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Momlationships: The Ultimate Friends

Virginia Venit: “I thought we were going to be just friends.”Happy Gilmore: “What? Friends listen to ‘Endless Love’ in the dark.” From Happy GilmoreMy husband says I should call this ...

The God With Dirty Hands

Jesus: The King of Kings and Lover of LepersThe way Jesus Himself interacted with leprosy victims is a great illustration of God’s compassion for us.Jesus lived in a highly superstitious ...

The Prodigal God

There is a familiar story found in Luke 15, known as the story of the prodigal son. Because of its title, we focus on the son and his actions after ...

Beyond Championships: The Heart of a Servant

Serve before DeserveWhen people step away from the habit of “taking” and enter the space of “giving,” I believe they become not only more fulfilled but healthier spiritually.Giving back is ...

Jesus' Story of the Father's Love

The Younger Brother: Lesson LearnedBut while his son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, ...

Easter Bible Sale!

Don’t miss our biggest Bible sale of the season! Save up to 65% off select Bibles, for Men, Women, Kids and Teens now through 3/31 or while supplies last! Plus, ...

Prayer matters. People matter. Change can be good.

This past fall Marty hadn’t been feeling well. Each day he seemed a little worse than the day before. He was living in Michigan while his dad and I were ...

Our Very Own “Get Out Of Jail Free" Card

It was a totally normal Sunday. There I was, loitering in the church foyer between worship services, daydreaming about where to go for lunch and how many extra miles I’d ...

The House Founded on the Rock

The rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. — Matthew 7:25 ...

How to Teach Your Child To Be A Good Friend

A friend loves at all times… – Proverbs 17:17How do you teach your child to be a good friend? Teach them to love.Simple, right?Maybe we should just stop this post ...

Humility: Becoming Like Jesus

Key Idea:I choose to esteem others above myself.Key Verse:Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests ...

Serve as Jesus Served

Of all the times we see the bowing knees of Jesus, none is so precious as when He kneels before His disciples and washes their feet.It was just before the ...

God Does Not Give Us Gifts He Does Not Intend for Us to Use

Editor’s Note: Shawn Michaels, aka “The Heartbreak Kid”, “The Showstopper”, “The Headliner”, “The Main Event”, “The Icon”, and “Mr. Wrestlemania” is an eleven-time winner of Pro Wrestling Illustrated and WWE’s ...

Total Surrender

I was at the gym last summer on one of the elliptical machines that faces the window. I was looking out at the parking lot and watching the people come ...

Staying in Love: Love One Another

The word “love” is overused in today’s society. We express love for anything from the perfect shoes to pepperoni pizza. When the object of our affection wears out, then we ...

Live and Lead in Brokenness and Vulnerability

In emotionally healthy churches, people live and lead out of brokenness and vulnerability. They understand that leadership in the kingdom of God is from the bottom up, not a grasping, ...

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