Christian Living

Overcoming Dangerous Emotions

by Eddie Foster
December 26, 2012 • 4 minute read

Uncontrolled emotions are at the heart of many problems that can endanger us physically and spiritually. This post kicks off a series that can help us change.

Balance: Becoming a Better Spiritual Dancer

by Vivienne Villaescusa
December 5, 2012 • 4 minute read

What does it take to develop real spiritual balance in our lives? It takes focus, spiritual exercises and a deepening relationship with God. Jobs, friendships, family, responsibilities,...

Is Thanksgiving Being Replaced?

by Tim Groves
November 19, 2012 • 4 minute read

This year some U.S. retailers are starting their Christmas sales even earlier than Black Friday—now on Thanksgiving Day. Have our priorities changed?

David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell (U.S. Navy photo from Wikimedia Commons)

Petraeus, the Bathsheba Syndrome and You

by Joel Meeker
November 15, 2012 • 4 minute read

The unfolding saga of the downfall of a great man should be a caution to us all. What can we learn as the news echoes the story of David and Bathsheba? If you’re like me, you were...

Relationships: group talking at a lake at sunset.

Relationships, Relationships, Relationships

by Joshua Travers
October 29, 2012 • 4 minute read

Life is all about relationships. How can we improve all of the important relationships in our lives? On the first day of class, my education professor told us what he believes are essential...

What’s on Your Mind?

by Kevin Scarbrough
October 26, 2012 • 4 minute read

What if the billion Facebook users all read what was on your mind? What if God read it? Is He concerned with what we post and say? As of Oct. 4, there are approximately a billion active...

Am I Smarter Than My Money?

by Eddie Foster
September 27, 2012 • 4 minute read

Many people face money worries and increasing financial pressures. Smart thinking involves asking some tough questions and turning to God for the answers. With the ever-looming financial...

Hope in the Midst of Trials

by Lori Bryant McEachern
September 11, 2012 • 6 minute read

As the one-year anniversary of my husband’s death approaches, I realize I have learned many painful lessons. Here’s what I’m learning about hope. In the last year since my...

Let your words be like silver boxes with bows on top—gifts of encouragement.

Gifts of Encouragement: Silver Boxes

by Ella Mae Tyrkalo
September 5, 2012 • 3 minute read

We can give verbal gifts of encouragement in many different ways. Perhaps these thoughts from little children and from the Bible will help. I was recently looking through some books in my...

How Much Do We Value Others?

by Hervé Irion
August 20, 2012 • 4 minute read

Have you heard the story of Sarita? She believed she was worth nothing, and there was no point in trying to change things. Was there any hope for her? Sarita would walk with her shoulders...

The prophetic puzzle has clues to what's in it for you.

Prophetic Puzzle: What’s in It for Me?

by Barry Richey
August 16, 2012 • 5 minute read

There are many hard times ahead for this world and for God’s people. But the Bible shows it will all be worth it. Can you put the puzzle pieces together? Living the Christian life is...

Grasping sand is like grasping the wind—pointless.

Real Success vs. Grasping for the Wind

by Eddie Johnson
July 19, 2012 • 4 minute read

Two men who were fantastically successful financially looked back on their lives with frustration. What can we learn about the real meaning of life? In the mid-1960s in the United Kingdom...

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