Building, Growing and Loving Like Jesus (Take Five)
In today’s Take Five, we visit stories of love given and received, of people who are pursuing beautiful things that…
Category: Relationships
Spilling Water and God’s Grace in my Family
In her excitement of being out for dinner, Jessica moved her hand and her water glass toppled over, all over…
The Power of Words to Break or Build
Have you ever experienced painful or damaging words? What about beautiful, truthful and encouraging ones? In this post, Keith references…
Because of My Love For You, a Poem of Communion
This poem is by Frank Carpenter, written as a meditation on the act of taking the Lord’s Supper. Because of…
Discipleship, Friendship and Family (Take Five)
In our lives, God gives us people – some difficult, encouraging, beautiful, fun or challenging – and he helps us…
Love for God and Others (Take Five)
This week’s Take Five links are all about love. Love for God, for others and even for those we don’t…
Healthy vs. Unhealthy Fear
Do you remember what you were afraid of as a kid? Snakes? Ghosts? We had tons of things we were…
Meaningful Parenting and Leadership (Take Five)
Both leadership and parenting are vulnerable positions to be in – we are called to exert our influence for God’s…
The Most Important Relationships (Take Five)
Around Valentine’s Day, we tend to focus on just romantic relationships, in particular those that lead to chocolates and roses.…
Eldercare
Did you know there are eight times more Americans over 65 than at the turn of this century – their…
The Fruit of the Spirit
Scripture tells us that the “Fruit of the Spirit” is an essential part of our Christian growth and that it…
Marriage Builders: Resolve and Prevent Conflict
Conflict is a part of life, and we often make it worse by not embracing or understanding God’s grace and…