Time By Grant Phillips From January 1st to December 31st our calendars encompass holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, church events, vacations, doctor appointments, business meetings, school days, athletic events, work days, week-ends, parties, celebrations, funerals, weddings, and much, much more. From the sound of the morning alarm clock until the time it’s…
Forgiving One’s Self By Grant Phillips One of the hardest things for Christians to do is to forgive ourselves. I know. I’ve been there. You have too, if you will admit it. We all have. If, as a child of God, we ask His forgiveness for sin that has harmed…
Salt and Light in the Darkness By Howard Green In the course of our day to day activities, we come into contact with many people. At first glance, people seem to be ok as they go about their business. They may look happy, content, busy, nervous, or simply have an…
Can I Change? By Grant Phillips How many times have those who really want to change their attitude and mental lifestyle asked themselves that question? How many times have we tried over and over to be a better person? Even many who do not know Jesus as their own personal…
Hope at Christmas By Matt Ward "For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ" (Phil. 3:20). One of the most important messages ever given by Jesus before he ascended into Heaven has brightened Christmas every year for centuries. It…
In The Blink Of An Eye By Grant Phillips “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” (1 Corinthians 15:52) In the above verse we see that when…
Was Jesus Really Born of a Virgin? By Nathan Jones Christmas is a wonderful time of year full of family and friends, long vacations, tasty food, joyous music, good cheer, and of course, presents. Beyond all these things that make Christmas so enjoyable, the real reason for the season is…
Hope Springs Eternal By Tim Wildmon At morning staff devotions recently, Cortney Westbrook Sargent, one of our Urban Family Communications personalities, talked about gardening and how you have to maintain the garden if you expect to reap the rewards. He made the point that although you have to plant the…
Life’s Most Important Choices A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Recently I’ve been asked about witnessing to “unsaved believers” as one writer called them. I usually refer to them as Christians-in-name-only. They call themselves Christians and do some things that make them appear to be Christians. They go to Church,…
Simply Do Nothing By Grant Phillips "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." - Edmund Burke “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of…