Loving Your Enemies by Robert Ricciardelli
Anybody can love a friend, but the proving of agape love comes when we love our enemies. Through the power of God’s love we are able bless those who curse us and we can hold back from retaliating to...
View ArticleHope for Despairing Christians by Tony Campolo
Hope for Despairing Christians In A World That is Getting Worse and Worse by Tony Campolo By Tony Campolo For many Evangelical Christians, the normative attitude is to view world history with despair....
View ArticleYour Greatest Hiding Place by Robert Ricciardelli
Have you ever felt like hiding under a rock, or just getting away from it all? Sometimes we need a place of safety, a place of rest when we feel overwhelmed by the circumstances of life. God has the...
View ArticleMoving Past Our Myths About Creativity by John C. Maxwell
The following moral/ethical dilemma supposedly was included on an actual job application: You are driving down the road at night during a torrential downpour, when you pass by a bus stop. Three people...
View ArticleThe Unshakeable Kingdom by Francis Frangipane
As the year 2011 comes to a close, it is hard to be unaffected by the massive earthquakes that occurred these past years. Remember, it was just 2004 when the great South Asian Tsunami roared along the...
View ArticleThe Power of Treating Others Well by Robert Ricciardelli
The way you treat others has a direct impact on the effectiveness of your prayers, and the prayers of those who live righteously are powerful. When we aren’t treating others with love, honor, and...
View ArticleSpirit of Love, Power, and a Sound Mind by Robert Ricciardelli
So many people today are living with less than God’s best because they’ve allowed fear to take root in their lives. Fear brings torment, can paralyze us, and keep us from our upward calling. God has...
View ArticleOvercoming Our Presuppositions by Robert Ricciardelli
Locked and loaded in our presuppositions can cut off meaningful conversations, relationships, and truths that might be discovered through the perspectives of others. The suppositional truth we have...
View ArticleGod is Not in Control By Robert Ricciardelli
Presuppositions are not absolute truth The title “God is Not in Control” may at first glance shock you, but let me explain. There are many believers that have fallen into a deterministic world-view....
View ArticleOne Nation Under God and Above Nationalism by Robert Ricciardelli
We have just come out of a presidential election. Some Christ followers are happy, some are not, some have concern, and some continue to live in fear. I do not have a problem with concern, but I do...
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