I am a chronic complainer. I grumble. I gripe. I have grievances. Sometimes my whining gets on my wife’s nerves. She says, “You should quit whining, Phil.” But I tell her, “I don’t like your tone of voice, Sweetie, it’s beginning to bother me.” I hate to admit it, but I have won the Wimbledon [...]

I am a chronic complainer. I grumble. I gripe. I have grievances. Sometimes my whining gets on my wife’s nerves. She says, “You should quit whining, Phil.” But I tell her, “I don’t like your tone of voice, Sweetie, it’s beginning to bother me.” I hate to admit it, but I have won the Wimbledon [...]

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19 The headline caught my attention: “113th Congress more religiously diverse, less protestant.” It occurred to me that since the Congress is, or should be, representative of the country, perhaps [...]

Please open your Bible and read: (Luke 15:17 – 24) We greatly appreciate your input. Please take a few moments to complete our survey on Retirement With A Purpose.com. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=963001830359 The King James Bible says the Prodigal Son went away to a ?far country. ?When we step out of God?s will, we also enter a [...]

By Helen Lescheid Also available as a podcast at: http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/kindle/2008/07/19/god-is-our-travel-agent-3/ ** Need guidance? Our online mentors are here to listen. http://mentodayonline.com/chat/askus.html “For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.” Psalm 48:14 My sixteen – year-old son and I were going to Switzerland on a [...]

Haiti stole Roger Medley’s heart long before he ever visited the tiny Caribbean country. It all started in 1995 when Roger and his wife Shawna adopted a little boy, Nathan, from Haiti. His brother-in-law also adopted two Haitian children. Four years later, Roger’s brother-in-law was leading a mission trip to Haiti, sponsored by Northview Community [...]

“And he has committed us to the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us” (2 Corinthians 5:19-20). Saturday, we were invited to a dinner party where the ambassador from a South East Asian country was the special guest. As you can well imagine, it is [...]

“ For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.??? (Psalm 48:14) My sixteen – year-old son and I were going to Switzerland on a much needed vacation. We consulted a travel agent, secured maps, and bought a Swiss travel pass. Getting around in a [...]

Costa Rica is the type of postcard perfect place that most people dream of retiring to. But when Darrell and Yvonne Davidson first set foot on the tropical country, they envisioned a lot more than fun in the sun. They saw a chance to make a difference in the lives of the local kids. In [...]

How to deal with the feelings of sin and guilt 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set [...]