Mature Living
When Emotions Rise – Session 3 – Are You Known for Joy?
Are You Known for Joy? Laughter is an outburst of the goodness of God. by PHIL CALLAWAY HAVE YOU EVER COMPLAINED? At breakfast, I said to my wife, “This butter is too hard. Look what it did to my bread.” She laughed. “Life is tough,” she said. So I complained about that. Here are other […]
Read MoreWhen Emotions Rise – Session 1 – Navigating Grief After the Death of a Spouse
Navigating Grief After the Death of a Spouse by DONNA MCKINNEY WHEN MY HUSBAND DIED in 2015, as the early days of churning emotions settled into new routines and patterns, I realized my life as I knew it had fundamentally changed. How to move forward in this new life filled my thoughts. Wondering if my […]
Read MoreAll In – Session 3 – When God Speaks
WHEN GOD SPEAKS The Bible will change your life. by JOHN KOESSLER I BECAME A FOLLOWER of Jesus Christ in 1972, a year before I started college. I was working the midnight shift at a fast-food restaurant, flipping burgers. After the bar rush at 2 a.m., I would go into the back room and read […]
Read MoreAll In – Session 2 – Scared to Get Close to God
Scared to Get Close to God Look past your fears into the face of your loving Father. by SCARLET HILTIBIDAL I USED TO FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE around “missions” people. You know who I’m talking about. The people who move to third-world countries on purpose or who run mission teams at church or people who try […]
Read MoreAfter God’s Own Heart – Session 5 – When You Don’t Know What to Say
When You Don’t Know What to Say How can you minister to parents and grandparents of children in same-sex relationships? by DANIEL HEDGEPETH MY WIFE AND I WERE so glad to see our old friends from seminary. We had great respect for this pastor and his wife. They had faithfully served two congregations more than […]
Read MoreAfter God’s Own Heart – Session 1 – Don’t Trust the High Places
Don’t Trust the High Places! Beware of the pitfalls that caused kings to fall. by MICHELLE HICKS EL DAN, IN NORTHERN ISRAEL, is at the foot of Mount Hermon. To be honest, I had no idea what to expect. I’d never been to Israel and, frankly, I was overwhelmed by the beauty of the Nature […]
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