Pastor Greg Laurie begins our new Psalms of David series with a message focused on the choices we have in life including the choice to follow God Notes Matt - Ps Choices matter because we make our choices and our choices make us We are not the only ones who make choices God makes choices too There are over references to David in the New Testament yet he was far from perfect He wasn't only a shepherd warrior and king but also an adulterer murderer and abysmal failure In battle David was fearless In wisdom in ruling he was without [... more]

Is heaven very different from our life here on earth Or will we spend all of eternity playing harps sitting on clouds and just hanging out Chip shares how your view of heaven matters And when you see heaven for what it really is it will change how you live each day on earth Main PointsWhy Study Heaven Our misconceptions are crippling us We rsquo re commanded to do so - Colossians - A faulty view of heaven destines us to a wasted life on earth - John - An Accurate View of Heaven Provides hellip Perspective in times of [... more]

Ever stop and wonder what heaven will be like What comes up on your mental screen Clouds Some kind of mystical place where all people do is sing and have really long church services Well that isn't even close Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Chip explores what the Bible says about heaven and why it will change how you live today Main PointsWhy Study Heaven Our misconceptions are crippling us We rsquo re commanded to do so - Colossians - A faulty view of heaven destines us to a wasted life on earth - John - [... more]

I recently read a novel about a woman who refuses to acknowledge she has terminal cancer When Nicola rsquo s exasperated friends force her to face the truth the reason for her avoidance emerges ldquo I rsquo ve wasted my life rdquo she tells them Though born with talents and wealth ldquo I made nothing of my life I was sloppy I never stuck at anything rdquo The prospect of leaving the world now feeling she d achieved little was too painful for Nicola to contemplate I was reading Ecclesiastes around the same time and found the contrast stark Its [... more]

Nikki Haley isn't going to win so why is she running Can she even finish within points of Trump in her home state Rich Baris helps Charlie understand the situation in the Palmetto State before Saturday's vote Scott Baller of Saturate Church talks about going home to home spreading the gospel as this country so desperately needs right now Support the show http www charliekirk com supportSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Imagine losing your pregnant wife in a home invasion and navigating the challenges of getting remarried years later Join Ron Deal Davey and Kristi Blackburn as they share their journey emphasizing the significance of leaning into the pain of losing someone you love for healing and blending their families Show Notes and Resources Connect with Davey and Kristi Blackburn and catch more of their thoughts at nothingiswasted com ourstory And don't miss their thoughts on Instagram Learn more about Blended and Blessed Check out the full episode on FamilyLife Blended Donate to FamilyLife Today Find resources from this podcast at [... more]

Help us share the gospel in Do you ever wonder God where are you Pastor Greg Laurie helps us see how God is always at work even if it's behind the scenes We'll also see what more we can learn from Zechariah Elizabeth and John the Baptist Notes Luke Malachi We live by time God lives outside of time God recognizes human time but He is not bound by it God sees the big picture but we see the small picture God has His timing and makes everything beautiful in His time Ecclesiastes No one wants your loved ones to [... more]

Every Christian will stand before Jesus to be judged but there will be some whose deeds will not survive the judgment There is a lot to lose if we are disobedient servants In this message from Corinthians Pastor Lutzer counsels us with three principles by which God is going to judge us all Let's hear this somber warning This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Hear the answer from Paul Blavin a man who had this cause put on his heart and wasted no time responding to it You'll hear the story of how he went from workaholism on Wall Street to retiring to do the kind of work that he felt could truly make a difference Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

As a traveling executive Shawn Seipler wrestled with an odd question What happens to leftover soap in hotel rooms Thrown out as trash for landfills millions of soap bars could instead find new life Seipler believed So he launched Clean the World a recycling venture that has helped more than eight thousand hotels cruise lines and resorts turn millions of pounds of discarded soap into sterilized newly molded soap bars Sent to people in need in more than one hundred countries the recycled soap helps prevent countless hygiene-related illnesses and deaths As Seipler said ldquo I know it sounds funny [... more]

What was his take on the games Steve Wilks coached At a draft pick are they going for a QB And if they do is that saying they've wasted picks for Matt Corral What's the next step for the Carolina Panthers in the off season Plus David Tepper is already interviewing coaches including Steve Wilks so what does Joe think about the names that are stopping by [... more]

