By Kelly Carr Sports have been a part of my life ever since I can remember. My dad loves sports, and I followed along after him, watching basketball and baseball especially. He was my coach for most of my young softball career. I enjoyed the competition and learning from him. I still enjoy attending University […]
By Christy Barritt Characteristics of Genuinely Friendly Churches Thom Rainer, President of LifeWay Christian Resources, analyzed data on what he calls GFCs or Genuinely Friendly Churches. He measured the Guest Return Rate of churches for his study. Rainer found that GFCs have a Guest Return Rate that’s six times greater than other churches, but only […]
By Michael C. Mack Have you ever been in need and were surprised by someone else’s mercy? Read Luke 10:25-37. How would you characterize the questions of the expert on the law? What were his motives? Who were the three men who saw the victim on the road? What do you know about priests, Levites, […]
By David Faust Of all the blessings we take for granted, what is greater than the privilege of talking with God? Can you imagine a world without prayer? What if our Father refused to be available? What if God made himself unapproachable—unwilling to listen? Can you imagine a Bible stripped of all the verses about […]
By Ali Denney How often do we live our lives just wanting to do the bare minimum? We want the increased salary of that promotion or the healthy body of the nutritionist at the gym, but we don’t want to completely upend our daily schedule to get it. We want to reap all the benefits […]
