Beware Fall Fall-out, Shelter Needed from Death by Watching…

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 As the temperatures descend and the evenings get chilly most of us move indoors.  Fall leaves fly and the center of family life changes from the backyard and the patio grill to the family room and the entertainment center.  It is a natural change but beware the subtle fall-out that fall may bring to your [...]

Authenticity = Totally Undisputed Credibility; The Difference Between Character and Reputation

It is fascinating to me in our contemporary culture,  how easy it can be for an individual to foist a reputation that is based on very little true substance. 
Our current society feasts on the fluff of evaporating charisma while it starves for the true grit and moral fiber that is needed to shape history.   It has become simpler and simpler to manufacture a reputation [...]

Honoring Dad on Father’s Day

Today is a day for honoring fathers.  I have a wonderful Christian father.
And a wonderful Christian husband who is the father of my children.
 I am doubly blessed!
 My husband is not perfect but in building a family and raising our children he has always sought the wisdom and power of the Lord and I couldn’t have [...]

What You Always Wanted to Know About Sabbath-rest but Were Afraid to Ask!

I took some much needed time off this week. It was a brief respite away from home and my daily grind but it yielded great benefits.
 
Given a few days away, I began the gradual unwinding process that is always needed and required for me to find true rest.
 
Today, I am back at home [...]

Meek and Humble Christians, What a Concept!

At times I grow weary of the way Christians posture themselves with one another.  
Sometimes it seems to me that the main objective of evangelicalism has degraded to being all about “correctness.”
Rather than shining forth the characteristics of Christ and being a beacon of love, peace, mercy and humility to each other and to a hurting world; I [...]

Making a Believing Preparation for the Divine Blessing

 
A Word For Today
From Morning and Evening
by C.H. Spurgeon
Entry May 16th Evening Verse
 
“And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches. For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye and [...]

Passing on Wisdom: The Art of Mentoring

 
Throughout history, training in the areas of marital life, childbearing, mothering and homemaking have always been lessons best passed on through one-on-one relationships.  Generation to generation, the most important of life’s skills have been passed on informally in the context of community.  “True wisdom” has continued down a chain linking older to younger and more [...]

Demonstrating Spiritual Maturity Through Our Emotions

One of the most incredible parts of existing as a human being is coming to grips with the fact that we were created in the very image of God. 
 
As creations made expressly in His image He gave us a mind, will and emotions. 
 
We have the ability to think, to feel and to make [...]

Pray That They Might Follow Jesus Despite the Fray.

According to Dictionary.com the definition of fray is:
 
1. a fight, battle, or skirmish
2. a noisy quarrel or brawl.
 

Today for better or for worse those who are choosing to come to Jesus in America must do so in the midst of a spiritual fray.
 
With heightening societal opposition it is no longer as [...]

Ready for Battle and Dressed to Kill: Ephesians 6:13-20

The average woman in the U.S today can easily recite some fundamental fashion knowledge. She can probably tell you what colors she looks good in, what styles work for her figure and the foundational must-haves of a wardrobe. Some women might even be able to tell you what it takes to dress for success or [...]

Jesus is all about relationship–Are you willing to go there?

Making contact with God and maintaining a meaningful relationship with Him is at the very heart of what it means to be a Christian. The primary purpose for Jesus’ mission to this planet was to pay the way for reconciliation of relationship between God and humankind.  The capability of people to make unhindered and lasting [...]

Pray for Our New President

 
Many Christians were inspired by Rick Warren’s inaugural invocation prayer. 
 
Pastor Warren was straight forward in his prayer and was in no way subtle or apologetic about his faith in Jesus Christ. 
 
In the New Testament we are advised by the Apostle Paul to pray for our leaders.
 
Let’s use Rick Warren’s prayer as inspiration for our own prayers offered [...]

Guarding Your Heart–The Secret to Radiant Health

Pay attention, my child, to what I say.
Listen carefully. 
Don’t lose sight of my words.
Let them penetrate deep within your heart, for they bring life and radiant health to anyone who discovers their meaning.
Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do. 
Proverbs 4:20-23 NLT, First Edition
 
This passage from Proverbs [...]

A Call To Give Thanks

 Thanksgiving by definition means to express gratitude towards God. Thanksgiving was central to the Jewish faith and an essential part of worship according to the Old Testament.  It was offered generally by the Jews in response to God’s concrete acts in history but sacrifice and offerings were also to be given continually out of a grateful [...]

Has your prayer life taken a turn for the better?

What benefits have you experienced during our recent season of prayer at Crossroads? 
For the past eight weeks we have seen a large number of the women at Crossroads commit to improving their prayer lives.  Women have been attending the Wednesday night service and or Thursday night Bible Study and or Friday morning Bible Study and have been participating in [...]

A Call to the School of Prayer

Effective prayer is not as easy as it seems. While on one level prayer is “just conversation with God” and is a privilege that is available to all believers.  The Bible indicates that prayer also comes with an efficiency rating.  Scripture makes it apparent that prayer can be heard or not, be effective or not, [...]