Move beyond the superficial to finding what matters most, including inspiration stories to move you to take action and change your life and the lives of the people you care about most.
Learn some of the best biblical and spiritual practices for living life at a different level.
Why Moses highlighted Babylon was built with bricks and not with stones, and why the choice between these two are made by each of use every day. And why Peter was given a new name by Jesus.
•You get what you fight for, what you contend for, not what you want. ~Billy Burke
•Which would I rather be—a brick in secular society or a living stone in the kingdom of God?
Ultimately, no man or woman is happy unless they have found a way to contribute beyond themselves. ~Tony Robbins
-My father was an emotionally alive but suppressed man. We loved each other, but shared very few moments of real encounter. One time James Dobson interviewed us after we wrote a book together, God of My Father. In the interview Dr. Dobson leaned toward my dad and warmly said, “Mr. Crabb, you must be very proud of your son.” I struggled to maintain my composure. My father had never put into words that he loved me or was proud of me. I waited, not sure if I was stretched out on a guillotine or about to be crowned. My dad replied, “We have to be careful not to get big heads, but yes, God has used Larry in a variety of ways.” That was it. The blade dropped. It has been hard to get my head back in place. At that moment, I would have given anything to see Dad beam and say, “Dr. Dobson, if I had my choice of any man in history, I’d have chosen Larry for my son.” But he did not say that at all. (Larry Crabb)
-I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. (Apostle Paul)
-What the first three centuries of church history were really like (a time period marked by incredible violence, matched by even greater faith).
-Max Lucado on the next twelve hours.
-Two life changing questions.
-The remarkable story of Paul and Michelle, two students who were cruelly written off by a teacher, who then went on to change many lives.
Your enemies thought your best days were over, but you were just getting started!
My husband’s from five generations of preachers. I thank God for his rich blessings. And I’m from five generations of heathens. Thank God for the blood of Jesus. (Paula White)
Over HALF of all a doctor learned in medical school is no longer valid after 18 months.
All behavior comes out of belief. (Robert Kiyosaki)
I began to shout at the top of my voice, day after day, confessing hour after hour, “My God meets all my needs according to His riches in glory by Jesus Christ!” (Kenneth Copeland)
As Les Brown says, “If you want to keep getting what you're getting, keep doing what you're doing.” The power of choices and consequences illustrated in the lives of a crooked lawyer and of a WWII hero whose lives are forever intertwined. Plus, two ways to improve your marriage; a simple step to change your prayer life; a remarkable study on money and happiness, and a miracle out of Thailand's rice fields.
Two words to anchor your faith; a study on miracles and why they happen; the story behind "I Can Only Imagine"; Jimi Hendrix' plea for help; 3 questions to help you get absolute clarity for your life and future; and Rita Klaus, who went from nun to atheist to experiencing a miracle you have to hear to believe.
"A man/woman blessed by God may or may not be wealthy by the world’s standards,•but he/she enjoys a quality of life that most billionaires would envy." (Robert Morris)
"Your life moves in the direction of your most dominant thoughts." (Ken Gaub)
"You have the right to experience the blessing of God in operation every day of your life." (Jerry Savelle)
If you owned a donkey in Moses's day, you had to kill it or purchase it with a lamb. Find out why and learn to live in the grace of God EVERYDAY.
•One way our faith is released is through our words. There is a connection between speaking favor and receiving favor.
•Every day you should declare,
•“I have the favor of God.
•Favor is on my family.
•Favor is on my health.
•Favor is on my business.
•Favor is on my finances.
•Father, thank You that Your favor is endorsing me.” (Joel Osteen)
•I am _________ and I am here to pray for you and encourage you.
•God is greater than your sickness. God can heal your body. God will get you through this.
•“Lord, let your healing happen in this room. Satan, you must leave. You’re a liar, and your words have no merit. This man/woman/child is bought by God. We pray in Jesus’ name, amen.” (Dennis McDonald)
•Jesus can move mountains, so he can and will act on your behalf. He loves you! So receive his love and his power.
