Several themes have been emerging in my life lately. One predominant focus is this: I'm not thinking big enough for God. Our pastor spoke about this recently, and it's come up several times in conversations ....
By Robin Marriott Etiquette rules change constantly. And, from time to time, those of us in the church need to learn new concepts or be reminded of old rules and manners. After all, your mom isn’t ....
When I was a newspaper reporter in southwest Missouri, I was often told to "localize the story." In our newsroom, that meant taking a national story written by the Associated Press and finding a local ....
Are you thankful for right now? Right this moment, can you look at your circumstance and be thankful? For some, your answer is "Sure thing!" For others, you're saying, "Thankful? For this?" In 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Paul ....
When Corinn and I were first married we could have some pretty big arguments. Our first argument, in fact, came about because of expired eggs and resulted in me taking everything out of the refrigerator ....
Right now, in our home office, there are two light bulbs that are burned out. I'd like to say they just died. but it's been several days. Maybe a week. Each time I walk in ....
John the Baptist is an interesting guy. When Jesus comes on the scene and people begin flocking to him for baptism, someone asks John the Baptist how he feels about his personal loss of "business" ....
I remember the moment Christ became real to me. It was a Sunday morning. I was in college. And a friend of mine dragged me to a church service -- one unlike any that I'd ....
Take time on this Veterans Day to honor those men and women who have sacrificed and served in the armed forces. Here are a few suggestions: Participate in a local Veterans Day service today. Call a veteran you ....
I hear people complain that the big retail stores are already geared up for Christmas. A few weeks ago, people were saying: "The stores are already putting out Christmas stuff but we still haven't been through Halloween ....