Opinion
Strong spirits: patient and kind
And kindness allows us to see people and treat people as God would.
Gary Schwerin
Opinion
Strong spirits: love all!
Our call is to love all - even and especially those with whom we disagree, even our enemies.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: dying and living
When people said they wanted to follow Jesus, he said, "Count the cost."
Roscoe
Strong spirits: power
Which do you think is more powerful, love or hate?
Roscoe
Strong spirits: run the race
Life, and in particular the life of faith in following Jesus, is a race. And it's not a sprint.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: community
Have you ever been a part of a really wonderful community?
Roscoe
Strong spirits: questions
We ought not be afraid of questions.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: childlike
Can you find the magical in the mundane? Do you remember how to dream?
Roscoe
Strong spirits: what are you looking for?
We are all looking for something. What we should be looking for?
Roscoe
Strong spirits: praise
If you, like me, are weak on praising, go learn from the masters.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: control
Whether it is human nature, or the culture we live in, or some other factor, most of us like to be in control.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: these are the days!
We need a simple solution to keep us on track and moving ahead.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: my biggest appetite
We all have appetites. We hunger and thirst for more than just food and drink
Roscoe
Strong spirits: run the race
All of us are in an Olympics of a sort.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: want to be like Jesus?
Who did you look up to as a kid? Who did you want to be like?
Roscoe
Strong spirits: old or new?
Many of us long for the "good old days." But many of us also long for things to be "new."
Roscoe
Strong spirits: truth!
We combat the lies best by knowing the truth, living in the truth, being filled with the truth.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: working together
We can neither be nor do what God intends if we stand alone.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: standards
There are standards for being a follower of Jesus, but the point is not to simply try harder.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: love and power
For someone you love very much: what would you want them to have?
Roscoe
Strong spirits: ready to help
He knows what it is like. And he knows what to do about it.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: mystery!
Do you like a good mystery?
Roscoe
Strong spirits: one
If love for each other is the evidence we are followers of Jesus, I'm not sure many would conclude that we are.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: summer grace
I don't deserve it. I can't do anything to achieve it.
Roscoe
Strong spirits: the greatest gift
The greatest love is shown when a person gives up his life for his friends.