Daily Devotionals

A few months ago, I bought some waterproof mascara. Our son is getting married to his high school sweetheart this Friday, on the fifth anniversary of his asking her to be his girlfriend. It will be a joyful celebration of young love, and I wanted to be ready for the tears. But I opened up the...

Target. Netflix. Chick-fil-A. What do all three of these have in common? If you guessed “drains on my bank account,” you’d be right. But the correct answer is consumerism. Guess what’s not on the list: marriage. A consumer mindset is fine when you’re ordering at...

A Man's Purpose

Posted by David Griffin on Jun 08, 2021

For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for...

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. — 1 Peter 4:10 A little boy was walking along a busy city street on a cold winter day. A woman out shopping saw the small boy and noticed that the coat...

Telling people about Jesus might be as simple as showing people how Jesus would act. In the New Testament book of Matthew, Jesus was asked by Philip what God was like. It’s a great question. Philip was curious to know the nature and the characteristics of God. Rather than telling Philip...

A Chance to Serve

Posted by Randy Wade on May 24, 2021

Our church is launching an incredible opportunity June 12–19 for c|Lifers here and around the world to intentionally serve others. We believe that if those who call c|Life home will take a moment to look around, they will see both physical and spiritual needs abound. As we open our eyes...

My niece will graduate from high school this week. The past week has been full of programs, banquets, awards, small-town senior traditions, and celebrations of our sweet girl. She is a precious gift. She gave a speech last week and quoted her mom (my sister) as saying, “I will never love...

Unique and Equal

Posted by Cliff Watson on May 20, 2021

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. — Genesis 1:27 What color are your eyes? Blue? Green? Brown? Hazel? Gray? Amber? Are they a dark shade or light? What about your personality? Are you an extrovert or introvert? Type A...

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the opportunity to get on my soapbox and share with you something that I am very passionate (and right) about. Let me start by… Hey, what’s this? What’s this in my soapbox? Apparently, it’s soap. Funny, I never stopped to think about...

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the...