Goal Setting, Scheduling and Organization

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.

From the light of his countenance you would never guess that, like Paul, Dan Lucarini once scorned the new life he now preaches.

To understand our current place in the kingdom of God, it is well worth it to take a trip back in time to seek for wisdom. How does He deal with civilizations and nations?

We've all heard the command, "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" (1 Thessalonians 5:18). While there is always something to be grateful for, is it really reasonable to expect someone to give thanks for everything?