2016-02-23T23:54:10-08:00

Merv Mattair and I share a lot in common. He is constantly reaching out to his community (albeit on the other side of the country than me), impacting the lives of young people all over Madison County, Florida. He’s an author, a radio host and motivational speaker, doing what he is called to do by God: to reach out to people, love them, disciple them, and speak truth in love. He often speaks on sexual risk avoidance and abstinence and... Read more

2015-10-27T11:15:09-08:00

   To purchase the entire DVD set of the Summit Lecture Series, visit summit.org. Virtually Every social problem we have can be traced back to a problem in a family. Also, every child deserves a mother and a father – not to say that every child gets one, but every child does deserve one. Or, as liberal author David Blankenhorn wrote in his book “The Future of Marriage”: “Across history and cultures… marriage’s single most fundamental idea is that every child needs... Read more

2016-02-24T03:35:13-08:00

The Bible is THE one and only Life-Giving Book. But how to approach it? In this podcast, you will be given the answer to that question! Courtesy of Jesus, we will learn how to read it! With all of its 66 books, printed in minuscule font, with no pictures, strange names, weird customs, unfamiliar geography, violent history, where do we even start? What’s the first step? More to the point, what is our connection to this great book? My friends, the... Read more

2016-02-24T02:52:41-08:00

I like to help my friends. I just wish they would be more deliberate in their asking for my help. Here’s what I mean: If they need my help to empty their septic tank, they should simply ask, “Hey, Daren, could you help me dig up my septic tank on Saturday?” Then I can reply, “Oh. I’m busy.” And we can get on with our lives. It’s simple. Instead, I hear (too often): “Hey, Daren… ya got any plans... Read more

2016-02-23T01:49:25-08:00

I’ve got three boys: a nine-year-old and twin six-year-olds. And yesterday, I made the biggest mistake ever! I offered to them that we could do “…whatever you want!” They didn’t have an immediate answer, but eventually the topic of donuts for breakfast came up. You wouldn’t think this would be a big deal… until the day played itself out. First off, we had to run by Target that afternoon, so on the way I called the donut shop. It was... Read more

2016-02-23T03:59:12-08:00

I want to revisit a word the Lord gave me at the beginning of this year, 2015. In going back over it now, with just two months left of the year, I am amazed at reading it again and how it has come to pass and even now is still unfolding, not only in my life but in lives around me. This is how is started… On New Year’s Eve I felt the call to start the year with... Read more

2015-10-22T13:24:27-08:00

(The following was originally published at www.CareyGreen.com.) There really IS a secret to having a healthy mindset… It’s not some magic formula or recipe or ritual. It’s not some guru’s three-step program. It’s a simple truth Jesus spoke that opens the doors to a healthier way of thinking, but requires that YOU open yourself up to changes that you may have been resisting all your life. What is the secret to a healthy mindset? Here it is… straight from Jesus’... Read more

2016-02-23T23:42:08-08:00

Your daily priorities:          God          Spouse          Children          Work          Church          Leisure Time & Fellowship All these need to be put in proper order. 1 Timothy 3:1-13 gives us a great description of this: If anyone wants to provide leadership in the church, good! But there are preconditions: A leader must be well-thought-of, committed to his wife, cool and collected, accessible, and hospitable. He must know what he’s talking about, not be overfond of wine, not... Read more

2016-02-23T01:34:19-08:00

Babies begin to learn from the ages of 6 – 8 months that they are a separate being from their parents and others.  Before now, baby probably could be passed around from one person to the next without any fuss.  But as he is learning to distinguish between himself and others, he may develop stranger anxiety.  So before you leave baby with someone new, make sure he feels comfortable and secure.  Babies of separation and divorce seem to have... Read more

2016-02-23T23:54:30-08:00

Today’s media is telling our kids a consistent lie: There are no consequences from living in the “hook up culture” – or going from person to person to person, sexually – as long as you use a condom, you’re safe and nothing will happen to you. But what happens when (not if, but when) that condom breaks? Even the Center for Disease Control admits – and makes it mandatory that condom manufacturers print on the packaging – that condoms... Read more

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