From A Minute for Caregivers- When Every Day Feels Like Monday An Instrument of Peace Walter Kirchhoff stepped into history on Christmas Eve in when the opera singer German officer sang Silent Night in both English and German on the battlefields of World War I On a beautiful moonlit night frost on the ground Kirchhoff's voice rose from the trenches and touched battle-hardened soldiers from Belgium France Germany and England The moment's poignancy spurred other soldiers to sing while temporarily laying down arms Incredulously the battlefield became festive as soldiers tentatively walked toward one another and extended Christmas greetings Despite [... more]

Jesus declared to Peter I will build My church and the gates of Hades will not overpower it Matthew That's a guarantee from the Son of God In fact the church is the only institution that Christ promises to build Not nation-states not political parties not para-church Christian ministries just the church The word church can be defined a few ways The building you drive by down the street where people gather to worshipThe visible body of professing Christians which contains wheat and tares the professing church Matthew The invisible body of genuine believers from every tribe and nation the [... more]

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What images come to mind when you hear the word leader The world's leader seeks power and renown and is lifted up based on talent appearance and cunning But Peter - portrays the biblical image of the leader as a servant Today Rich unpacks the text to show how a leader must think and function within the church God's Word presents church leadership as a weighty responsibility that requires a constant view toward the cross and eternity [... more]

What images come to mind when you hear the word leader The world's leader seeks power and renown and is lifted up based on talent appearance and cunning But Peter - portrays the biblical image of the leader as a servant Today Rich unpacks the text to show how a leader must think and function within the church God's Word presents church leadership as a weighty responsibility that requires a constant view toward the cross and eternity [... more]

What images come to mind when you hear the word leader The world's leader seeks power and renown and is lifted up based on talent appearance and cunning But Peter - portrays the biblical image of the leader as a servant Today Rich unpacks the text to show how a leader must think and function within the church God's Word presents church leadership as a weighty responsibility that requires a constant view toward the cross and eternity [... more]

What images come to mind when you hear the word leader The world's leader seeks power and renown and is lifted up based on talent appearance and cunning But Peter - portrays the biblical image of the leader as a servant Today Rich unpacks the text to show how a leader must think and function within the church God's Word presents church leadership as a weighty responsibility that requires a constant view toward the cross and eternity [... more]

You might be surprised to know that we put a man on the moon before anyone ever invented a suitcase with wheels Yeah in the s everyone grabbed the handle and lifted But in the s roller bags emerged and people thought why carry the load when you don't have to But so many of us are carrying the burden of long-ago offenses when we don't have to And today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie helps us find relief We'll see the path forward is outlined clearly in the Bible Listen on harvest org --- Own Jesus Revolution [... more]

Just one Sunday after I rsquo d started working as a youth leader at a church and had met several of the young people I spoke to a teen seated next to her mom As I greeted the shy girl with a smile I said her name and asked how she was doing She lifted her head and her beautiful brown eyes widened She too smiled and said in a small voice ldquo You remembered my name rdquo By simply calling that young girl by name mdash a girl who may have felt insignificant in a church filled with adults [... more]

Hab The mountains saw thee and they trembled the overflowing of the water passed by the deep uttered his voice and lifted up his hands on high More of My life unfolds in the wake of my mother in law's passing into my study [... more]

Hab Behold his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him but the just shall live by his faith What an amazing verse to get immersed in [... more]

Like any muscle in our physical body our faith too must be exercised in order for it to develop Faith is developed in virtually every circumstance in life but especially in hard times Peter put it best These trials are only to test your faith to show that it is strong and pure It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold--and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold Peter Let's look at a real-life story of one who came to Jesus in his trial and had his faith lifted to a higher dimension [... more]

In the movie Fiddler on the Roof the character Tevye talks honestly with God about His economics ldquo You made many many poor people I realize of course that it rsquo s no shame to be poor But it rsquo s no great honor either So what would have been so terrible if I had a small fortune Would it have spoiled some vast eternal plan mdash if I were a wealthy man rdquo Many centuries before author Sholem Aleichem placed these honest words on Tevye rsquo s tongue Agur lifted an equally honest but somewhat different prayer to God [... more]

Like any muscle in our physical body our faith too must be exercised in order for it to develop Faith is developed in virtually every circumstance in life but especially in hard times Peter put it best These trials are only to test your faith to show that it is strong and pure It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold--and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold Peter Let's look at a real-life story of one who came to Jesus in his trial and had his faith lifted to a higher dimension [... more]

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Be ye angry and sin not let not the sun go down upon your wrath Neither give place to the devil Ephesians - [... more]

