Christmas, a much ballyhooed time of the year. The push-pull between all the online sellers and the brick and mortar people…the rush to out decorate neighbors…over spending on gifts that will mostly be forgotten within days…Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Green Tuesday, Cyber Week, Twelve days of “deals.” The hype is everywhere. Drone deliveries, UPS executives […]

Your Move with Andy Stanley is a selection of broadcast resources originating from North Point Ministries in Alpharetta, Georgia. Andy just finished a series called What Do You Really Want? In the episode link below, Andy helped us understand that we’ll never get what we really want until we discover what is most valuable. He

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13 Borrowed this story from our friends, Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott: The Rev. Mr. Bowen was struck with an inspired idea while taking a shower. He was tired of hearing the parishioners at

It all began while they were attending a weekend Marriage Retreat and the facilitator asked the guys to name their wife’s favorite flower. One fellow leaned over to his bride and whispered, “I think it’s Pillsbury Self-Rising”…that’s when the fight started. So, in that vein, how much do you know about your mate? “Summertime, and

What if… …You knew when your life was going to end and that the end was imminent? What difference would it make in what you do today? This NUGGET is a testimonial to my little sister, Nan Richards. Three years my junior, we had all the stereotypical big brother/little sister exchanges growing up. Our paths

We throw these two words around rather loosely in everyday parlance, but when it comes to marriage, there really is not a distinction without a difference. Despite the concept of covenant seen throughout the Bible, we don’t often use the word covenant in conversation. Most of us have little understanding of the word. When we

A group of Bible teachers were sitting in the leaders’ meeting at a Bible study discussing God’s forgiveness compared to our own. One woman talked about her husband’s complaint that she often brought up his past sins when they got into an argument. He said he was sure she was telling the truth about the

Doesn’t that make you want to grab your spouse and do a spin around the floor together? For The Gorgeous Redhead and me our song is Anne Murray’s “Could I Have This Dance For The Rest Of My Life“ https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-mozilla-002&hsimp=yhs-002&hspart=mozilla&p=Could+I+Have+This+Dance#id=5&vid=d1a58ca2794e5c051402f8b6eb3e3035&action=click How about you? Do you and your spouse have a song? I’m not sure what

It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of person kind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely. –Leo Buscaglia Love is that itchy twitchy feeling, right? It’s all

Learn to “Mend it” not “End it”! 3 Wreckers to Watch Out For There are more of these, but here are three biggies. Read the description and listen to yourself in conversation with your wife or husband over the next few days. The first step in getting rid of a relationship wrecker is to recognize