bell Kindred shares how her daughter missed the dreaded pink slip given to many teachers in Kentucky, but she also reminds us that God doesn't give pink slips.

We can do great ministry in the name of Jesus and can survive all the tough challenges in life because our LORD is always close to us! Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to call us to recognize God's promise to be close to the broken-hearted and crushed, lonely and abandoned, discarded and forgotten.