Prohibition
- July 18, 2017
- by
- Houston Clark
What should you ban from your life today?
Abraham Lincoln supposedly said “so you’re the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war” to Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. That is quite the claim from an acclaimed man, especially considering that Stowe was a woman during a time when women were not valued as highly as they are today. Harriet was and is no doubt worthy of much acclaim herself; however, her father, Lyman Beecher, might have her beat. Lyman, a Presbyterian minister, had his hand in many jars...
On Sin
- July 13, 2017
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
Sometimes I wonder why I sin. I wonder why I continually rebel against my God. I wonder why I do “what I do not...
The World’s Worst Pump-Up Speech
- June 27, 2017
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
Matthew 10:5-27
Some of the grandest and most important leaders in world history harnessed the power of motivational speeches to spur their subjects on to...
The Power to Forgive
- June 22, 2017
- by
- Chris Lawson
Among all ways followers of Jesus are called to live like Jesus, none of them are as difficult as forgiving those who hurt you....
If Chairs Could Talk
- June 21, 2017
- by
- Lori Travers
“How many chairs are in your house?”
It was a simple question the local DJ asked and although I was in the middle of the...
The Art of Self-Death
- June 15, 2017
- by
- Conner Song
On June 22nd, 2016, in Weaverville, North Carolina, like it was my destiny all along, I discovered one of my favorite Bible verses of...
Painting and Patience
- June 14, 2017
- by
- Josh Godwin
When my wife and I moved into our new house a few months ago, our eyes immediately went to some projects around the house...
Am I Too Comfortable?
- June 13, 2017
- by
- Jared Odenbeck
Everyone wants to be comfortable. In America, people lay down to sleep amidst nearly a dozen pillows on mattresses tailored to their preferred firmness....
I Lost My Memory (Card)
- June 07, 2017
- by
- Lori Travers
Losing stuff is becoming a career lately.
It started with my, progressive, scratch- shielded, Kate Spade, prescription sunglasses. Taking out a small loan...
Preach the Gospel
- June 05, 2017
- by
- Sage Blalock
“Preach the Gospel at all times. When necessary, use words.”
If you have ever been involved with a youth group, you’ve probably heard someone, maybe...