Use By Date by Joe Stowell
Every one of us has a “use by date.” Listen in as Joe Stowell discusses the brevity of life and encourages you to live each day with more love, compassion and forgiveness. Life is fragile…capture the...
View ArticleHitting the Rapids
"Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward." Job 5:7I’ll never forget my first white-water rafting experience. The guide made me wear a dorky helmet and a life jacket that was anything...
View ArticleThe Best Story Ever Told
“My purpose is that they . . . may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and...
View ArticleHow To Become Rich
Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses. —Luke 12:15I find it interesting that Jesus taught more about money than anything...
View ArticleDéjà Vu All Over Again
After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. —John 21:1Baseball legend Yogi Berra is known for his oft-repeated quips like, “It ain’t over till it’s over” and...
View ArticleBrain Drain
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship." Romans 12:1When I travel, wake-up...
View ArticleWhat’s In Your Wallet?
"In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will." Ephesians 1:11An advertising blitz for a credit...
View ArticleA New Community Part 1
Love was the focus of Christ’s last words to His disciples before going to the cross. Join Joe Stowell in turning to John 13 for …
View ArticleVoices
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." John 10:27Hearing voices has to be the most haunting of all the mental disorders. After all, which voice do you listen to? Talk about...
View ArticleWarning Labels by Joe Stowell
Most of the things we buy today seem to come with a warning label of one kind or another. God’s Word is also filled with …
View ArticleHelp Is on the Way
“ Yes, I am coming soon.’” Revelation 22:20My aging Chevy Tahoe has a nifty little feature—the OnStar button. Some time back, General Motors started installing this blue button on many of their...
View ArticleSoul Food
Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart. —Jeremiah 15:16Grocery shopping with my wife, Martie, is like taking a seminar in nutrition. I’ll often...
View ArticleThe Problem With Self-Sufficiency
I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. —Revelation 3:15 The city of Laodicea had a water problem. One nearby town had fabulous hot springs and another...
View ArticleStretching the Truth
“Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.” Proverbs 4:24 I worked for a carpenter one summer between college semesters. Being the inexperienced apprentice, occasionally I...
View ArticleA Way Out
“Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.” Psalm 51:6It’s confession time. The mere sight of a squad car—particularly when my speed is a little beyond the...
View ArticleThe Wise Guy in the Backseat
“Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long." Psalm 119:97Driving with two young children in the backseat often requires a special kind of grace. Especially when, like on this trip, I was...
View ArticleA New Community Part 2
Discover seven ways you can successfully practice God’s agape, or divine love with the people in your life. In this continuing message on “The New …
View ArticleGone Fishin
“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs’” John...
View ArticleBraggin’ Rights by Joe Stowell
What does it mean to “Rejoice in the Lord?” Does it mean that we should pretend to be happy 24/7? Join us as Joe Stowell …
View ArticleMake Up Your Mind
“This is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best” Philippians 1:9-10When I was young, my mother tried to...
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