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June 2012

June 26, 2012

Colossians: An Antidote to Cynicism and Despair by Richard Dahlstrom

I’ve been living in the book of Colossians a fair bit recently, diving in some...

June 23, 2012

Creating God in Our Own Image by Robert Ricciardelli

God created us in His image, and we have returned the favor by creating Him...

June 21, 2012

Growing Up to Become a Child by Robert Ricciardelli

We have been born to remain a child in the eternity of God's plan. This...

June 21, 2012

Focus on Jesus, not on Following the Rules by Jay Becker

The Christian life is supposed to be full of freedom and abundance, especially being full...

June 21, 2012

What’s in Your Hands Today? The Joy of Letting Go by Richard Dahlstrom

I’m always intrigued by the stories of mountains in the Bible because so much that’s...

June 18, 2012

I Am The Light of the World! by James Ryle

Jesus said, “I am the Light of the World.” (John 8:12) Our premise for this posting...

June 17, 2012

Sex Trafficking: Where Has Love Gone? by Lisa Mitts

Please take a look at this video that was put together by volunteers in support...

June 16, 2012

The Attribute of Kindness by Carol Lowe

An attribute is defined as "something attributed as belonging to a person, thing, group, etc."...

June 15, 2012

Stop Leveraging Your Past Experiences by Robert Ricciardelli

One of the greatest keys for personal transformation is for us to stop leveraging our...

June 14, 2012

The Incarnation of Love and Life by Robert Ricciardelli

The relationship between us and God is something far beyond our comprehension. Yet, because we...

June 11, 2012

Belief and Doubt Cannot Coexist in Empowerment by Robert Ricciardelli

Out of the thousands of thoughts that cross your mind each day, you make the...

June 08, 2012

For Dreams to Come True by Francis Frangipane

(En Español) Just because we walk and talk does not mean we are truly awake....

June 05, 2012

God Never Changes, But We Do by Robert Ricciardelli

We have heard it said that God never changes, and that is eternally true. He...

May 2012

May 29, 2012

Freedom From the Enemy Called Self by Robert Ricciardelli

Being transformed into the image of God is a process of being disenchanted with our...

May 28, 2012

Prayer: The Unceasing Reign of God by Robert Ricciardelli

You can never go wrong when you approach prayer in complete honesty and humility. Talk...

May 26, 2012

Compassion Overcomes Self-Absorption by Robert Ricciardelli

Empathy is the powerful and rare ability to imagine what motivates someone else to act....

May 26, 2012

Discipleship Is Not a Dirty Word by Lee Grady

Reclaiming the process of discipleship will require a total overhaul of how we do church....

May 26, 2012

Focus on the Dysfunctional Family by Richard Dahlstrom

I love my friend, Larry Shallenberger’s paragraph in this post, about the danger of “Christian Church...

May 25, 2012

Prayer-mental, Not Judgmental by Francis Frangipane

(En Español) A religion without love is an abomination to God. The church needs to...

May 22, 2012

It is Love that Restores the Soul by Robert Ricciardelli

Christianity got prostituted when people were told that they had to save their own souls....

May 19, 2012

Big Bibles, High Flying Flags, or the Presence of Jesus? by Richard Dahlstrom

Sometimes, when I go to the movies, I can’t tell the film’s name 24 hours...

May 18, 2012

Choosing the Beauty of First Love by Graham Cooke

We did not choose God; He chose us and set His love upon us, as...

May 18, 2012

The Greatest Influence is Love by Robert Ricciardelli

Institutional and moral majority groups can give a false sense of power. They say, "we...

May 16, 2012

Wanted: Energy Gainers For Life by Robert Ricciardelli

Don't you love being with people who give out energy and life rather than drain...

May 09, 2012

New Wine, Old Wineskins and the Fear of Change by Lee Grady

The Lord wants to unleash a gushing river of new wine into the church today,...

May 08, 2012

The Blind Leading the Blind by Dudley Hall

He also told them a parable: Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will...

April 2012

April 24, 2012

I Only Know What I Know! by Robert Ricciardelli

It is humbling to realize how limited my understanding really is at any given moment...

April 22, 2012

Choosing With Intention by Graham Cooke

Everything about the Christ life within is full of intention. The purpose of God is...

April 10, 2012

God is Your Everything and in your Everything by Robert Ricciardelli

God is the God of your mountain, and He is also the God of the...

April 09, 2012

Changing the Mind of Humanity by Robert Ricciardelli

When religion is preeminently formed over an ongoing relational experience with God, it will only...