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Something was eating my flowers The day before blooms proudly lifted their heads Now they were headless stems I prowled the perimeter of my yard and discovered a rabbit-sized hole in my wooden fence Bunnies are cute but the pesky animals can mow down a garden of flowers in minutes I wonder might there be ldquo intruders rdquo shearing off the blooms of God rsquo s character in my life Proverbs says ldquo Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control rdquo In ancient days the wall of the city protected it against invasion [... more]

Reflecting one day on why God values humility so highly sixteenth-century believer Teresa of Avila suddenly realized the answer ldquo It is because God is the supreme Truth and humility is the truth nothing good in us springs from ourselves Rather it comes from the waters of grace near which the soul remains like a tree planted by a river and from that Sun which gives life to our works rdquo Teresa concluded that it rsquo s by prayer that we anchor ourselves in that reality for ldquo the whole foundation of prayer is humility The more we humble ourselves [... more]

Song of Songs As the apple tree among the trees of the wood so is my beloved among the sons I sat down under his shadow with great delight and his fruit was sweet to my taste From the valley of the Lily to the Apple orchards of the mountains the bride sees her groom as high and lifted up The symbolism of a Tree - righteous The symbolism of the shade of Jesus blood The symbolism of the apple itself as great fruit with the seeds of this tree How this shade has blessed me [... more]

Today Pastor Don Green continues teaching God's People God's Word He'll take an in-depth look at the significance of the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and how that miraculous occurrence more than years ago has forever impacted man's eternal destiny --TheTruthPulpit comClick the icon below to listen Related StoriesA Most Generous God Through the Psalms Psalm Our RedeemerThe Uplifted Soul [... more]

Welcome to Through the Psalms a weekend ministry of The Truth Pulpit Over time we will study all psalms with Pastor Don Green from Truth Community Church in Cincinnati Ohio We're glad you're with us Let's open to the Psalms now as we join our teacher in The Truth Pulpit --thetruthpulpit comClick the icon below to listen Related StoriesOur RedeemerThe Uplifted Soul Quiet Contentment [... more]

Today Pastor Don Green is going to give us the complete picture of what it means to be redeemed and how knowing this will forever change your relationship with God for the better --thetruthpulpit comClick the icon below to listen Related StoriesThe Uplifted Soul Quiet ContentmentThe Uplifted Soul [... more]

When it comes to trusting God wouldn't it be great if there was an instruction manual that showed you exactly how to go about doing so- Well Pastor Don Green says there is- And today as he brings his series called -set apart for God- to a powerful close he'll give you the final critical Biblical steps you need to take to be able to rest in God's promise to protect guide and provide for you in your life --thetruthpulpit comClick the icon below to listen Related StoriesQuiet ContentmentThe Uplifted Soul Our Refuge in Life and Death [... more]

The sheriff marveled at the prayers estimating ldquo hundreds of thousands or maybe millions of prayers rdquo were lifted to God for help as the East Troublesome Fire raged through the mountains of Colorado in the fall of Living up to its name the blaze consumed acres in twelve hours roaring through tinder-dry forests burning three hundred homes to the ground and threatening entire towns in its path Then came ldquo the Godsend rdquo as one meteorologist called it No not rain A timely snowfall It fell across the fire zone arriving early for that time of year mdash dropping [... more]

A fierce thunderstorm lashed Memphis Tennessee on the evening of April Weary and feeling ill the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr decided not to give his planned speech for striking sanitation workers at a church hall He was surprised by an urgent phone call saying a large crowd had braved the weather to hear him So he went to the hall and spoke for forty minutes delivering what some say was his greatest speech ldquo I rsquo ve Been to the Mountaintop rdquo The next day King was killed by an assassin rsquo s bullet but his speech still [... more]

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Imagine the One who made cedars spring from seeds starting life over as an embryo the One who made the stars submitting Himself to a womb the One who fills the heavens becoming what would be in our day a mere dot on an ultrasound Jesus in very nature nbsp God making Himself nothing Philippians ndash What an astonishing thought Imagine the scene as He is born in a plain peasant village among farmers and angels and bright lights in the sky with the bleating of animals His first lullabies Watch as He grows in favor and stature as a [... more]

We will stumble through the Christian life and fail Maybe some of you have thoughts of not measuring up to Jesus like he is holding up a clipboard and grading us We need to remember that his deepest joy is pulling us up and we are worthy enough because of Jesus Show Notes and Resources Find resources from this podcast on our FamilyLife Shop Download FamilyLife's new app Check out all that's available on the FamilyLife Podcast Network [... more]

