In his book nbsp Adopted for Life Dr Russell Moore describes his family rsquo s trip to an orphanage to adopt a child As they entered the nursery the silence was startling The babies in the cribs never cried and it wasn rsquo t because they never needed anything but because they had learned that no one cared enough to answer My heart ached as I read those words I remember countless nights when our children were small My wife and I would be sound asleep only to be startled awake by their cries Daddy I rsquo m sick or [... more]

Listen to the full-length version or read the manuscript of this message here teachings romans-lesson- It's easy to make a routine of church isn't it Every Sunday we might help in the nursery lead a bible study go to a service and sing in the choir and while these are good things they sometimes cause us to view Church as a series of programs rather than an assembly of people In Romans the Apostle Paul interrupts our Christian routines to remind us what Church is really all about [... more]

I was very young when I peered through a hospital nursery window and saw a newborn for the first time In my ignorance I was dismayed to see a tiny wrinkly child with a hairless cone-shaped head The baby rsquo s mother standing near us however couldn rsquo t stop asking everyone ldquo Isn rsquo t he gorgeous rdquo I was reminded of that moment when I saw a video of a young dad tenderly singing the song ldquo You Are So Beautiful rdquo to his baby girl To her enraptured daddy mdash the little girl was the most beautiful [... more]

Do you know any zombie Christians who look and act like they're saved but are only going through the motions Pastor J D explains the vital signs that reveal whether or not you've been born again [... more]

A nursery owner set out to sell peach trees She considered various approaches Should she line up leafy saplings in burlap sacks in a beautiful display Should she create a colorful catalog picturing peach trees in various seasons of growth At last she realized what really sells a peach tree It rsquo s the peach it produces sweet-smelling deep orange and fuzzy-skinned The best way to sell a peach tree is to pluck a ripe peach cut it open until the juice dribbles down your arm and hand a slice to a customer When they taste the fruit they want [... more]

Jason wailed as his parents handed him over to Amy It was the two-year-old rsquo s first time in the nursery while Mom and Dad attended the service mdash and he was not happy Amy assured them he rsquo d be fine She tried to soothe him with toys and books by rocking in a chair walking around standing still and talking about what fun he could have But everything was met with bigger tears and louder cries Then she whispered five simple words in his ear ldquo I will stay with you rdquo Peace and comfort quickly came Jesus [... more]

The old nursery rhyme goes 'Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me ' If only that were true But the fact is ridicule does hurt and it can cripple a person's self-esteem So how can we make that rhyme come true in our lives Like Nehemiah we have to rely on God's Word No matter what the world tells you keep listening to what God tells you [... more]