After another week of being beaten down by more medical setbacks I slumped onto the sofa I didn rsquo t want to think about anything I didn rsquo t want to talk to anybody I couldn rsquo t even pray Discouragement and doubt weighed me down as I turned on the television I began watching a commercial showing a little girl talking to her younger brother ldquo You rsquo re a champion rdquo she said As she continued affirming him his grin grew So did mine God rsquo s people have always struggled with discouragement and doubt Quoting Psalm which [... more]

I grew up the firstborn son of a Southern Baptist preacher Every Sunday the expectation was clear I was to be in church Possible exceptions Maybe if I had a significant fever But the truth is I absolutely loved going and even went a few times feverish But the world has changed and the numbers for regular church attendance are not what they used to be Of course the quick question is why The answers are many and varied Author Kathleen Norris counters those answers with a response she received from a pastor to the question ldquo Why do we [... more]

Not all the blessings God has in store for believers have to await eternity nbsp In the here and now He rsquo s provided the Church where we can serve other believers for nbsp mutual encouragement and help In this message we learn nbsp why the local church is so vital for every Christian nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]