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by Yalanda Merrell Thinking back to my college years, I’m reminded of . . .  long nights staying up late […]

by Larry Barker, Director of North American Church Planting Lately, whenever I go into a gas station someone is always […]

My wife and I are old school.  We try really hard to teach our three daughters their manners.  We believe […]

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We should be making ourselves ready to be found without spot or blemish for our perfect groom, Jesus Christ.

“For you, O God, have tested us;     you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the […]

Fear of rejection is the number one reason for neglecting to bring up spiritual topics in conversations.

1 – Because love is patient “Love is patient,” (1 Corinthians 13:4).   Anyone else think “ouch” Yeah, my hand would […]

A SEASON OF GROWTH Time moves quickly from us, never returning. It’s our most valuable, non-replenishable asset. We can make […]

Dear baby, This is Melody, writing to you the night before you are born into this world.  There are a […]

It’s obvious to me in the last sixty years there’s been a dramatic decline in the acceptance of personal responsibility […]

Pornography is a deadly mistress. She stands poised with promises, willing and ready at a moment’s notice. She strikes unexpectedly, […]

Pornography addiction is most assuredly an androgynous affair, but for men in particular, the stimulus from pornography activates parts of […]

It wasn’t until after my first year of college that I was truly saved.  You’re probably thinking, what does that […]

The following is adapted from a sermon by Jeff Swart. Philippians 4:8 may be the most important verse in the […]

I hate static.  Not like the kind that makes your clothes cling to you. I’m talking about static on the […]

FOMO (the “fear of missing out”) is a real thing, and it’s more intense than ever. We’re afraid we’ll miss […]

Have you ever had a day that goes something like this: You are trying to leave for work and the […]

t I remember very clearly the day God showed me an important truth about my relationship with him. I’m either actively […]

Act II: A Gift From God You Don’t Want (Numbers 11:4-20) In Act I we defined covetousness in four parts. Covetousness […]

First Timothy 6:6-10 says, ”But godliness with contentment is great gain.For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing […]

My imagination ran wild…What if my friends or the kids got too close to the edge? What would happen then? And how far down was it?

Dr. Spock. Neuropsychology. Behavior modification. Brain science. Energy profiling (huh??).  With the plethora of books, blogs, and methods on parenting […]

CGenesis 1:1 says that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. We often read the familiarity of […]

I hate static.  Not like the kind that makes your clothes cling to you.  I’m talking about static on the […]

There are countless voices in our culture ringing through the air with definitions of what men should be like in […]

In people’s lives, there must come a time when they decide for themselves what they really believe. Because I grew […]

“A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which […]

“That may be true for you, but it’s not true for me.” Has anyone ever said this to you in […]

Every time I see that phrase tweeted or represented in a pretty meme of some kind, I want to yell, […]

John Paton (1824—1907), missionary to the New Hebrides Islands in the South Pacific, was on one occasion surrounded by a […]

“I never dreamed” when I was a teen that my lifelong best friend would be murdered while sleeping in bed.  […]

The most formidable problem against Christianity isn’t whether or not God exists, but rather, if he does exist, why he […]

In people’s lives, there must come a time when they decide for themselves what they really believe. Because I grew […]

Dear high school graduate, I see your smiling face, your parents’ arms thrown around you, hugging you tightly, and I […]

All it took was an invitation. An invitation to go to the church around the corner.  My family had just […]

I’ve been a praying person for much of my life. Has it worked? Has it fixed me entirely? Apparently not, because I […]

The conception and rise of Christianity in the first century was due to the resurrection of Jesus, and so profoundly […]

“Jesus died on a cross.”  We should not be able to utter that without an utterly overwhelming shudder of awe, […]

Your life is driven by your thoughts and habits, so let God transform them them today.

Sometimes, everything around you seems to be falling apart. The markets are down and retirement looks bleak… You can’t seem […]

Last week’s revelation that fifty people had been charged in scams to get their kids into colleges illegally did not […]