•Quit doubting the King of Kings and teacher of all teachers. Believe in him and step into the resurrection power that is already yours in Christ Jesus. He is who he says he is - believe him!
•The Lord exposes our weaknesses so we'll come to him and find our rest and hope in him. He wants you to come to him and stop imagining terrible scenarios. Has he not brought you this far?
•That's the creator of the ends of the Earth in your court! On your side! He is for you, not against you. Trust in him. Worship him.
•Take your position in praise and prayer and he will set ambushes for the enemy. (Denalyn Lucado)
Powerful testimonies of God's grace and second chances; atheists Madalyn Murray O'Hair and Christopher Hitchens; Adolf Coors and the power of forgiveness; and the story of the white ribbon and what it means to come home.
Faith talks and so does fear, our choice determines which one we use. (Here are some powerful faith confessions anyone can use immediately to improve their spiritual and emotional life). Plus, find out what happens next in Pilgrims’ Progress when Christian encounters the man in the iron cage, two lions, several doubters, and the angels at the cross who leave a mark on his forehead. Finally; Charles Capps, Emile Coue, John Avanzini, and Eva Mendez on victorious confession and why you have to take back what the devil stole.
• The meaning of having “hind’s feet in high places” and why it will lead you to next level living; the powerful message of the second most read book after the Bible, and why it contains some of the world’s deepest truths; what happens when you move from WHY to WHAT; and why the meaning must change before your life will change.
Why David chose a palm tree as a metaphor for your life in the book of Psalms; plus, Victoria Arlen on what she prayed while in a coma; Mike Ilitch on an incredible dream come true against all odds; why trouble is transportation to your destiny; why you have big problems (because you are not average); how “You can make it your excuse, or you can make it your purpose”; defining hysterical strength; and the top 10 toy sales of all time.
What happens when Satan seeks to sift you like wheat and how to have your victory assured; plus, the importance of Einstein’s words, “Nothing happens until something moves”; how to heal a broken marriage; Favio Chavez on doing the impossible; Matthew Henry on transforming affliction; Joel Osteen on facing critics; and two athletes who stopped a hijacker on a plane they were not meant to be on.
Rene Peoc'h showed in a fascinating study that even baby chickens can influence their circumstances, how much more you and me! Plus, a study on the power of thought that was repeated by two more universities because the results were so mind blowing; why the average emotion lasts just 90 seconds and how you can use this for your own victory; the three things that lead to defeat; plus several examples of over comers you can emulate!
Understanding one of the most compelling verses in all of scripture, Isaiah 28:21, and the strange work of God.
•English Standard Version
•For the LORD will rise up…to do his deed—strange is his deed! and to work his work—alien is his work!
•Christian Standard Bible
•…to do his work, his unexpected work, and to perform his task, his unfamiliar task.
•American Standard Version
•…his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
•Aramaic Bible
•his strange works, and to do his acts, his strange acts.
•Brenton Translation
•his wrath shall deal strangely, and his destruction shall be strange.
•Douay-Rheims Bible
•that he may do his work, his strange work: that he may perform his work, his work is strange to him.
From Martin Luther to John Newton, men and women down through history have experienced what God's grace is really like, and then went on to be world changers. The same can be true for you and me. Plus, why early Christians faced west when being baptized; what parents did to heal their regret (and created a miracle); and a modern day story of grace you must hear to believe.
Paul uses a word one time about having victory over the devil, and when you know it your spiritual life will move to the next level; plus what one media giant did about unfair treatment; how John Wesley responded to an assault; why your prayers must be bold (and what that means); how fully Jesus gained your victory; why unbelievers "perish"; and who our voices need to resemble.
The story behind one of the world's most life changing songs; advice from the richest man in the world; why problems are essential for growth; ultra marathon runner Dean Karnazes (who rant 350 miles nonstop) on why being comfortable makes one miserable; some sad "sports" realities about angry parents; Kanellos Kanellopoulos' impossible flight; Tony Robbins on why "There is excitement in creation, not in maintenance"; Hudson Taylor's miracle sailing event; and the one reason J.R.R. Tolkien says he finished his legendary work.