Work-life balance feel out of reach Author Jordan Raynor describes better ways to reach your full potential using Jesus own time-management strategies Show Notes and ResourcesFind resources from this podcast at shop familylife com Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife s app Help others find FamilyLife Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify Check out all the FamilyLife podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network [... more]

How can I serve God That's a question every Christian should ask themselves As Pastor Greg Laurie says every Christian is called to serve Him and it should be our greatest joy See what other insightful comments he has in this special message Notes For David after he had served the purpose of God in his generation fell asleep Acts To fall asleep means to die A long life is not the objective fulfilling God's purpose for your life is Focus on what God has given you not on what He did not give you One day we too will [... more]

David A Man of Passion and Destiny [... more]

School cafeterias like large catering businesses often prepare more food than is consumed simply because they can rsquo t perfectly predict the need and leftover food goes to waste Yet there are many students who don rsquo t have enough food to eat at home and who go hungry on weekends One US school district partnered with a local non-profit to find a solution They packaged leftovers to send home with students and simultaneously addressed the problems of both food waste and hunger While most people wouldn rsquo t look at an abundance of money as a problem the way [... more]

When I saw the massive volume of Leo Tolstoy rsquo s War and Peace on my friend rsquo s bookshelf I confessed ldquo I rsquo ve never actually made it all the way through that rdquo ldquo Well rdquo Marty chuckled ldquo When I retired from teaching I got it as a gift from a friend who told me lsquo Now you rsquo ll finally have time to read it rsquo rdquo The first eight verses of Ecclesiastes state a familiar natural rhythm of the activities of life with some arbitrary choices No matter what stage of life we find [... more]

Join us for worship- For more information about Grace Church please visit www graceharrisburg org [... more]

Something calamitous occurred between verses that turned the earth into a dark expanse covered with water without form and void What took place To support this ministry financially visit https www oneplace com donate [... more]

We continue our series reviewing the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series this time chapter Remembering Forgetting and Re-remembering th-century LDS plural marriage written by Signature Book publisher George D Smith For more on the Gospel Topics essays visit mrm org gospel-topics-essays [... more]

The very first step in getting wisdom is wanting to get the wisdom of God It's a matter of life and death Left to ourselves we'll pursue perfectionism We'll become paralyzed by dishonor and criticism We'll become proud in our knowledge and intellectualism We'll get wasted in the emptiness of hedonism Wisdom will draw you to the Creator of wisdom and the giver of wisdom and the word of God's wisdom which points to the gospel of wisdom [... more]

I am one of millions of people worldwide who suffer from SAD seasonal affective disorder a type of depression common in places with limited sunlight due to short winter days When I begin to fear winter rsquo s frozen curse will never end I rsquo m eager for any evidence that longer days and warmer temperatures are coming The first signs of spring mdash flowers successfully braving their way through the lingering snow mdash also powerfully remind me of the way God rsquo s hope can break through even our darkest seasons The prophet Micah confessed this even while enduring [... more]

What a waste of time thought Harley Her insurance agent was insisting they meet again Harley knew it would be yet another boring sales pitch but she decided to make the most of it by looking for an opportunity to talk about her faith Noticing that the agent rsquo s eyebrows were tattooed she hesitantly asked why and discovered that the woman did it because she felt it would bring her luck Harley rsquo s question was a risky detour from a routine chat about finances but it opened the door to a conversation about luck and faith which gave [... more]

Today Terry and Donna share their powerful story of raising their child with disabilities If this describes your experience or someone you know we pray this is an incredible source of hope for you Series Modern Family a series on parenting [... more]

Pastor Robert explains that even though we are saved by grace our works and behavior still matter [... more]

Carolina Journal has spent more than years exposing government boondoggles CJ recently revisited two of the most prominent ill-fated projects that left taxpayers on the hook Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson discusses the -year anniversary of the failed Randy Parton Theatre in Roanoke Rapids and the -year anniversary of the disappointing Global TransPark surrounding the Kinston Airport America faces numerous foreign policy and national security threats Van Hipp tracks them as chairman of American Defense International Inc During a recent visit to Raleigh Hipp spelled out his key concerns about interlocking threats from North Korea radical Islam and other sources The term [... more]