20-01-2005 As Christians, we are to love God with all of our being--heart, mind, soul and strength. But many of us tend to overemphasize one aspect or another, and as a result, our faith becomes imbalanced. Some of us have an intellectual faith but lack compassion or spiritual discipline. Others of us have...
01-01-1964 A Timely Message for all Females-Mothers, Youngsters, Singles. In every age, in every circumstance, women remain women. Like Leah, unattractive women still clutch desperately at any means of holding the man they love; and like Leah's beautiful sister Rachel, beautiful women still feel life owes...
01-01-1980 The authority of the believer: a compilation of the authority of the believer and the authority of the intercessor Few believers realize the mighty impact of believing prayer upon the faces of darkness. John MacMillanintroduces this dimension of intercessary prayer in The Authority of the...
01-01-2010 The Power of a Whisper Participant's Guide: Hearing God, Having the Guts to Respond In this four-session small group bible study, The Power of a Whisper, Bill Hybels casts vision for what life can look like when directed by divine input – whispers – from above. Through firsthand accounts spanning...
01-01-2014 Exhausted. Overwhelmed. Overscheduled. Sound familiar? Today’s velocity of life can consume and control us . . . until our breakneck pace begins to feel normal and expected. That’s where the danger lies: When we spend our lives doing things that keep us busy but don’t really matter, we sacrifice...
01-01-2007 What is the one aspect of this broken world that, when you see it, touch it, get near it, you just can’t stand? Very likely, that firestorm of frustration reflects your holy discontent, a reality so troubling that you are thrust off the couch and into the game. It’s during these defining times...
01-01-2013 "How To Maximise Your Life' is a compiled and revised edition of ""The Maximised Life Series"" by Brian Houston. First published as five separate books, this complete collection brings together several Biblical truths for living with purpose, building intimate and meaningful relationships and...
01-01-2011 After extensive study of over 1,000 churches, researchers discovered that no matter the size, denomination, budget, or geography--highly effective churches excel at these four principles-- 1: Get People Moving, 2: Embed the Bible, 3: Create Ownership, 4: Pastor the Community In Move, you'll...
01-01-2016 "There must be more to the Christian life than this―more than church each Sunday and waving to my neighbors and giving some clothes to Goodwill when I go through my closet each spring."These aren't bad things, of course. But they're safe and comfortable and easy. And there's a reason they're not...
01-01-2012 As a college student he spent 16 days in the Pacific Ocean with five guys and a crate of canned meat. As a father he took his kids on a world tour to eat ice cream with heads of state. He made friends in Uganda, and they liked him so much he became the Ugandan consul. He pursued his wife for...