3 Ways to End Frustration and Find New Direction
Ever feel like you’ve been beating your head against a brick wall? Are you frustrated with where life has left you? You don’t have to settle for that feeling. You can end your frustration and find a...
View ArticleFailure: How to Bounce Back from Your Next One
Failure. You are planning to experience it again aren’t you? Some years ago I added this line to my life mission statement: “Embrace failure as the only path to success.” [ Tweet this! ] I’ve had to...
View ArticleLearn How to Pass the Faith Test
Most of us cringe somewhere deep within when we hear the word — test. School taught us that tests are events to be feared. Red pens. Snickers from our classmates. Numbers not up to expectations. For...
View ArticleWhy We Give Easter Baskets to Our Children
Maybe you’re one of those families that gives Easter baskets to their children to celebrate some defunct Roman deity. You know what I’m talking about. The eggs, the beans, the chick, the bunnies —...
View ArticleSee How to Teach Your Kids to Put Their Strengths to Work
I believe that God has created each of us to be better at some things than others. It’s a simple truth that, if embraced, changes how we teach our kids to put their strengths to work. Lately, I’ve...
View ArticleGrace-based Parenting: A Review of “Connecting Church and Home”
It’s about time! That’s what I thought as I read the wisdom-packed pages of Tim Kimmel’s latest book Connecting Church & Home. Tim Kimmel is the founder of Family Matters and long-time cheerleader...
View ArticleDo You Ever Wish You Could Just Get Over Your Bad Self?
Have you ever failed to walk by faith? Have you ever fallen and felt as if you would never get back up? If not, please click off this page. There’s nothing for you to see here. And you’ll make the rest...
View ArticleMore or Less: How Much is Enough?
When was the last time you heard someone say that they wanted less? I’m guessing that if you live in the US, or anywhere greatly influenced by the consumerism of modern Western culture, it’s been...
View ArticleThe Purpose of Memorial Day: Remember the Fallen from Both Sides
The original purpose of Memorial Day was to remember the fallen from both sides of our own US Civil War or the War Between the States, depending on which side you favored. It was an attempt by a...
View ArticleLife Calling: Are You Sinning and Don’t Know It?
Stop what you’re doing! Set down that cinnamon-crunch bagel! Step away from that stapler! I hate to be the one to tell you this about your life calling, but there’s a good chance you’re sinning right...
View ArticleStuart McAllister: 3 Steps to Resist the Worship of Self
Privileged to feature a guest post from Stuart McAllister, Vice President, Training and Special Projects, with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. Stuart, born in Scotland, has been a long-time...
View ArticleThe Spiritual Danger of Doing Good: Interview with Peter Greer of HOPE...
Privileged to feature a recent interview with Peter Greer. Peter is president and CEO of HOPE International, a global nonprofit focused on Christ-centered job creation, savings mobilization, and...
View ArticleDoes God Use Dreams to Speak to Christians Today?
Does God use dreams to speak to Christians today? Many years ago, I would have immediately replied with a vehement and emphatic “No!” My fervor for protecting the place of Scripture as God’s revelation...
View ArticleCatalyst 2013: Tim Elmore on Growing the Next Generation of Leaders
People love people who go first. With that pithy remark, Tim Elmore set the tone for the Catalyst 2013 lab session in Atlanta entitled “Marching Off the Map: A Compass to Help the Next Generation...
View ArticleHow to Be Great in God’s Eyes
My son flirted with greatness not long ago. It happened during a recent trip we took to Stone Mountain here in Atlanta. For those unfamiliar with the attraction, picture a 600-foot-high rounded rock...
View ArticleHow to Be Truly Thankful this Thanksgiving
We all know that Thanksgiving is about much more than turkey and football. We know that the true purpose of Thanksgiving is just what the name suggests: giving thanks to God for His goodness to us. But...
View ArticleDo You Start the Day with God before You?
I encountered some verses in Psalm 16 this morning that got my attention for they seemed to ask me: “Do you always start the day with God before you?” I have set the Lord always before me; Because He...
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