Lamentations 3

Fear and discouragement can rule our hearts, but we can choose another option! Max Lucado reminds us that fear can either crowd out our faith or our faith can crowd out our fear; the option and the choice are ours.

So what's the big difference? What is the difference between complaint and lament?

What does life sound like in your world? Like a work of improvisational jazz, life is a journey from one new thing to another.

Have you forgotten the truth? Ron Rose reminds us of tough times when God's people remembered who and whose they are.

What will you do with this fresh and shining new year? It's a bright and shining new year so let's do something with it to bless the Lord and his kingdom.

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.

Don't you want more than something new? Katha Winther shares insights on the New Year, fresh starts, and God's work of salvation in us!

Will things ever change for me? Phil Ware reminds that God still has the whole world in his hands and he can get us out of our ruts and break through the barriers that hold us captive to boredom and sameness.

How can we get out of those hard and fast ruts? Mike Barres talks about his gravel driveway and how it gets full of ruts and how he goes about avoiding them and then he challenges us to avoid living in the ruts we have made in our churches and our lives.

How well do you show genuine mercy toward those who let you down? We have to show mercy to others when they let us down because we need mercy for our mistakes and mess ups!