Monthly Archives: July 2009

This Sunday we conclude our series “Words from the Wise!” by looking at Esther.     I am convinced God can use each one of us and the situation we presently find ourselves in to bring Him glory, and bring us satisfaction.   For some of you, today is a great day and everything about your … Continue reading »

So often we think we know how to get where we want to go, but get lost with our own dumb decisions. Then we get even more lost with even dumber decisions. All the time we have a place we can go for directions, but for some reason we neglect to look. The Lord says, … Continue reading »

A criminal court in Beijing sentenced a man to three years in jail recently for giving away…drugs?  Guns?  Guess again…Bibles! By all accounts, Shi Weihan was a model Chinese citizen and a kind-hearted man with a sense of social responsibility. He donated funds to send poor kids to school, raised money for those suffering from congenital … Continue reading »

In the Leadership Journal Lilian Daniel talks about attending her daughter’s elementary school musical. She said the program noted that “This musical was originally written for 15 actors, but it has been adapted to accommodate our cast of 206.” It’s a called a no-cut audition; everyone who wants a part gets one. There is a sense in … Continue reading »

Tomorrow we continue our series called Words from the Wise by looking at Nehemiah, a man with a huge problem who dealt with it in a Godly way!   One thing we can say for sure about problems: everyone has at least one. I have them, you have them, and we all have them. Our problems … Continue reading »

Rev. Gerry Stoltzfoos, Senior Pastor of Freedom Valley Worship Center in Gettysburg, is in the middle of a debate about whether or not it is appropriate to allow someone to pray in “Jesus name” to open the sessions at the State House in Pennsylvania. Apparently Gerry, who submitted his prayer in writing before verbally delivering it, was going … Continue reading »

I heard Bill Hybels once use a phrase I’ll never forget. He said if he was on his death bed, one of the last things he would say to church leaders is “Settle in for the long haul.” The Christian life — in fact, all of life — is a marathon, not a 50 yard … Continue reading »

This Sunday at Christian Life Center we continue our series called Words from the Wise.   We’re going to look at the life of Joseph, a man who literally dreamed for God and attained those dreams in his lifetime.   Joseph’s life covers 13 chapters of Genesis; so we’ll summarize enough of it for you … Continue reading »

Recently I read 1 Corinthians 1:27 where Paul talks about God using the foolish things of the world to confound the wise.  It’s a powerful verse.  A few days later Mark Batterson of National Community Church in Washington, D.C. posted this: It seems like the people that God uses the most are the people who … Continue reading »

Sometimes we have to make a decision, and we don’t know until later, after it has played out,  whether we made the right one. Of course, we have the advantage of prayer, and we can rely on God’s guidance, but we’re not perfect: we don’t have perfect wisdom and hear his voice perfectly at all … Continue reading »