Elijah: Do You Have a Sustaining Faith Picture? by Kim Reisman

July 31, 2017

As we rehearse our vision of faith over and over, keeping it ever before us, it strengthens and sustains us, remaining intact as a source of strength during times of crisis and resistance.

Relapse And Recovery: How To Get Back Up When You Fall by Carolyn Moore

July 27, 2017

Recovery is characterized by relapse.  I wish someone had told me this a long time ago, before I lost patience…

Elijah: Paralyzing Fear vs Powerful Faith by Kim Reisman

July 26, 2017

God offers Elijah, and us, three specific spiritual resources: visioning, speaking, and acting.

Our Most Important Meeting by Andy Stoddard

There is so much that we can learn about God, our life, our calling, by looking at the life of Jesus…

Do You Need To Move On? by Elizabeth Glass Turner

July 24, 2017

“Move ON!” a little girl voice shouted from the porch. She’d been watching me weed then went inside. During that…

My Joshua Tree by Steve Beard

Through all this, Bono remains rock ‘n’ roll’s most effective spiritual provocateur. He sees every stage as a pulpit and every coliseum as a cathedral.

The Lost Metric Of Testimony by Brian Yeich

July 20, 2017

The church seems to be obsessed with numbers. We account for professions of faith, baptisms, membership and worship attendance, and these…

What Is an Awakening? by Faith Parry

July 19, 2017

Scripture doesn’t describe causal prayer anywhere, but always about prayer that is a person emptying his or her heart to God of whatever emotions are there.

Becoming Kingdom People: The Shape of the Beatitudes by Kim Reisman

Kingdom-esteem leads to humility, because it involves recognizing that it’s not about us, it’s about what God has done for us.

Sneak Peek: How to Preach a Funeral Homily by Jennifer Moxley

July 17, 2017

I like placing the deceased person’s story within the broader story God has been writing since the beginning of time.