The Song Of The Saints
Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. . . . Your judgments have been manifested. —Revelation 15:4We’ve all heard the expression, “I don’t get mad; I just get...
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 a thought-provoking discussion about Jesus’ commandment to love others...
View ArticleNo Cause For Alarm
“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath. —Ephesians 4:26The sound of the alarm blaring from inside the church struck panic in my heart. I had arrived at church early one...
View ArticleThis Time It’s Personal
"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son’ ” Luke 15:21I’ll make a confession if you promise not to tell. Having been...
View ArticleBefore and After
“We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” Ephesians 2:10I’m sure that you’ve seen those before and after pictures in ads for diet...
View ArticleBravo for the Boundaries
"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers." Psalm 1:1In case you haven’t noticed, we live in a no-holds-barred,...
View ArticleAre We Small Yet?
“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves” Philippians 2:3 NASBKids are great! Things that we take for granted are...
View ArticleJell-O Knees
“God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’” Hebrews 13:5-6Somewhere in the...
View ArticleFear Of The Unknown
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called . . . . And he went out, not knowing where he was going. —Hebrews 11:8 Has God ever asked you to do something that seemed unreasonable? Something that took...
View ArticleYour Faithful Friend?
“For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies” Psalm 57:10Junior high school can be one long intensive seminar on drama in relationships. I am convinced that...
View ArticleA Tongue That Moves Dirt
“A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.” Proverbs 11:13R. G. LeTourneau, the owner of a large earth-moving equipment company, often told this story: “We used to have a...
View ArticleGate Crashers
“I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” Matthew 16:18There is a new twist in the war on terror. The Pentagon is building a new breed of warships that are designed to...
View ArticleHurry Up and Wait
“A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly” Proverbs 14:29One of my all-time favorite school teacher stories is about a kindergarten teacher who at the end of an...
View ArticleThe Middle
“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23I am a...
View ArticlePrice Tags
“I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” Philippians 3:8You may have heard the story about the pranksters who broke into a hardware store....
View ArticleTime For A Change
This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner. —Luke 7:39A friend once told me, “In my lifetime I’ve seen a lot of things...
View ArticleNaming Rights
“To him who overcomes . . . I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.” Revelation 2:17Is there anyone out there as excited as I am that it’s...
View ArticleDon’t Get Stuck
"Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them." Hebrews 11:16I had just landed in Phoenix for...
View ArticleHey, You Can’t Eat Ketchup In That
“You were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body” 1 Corinthians 6:20My granddaughter, Mary Catherine, affectionately known to me as Cate the Great, is all-girl. Just put her in a...
View ArticleRunning In The Right Direction
Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” —John 6:68One of the most difficult experiences in my years as a pastor was telling a member of our church...
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