By Dr. Barry Thornton During the first few weeks of my first preaching ministry in Ohio, I ventured out to the local Department of Motor Vehicles to get our Ohio plates for placement on our Chevy Chevette. (Remember those cars?) Having moved from Indiana, I discovered that Ohio issues two license plates, one […]
By Dan Lentz 1. Some things in life give you energy; other things sap your energy. Ask group members to make a list of the things in their lives that require energy output and include an approximate percentage of energy each item consumes. (For instance: 50 percent of my energy output goes into parenting, […]
By Shawn McMullen OK. What is it this year? Lose weight? Reduce stress? Read your Bible? Pray more? By this time, those of us who make New Year’s resolutions have already committed. (And some already may have lost the battle!) But before we get too far into 2013, I’d like to make a suggestion. […]
By Sam E. Stone Paul’s epistle to the Philippians reads more like a personal letter than a theological treatise. Today’s text (chapter 2), however, ranks as one of the most significant passages in all the New Testament regarding the coming of God’s Son to earth. It is filled with practical lessons for us as […]
By Bob Russell “This is the sorriest bunch of drivel I’ve ever read. With pitiful leaders like you it’s no wonder our churches are in such terrible shape! One day God will judge you in eternity for leading his people astray.” Those strident comments were e-mailed to me by a believer who was upset with […]
