Love Language by Joe Stowell
What does it mean to love God? How can we prove our love to Him? Join us as Joe Stowell reflects on the meaning of loving God and examines what it means to care about the things that God cares about.
View ArticleOur Co-Pilot?
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. —Galatians 2:20The bumper sticker “Jesus is my co-pilot” may be a well-intentioned sentiment, but it has always...
View ArticleThe Search For Satisfaction
Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy? —Isaiah 55:2When it comes to jigsaw puzzles, we all know that to enjoy a satisfying outcome you need all the...
View ArticleLet’s Hear it for the Rules
“So then, the law is holy… righteous and good” Romans 7:12Most of us don’t really like rules. I don’t know why, but deep down inside we have an aversion to people telling us what to …
View ArticlePromises Kept
“Not one of all the Lord’s good promises to the house of Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.” Joshua 21:45I am about to let you in on a deep, life-changing, earth-shattering theological truth. Are...
View ArticleGrisham’s Testament
“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs” 1 Timothy 6:10Any John Grisham fans out there?...
View ArticleAbandoned
“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was...
View ArticleTrash Talk
“The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil . . . . It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.” James 3:6One morning when I was pulling...
View ArticleA Worthy Offering
If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. —Genesis 4:7I was delighted when a mutual friend gave my neighbor a Bible. But my neighbor told me she stopped...
View ArticleHigh-Tech Communication
Now we have received . . . the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. —1 Corinthians 2:12When it comes to communication, our world is becoming...
View ArticleFriends in High Places
“I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” John...
View ArticleBull’s-eye
“…Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” Colossians 2:3Here’s some bad news: left to ourselves, we’re not very good shots when it comes to living. We are, at the core,...
View ArticleThe Good Old Days
“You have forsaken your first love.” Revelation 2:4I must confess: I’m a romantic at heart, which means I love to hear stories of how people met and fell in love. What’s more, …
View ArticleAsh-heap Christians
“The fire will test the quality of each man’s work” 1 Corinthians 3:13A few years ago, a series of fires raged through parts of southern California, fanned by the notorious Santa Ana winds. Laguna...
View ArticleDon’t Forget
“Be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt.” Deuteronomy 6:12We all have little slips in our memory once in a while, right? I love the story about the guy who decided to...
View ArticleFrom the Inside Out by Joe Stowell
Listen in as Joe Stowell reviews the story of Jonah and the whale. Although Jonah eventually conceded to God’s plan, his heart was still cold toward the people of Nineveh. When God invades our lives,...
View ArticleA Boy’s Lunch
I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger. —John 6:35Once I made the mistake of thinking I could single-handedly finish a 28-ounce steak at a restaurant. I had the remainder boxed...
View ArticleOut Of Proportion
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Psalm 111:10I’ll never forget the time I had my picture taken with Shaquille O’Neal, one of the giants of professional basketball. I never thought of...
View ArticleThud!
“Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8Interesting, isn’t it, how some childhood experiences are permanently...
View ArticleWake Him Up!
“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16Elouise worked the cash register in the food court at...
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