Category Archives: Notices

Where are the spiritual leaders in our churches, Christian organizations, and families? In your leadership role as a pastor, elder, counselor, group leader, supervisor, or parent are you leading in the way of the culture or the way of Jesus? To … Continue reading →

God has given us many things: our talents, our resources, our time, our children, our jobs, our interests. They belong to Him. God has given them to us as a gift. They are ours to use, but He can ask … Continue reading →

THE YOUNG ISRAELITE SLAVE GIRL (2 Kings 5: 2-3) This young girl did not think about her own personal difficult situation. She used her situation to point others to God. When you are in a bad situation, you have a … Continue reading →

It is so easy to let things overcome us. Even our problems can become idols to us. We can get to the place where they take the place of our love for God. Lois K. Blanchard pictures Christ as still … Continue reading →

Peter, the believer, hears from God. Cornelius, the non-believer, feels God is drawing him. God puts the two of them together, and lives are changed. Cornelius becomes the first Gentile convert to the faith, and brings with him his entourage … Continue reading →

In the Christian life, we are so often weighed down by our own selfish desires, petty ambitions, amusements or attractions which are temporal instead of eternal. We focus on the skin of the person next to us rather than the … Continue reading →

If you think about it, God’s call on Abraham’s life was a pretty scary thing. I mean, Abraham was no spring chicken when God spoke to him about leaving! He was 75 years old! When was the last time you … Continue reading →

A popular message is influencing many Christians today. It’s often called the prosperity gospel, because it claims to give believers good news: If they just have enough faith, they can get the kind of lives they want from God, including good … Continue reading →