by J.D. Greear | Jan 27, 2025 | Aging, Inspiration
Why Doesn’t God Answer All Our Prayers for Healing? Jim Cymbala, author of Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, once said, “The great battle of our spiritual lives is ‘Will you believe?’ It is not, ‘Will you try harder?’ or ‘Can you make yourself worthy?’ It is squarely a matter...
by Dr. Jay Cook | Jan 24, 2025 | Inspiration
It Is Cold Outside, But Is It Inside? This weather never ceases to amaze us. The jokes about weather in the south going from cold to hot to rainy to sunny (all in one day) are definitely based on truth. However, I have been cold lately. Have you? It led me to think...
by Bobby Cooley | Jan 24, 2025 | Inspiration
Men Have Emotions Too One of my favorite movies is The Pursuit of Happyness, featuring Will Smith. The movie surrounds a single father trying to build a life of security for his son. Based on a true story, the movie portrays the emotions of a father fighting for his...
by Chet Gladkowski | Jan 22, 2025 | Inspiration
It’s time to believe the truth about our new name. 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 11:16) Some of us live with lots and lots of shame. We...
by Doug Pierce | Jan 20, 2025 | Inspiration
A SERMON IN SHOES ”Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” (1 Timothy 4:13) One of the members of our church, Mark, moved away several years ago. To be sure, I...
by Kurt Bennett | Jan 19, 2025 | Inspiration, Spiritual Growth
A Meditation on Eccl. 10:10 There were two lumberjacks cutting wood. One said, “Before I start, I’m going to sharpen my blade.” The other said, “I have a lot of work to do. I don’t have time to waste.” He went straight into the forest and began chopping. The first...