The Gift of Moral Pain

Obstacles and distractions have a way of making us either bitter or better. Whatever happens we can trust that God's sovereign purpose will be fulfilled in the end. Think about it: if His plans and dreams for us are extraordinary, His means of achieving them are extraordinary too.

In this fascinating message, Doug Small makes the Old Testament principle of "memorial stones" come alive for our day! Filled with testimonies from his own life, he exhorts the listener on the necessity of sharing stories of God's working – memorials of a living and powerful God!

Ever since the time Doug Small shared this simple message from Genesis 18 with our staff in Oak Brook, it has been a favorite, a kind of benchmark for beginning to begin to put in words the spirit of a personal prayer life. Praying is so much more than asking and acquiring answers.

A straightforward exposition of Ephesians 5 brings a whole new meaning to the responsibilities and rewards of being a husband. What is my role? What is her role? How can these become more than "token roles" in the family? I know we are to be a picture of Christ and the Church.