Cindy was excited for her new job in a nonprofit company What an opportunity to make a difference She soon discovered her coworkers didn rsquo t share her enthusiasm They mocked the company rsquo s mission and made excuses for their poor performance as they looked elsewhere for more lucrative positions Cindy wished she rsquo d never applied for this job What looked great from afar was disappointing up close This was Jesus rsquo problem with the fig tree mentioned in today rsquo s story Mark It was early in the season yet the tree rsquo s leaves signaled it [... more]

For forty days King Saul and his soldiers trembled in fear at Goliath's taunting threats Nobody in the army wanted to go up against the Philistine giant Listen to Truth For Life as Alistair Begg examines God's surprising choice for Israel's champion Listen [... more]

We often are tempted to believe the lie that God must not love us especially when we have unfulfilled desires Some people think that God always leads His children in easy pathways of blessing when in reality God often leads His people into the wilderness That was the case with Jesus who fasted for forty days only to then face the onslaught of Satan's attacks all while in the center of God's loving will How does Jesus' temptation prepare us for what we face Click here to listen Duration [... more]

Gary was experiencing some balance issues while walking His doctor ordered physical therapy to improve his balance During one session his therapist told him ldquo You rsquo re trusting too much in what you can see even when it rsquo s wrong You rsquo re not depending enough on your other systems mdash what you feel under your feet and your inner-ear signals mdash which are also meant to help keep you balanced rdquo ldquo You rsquo re trusting too much in what you can see rdquo brings to mind the story of David a young shepherd and his encounter [... more]

After Jesus rose from the grave He spent forty days with His disciples before ascending into heaven In this message through Acts from Expound Acts Skip shares about the very beginnings of the early church This teaching is from the series Pastor Skip's Top Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

ldquo So great to see you rdquo ldquo You too rdquo ldquo So glad you rsquo re here rdquo The greetings were warm and welcoming Members of a ministry in Southern California gathered online before their evening program As their speaker calling in from Colorado I watched silently as the others gathered on the video call mdash not knowing anyone and as an introvert feeling like a social outsider Then suddenly a screen opened and there was my pastor Then another screen opened A longtime church friend was joining the call too Seeing them I no longer felt alone God [... more]

The more you read the news the more it looks like Christianity is going out of style in America But Dr Tony Evans points out that God has turned around entire countries before and He can do it again Find out how Jonah brought the nation of Nineveh to its knees in this lesson on revival [... more]