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There is therefore no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus , who walk not after the flesh , but after the Spirit

The city of Natchez, Mississippi is offering people who can work remotely $6,000 if they will relocate, buy a home, and stay for at least one year. Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson said the city is offering a one –time payment of $2,500 and a $300 monthly stipend for a year, if those workers will move and buy…

The city of Syracuse, New York found a unique way to motivate residents to pay their back taxes. Working with researchers from Syracuse University, city official wrote and signed thousands of notes by hands, rather than sending the standard legal demand notices. As a result, the city collected $1.5 million…

In Introducing Emotional Intelligence: A Practical Guide, David Walton writes, “Self-awareness is about understanding ourselves and knowing what pushes our buttons and why. Our past and our self-image play a large part in how we choose to interpret other people’s behaviour. More importantly, it also…

When Amber Schonhoft was moving from Indianapolis to Denver, the truck containing everything she owned was stolen from an East Denver hotel. The truck was found later in a pond, but her possessions were gone. A local television station heard about Schonhoft’s plight and presented a story about how she…

An 81-year-old Michigan man recently discovered a son he didn’t know he had. In 1959 Tony Trapani’s ex-lover sent him a letter to inform him he had a son in Pennsylvania, but he never received the letter. His wife intercepted the letter and hid it from him for more than 50 years. When she died in 2014,…

Culling the Army of God Purpose: To equip saints to be effective soldiers in the Lord's Army. Judges 7:2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved…

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — A Tampa Bay area high school baseball coach has been temporarily relieved of his duties while authorities investigate the killing and burial of a snake on his team's field. Palm Harbor University High School second baseman Zach Sobel says Jeremy Albrecht told the team last week that…

Friendliness needs to be taught, but many Christians have never learnt how to reach out to people. My Dad was in the Foreign Office, representing Her Majesty’s Government around the world. He had to host posh cocktail parties to fly the flag and develop friendships between governments. I learned that…

People are drawn to friendly places. From the greeters at Wal-Mart to the smiling barista at your local coffee shop, businesses have learned to appreciate the value of creating a friendly first impression. Friendliness is the first step in building community. Places like Barnes & Noble and Starbucks…

Survivor of accident recounts fateful day “I was going to ask him why he pushed me.” The push was a quick, forceful blow, Chris Grays recalled. Strong enough to make Grays, 24, stumble backward. It was like those typical, initial shoves to the chest men give just before they clench the fists and swing…

Karen Mains distinguishes between Hospitality and Entertaining: Entertaining says, "I want to impress you with my home, my clever decorating, my cooking." Hospitality, seeking to minister, says, "This home is a gift from my Master. I use it as he desires." Hospitality aims to serve. Entertaining puts…

British statesman and financier Cecil Rhodes, whose fortune was used to endow the world-famous Rhodes Scholarships, was a stickler for correct dress—but apparently not at the expense of someone else's feelings. A young man invited to dine with Rhodes arrived by train and had to go directly to Rhodes's…

The effectiveness of the Bible in your life lies in how much of it you obey. The US Department of the Interior once conducted an experiment using migratory birds. The birds were tagged with metal strips reading "Wash. Biol. Surv."—for Washington Biological Survey. The code was changed, so the story goes,…

NAME The clerk at a German gas station recently helped police arrested the man who stole his identity and used his credit card. The thief attempted to buy $90 worth of items at the gas station. When he handed the clerk a credit card, the clerk saw that the name on the card was his own. He locked the…

Junior had just received his brand new driver’s license. To celebrate, the whole family trooped out to the driveway and climbed into the car for his inaugural drive. Dad immediately headed to the back seat, directly behind the newly minted driver. “I’ll bet you’re back there to get a change of scenery…

EMERGENCY NUMBERS PRINT OUT AND KEEP IT WITH YOUR BIBLE. USE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY! HANDY REFERENCE LIST OF EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS When in sorrow.....................................call John 14 When men fail you.................................call Psalm 27 When you have sinned..............................call…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…