As things spiral out of control in our world we may ask ourselves Will it ever get better In this Sunday morning message Pastor Greg Laurie gives us good news and helps us look forward to the time when God rights all wrongs the Millennium Listen in for a word from Revelation the latest in our series Revelation A Book of Promises Notes Things are bad because Satan is allowed to have his way Things are bad because God is not completely having His way yet Jesus Christ is going to take this planet back to its Eden-like state One [... more]

Learning what Jesus taught about the influence believers should have in this world CLICK HERE to ORDER this full message on MP [... more]

While I was clearing out the garden in preparation for spring planting I pulled up a large clump of winter weeds and leapt into the air A venomous copperhead snake lay hidden in the undergrowth just below my hand mdash an inch lower and I would have grabbed it by mistake I saw its colorful markings as soon as I lifted the clump the rest of it was coiled in the weeds between my feet When my feet hit the ground a few feet away I thanked God I hadn rsquo t been bitten And I wondered how many other [... more]

Mathew Henry's Comentary Opened my mind to something Amazing - Numbers John - Romans [... more]

In this Sunday morning episode we revisit a hope-filled message from Pastor Greg Laurie titled There's a Better World Coming Don't we need a better world right now Happily the Bible tells us all about it Pastor Greg lists seven distinct things that every Christian can look forward to when God makes all things new There will finally be world peace There will be joy and happiness and no more disabilities People will live super long lives The animal kingdom will be subdued There will be universal justice and righteousness The curse that came upon the world because of sin [... more]

While on a red-eye flight to Washington DC opinion writer Arthur Brooks overheard an elderly woman whisper to her husband ldquo It rsquo s not true that no one needs you anymore rdquo The man murmured something about wishing he were dead and his wife replied ldquo Oh stop saying that rdquo When the flight ended Brooks turned around and immediately recognized the man He was a world-famous hero Other passengers shook his hand and the pilot thanked him for the courage he displayed decades ago How had this giant sunk into despair Elijah bravely and single-handedly defeated prophets of [... more]

It is estimated that of our total population has shoplifted at some point in their lives Maybe it was a piece of candy with a school friend or a magazine when no one was looking in our adolescence But some people never stop and with everyone it seems the lines of right and wrong are getting fuzzier rather than clearer Let's get a fresh look at this age old mandate This teaching is from the series God's Top Ten Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

It is estimated that of our total population has shoplifted at some point in their lives Maybe it was a piece of candy with a school friend or a magazine when no one was looking in our adolescence But some people never stop and with everyone it seems the lines of right and wrong are getting fuzzier rather than clearer Let's get a fresh look at this age old mandate This teaching is from the series God's Top Ten Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com When someone becomes a Christian at what point should they be baptized immediately after conversion or should there be a long process What resources do you recommend I use to share with my friends who are Roman Catholic Recently people have shared that they are not going to come back to in-person services at church even after COVID restrictions are lifted because they enjoy live-streaming more than going to service How can I encourage them to come back Resources Core Christianity Finding Yourself in God's Story by [... more]

First responders show dedication and courage daily by being on the front lines when disasters occur In the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City in when thousands of people were killed or injured more than emergency workers also lost their lives In honor of first responders the US Senate designated September as the National Day of Encouragement While it may seem unique that a government would declare a national day of encouragement the apostle Paul certainly thought this was needed for the growth of a church He commended the young church in Thessalonica a city in [... more]

Pastor Greg Laurie continues in his Sunday series End Times with a message from Revelation titled There's a Better World Coming Don't we need a better world right now Happily the Bible tells us all about it Notes God loves new too There will finally be world peace There will be joy and happiness and no more disabilities People will live super long lives The animal kingdom will be subdued There will be universal justice and righteousness The curse that came upon the world because of sin will be lifted Holiness will prevail Jesus will make Earth into Heaven and [... more]

These words spake Jesus and lifted up his eyes to heaven and said Father the hour is come glorify thy Son that thy Son also may glorify thee John [... more]

These words spake Jesus and lifted up his eyes to heaven and said Father the hour is come glorify thy Son that thy Son also may glorify thee John [... more]

As North Carolina grapples with the impact of COVID- debate has turned to when and how to reopen the state's economy While many are calling on government officials to ease restrictions tied to the pandemic some worry that a reopened economy could lead to major health-related problems Becki Gray John Locke Foundation senior vice president analyzes the debate Families across North Carolina have been grappling with the challenges of online education since COVID- shut down brick-and-mortar schools Catherine Truitt chancellor of the online Western Governors University North Carolina offered ideas for parents and students during a presentation for the John [... more]