Beautiful Testimonies

October 30, 2012

All month we’ve featured articles by the different speakers from this year’s A Beautiful Weekend. While dynamic speakers are part of the retreat experience, one...

Big Mama's Quilt: Part II

October 26, 2012

by Sharon TubbsMy grandmother’s quilts were sewn together with old cloth scraps. Individually, those scraps were useless. But woven together they had a greater purpose,...

Big Mama's Quilt: Part I

October 23, 2012

by Sharon TubbsI remember the cold winter nights growing up in Indiana. My sister and I would snuggle together beneath the covers. We needed a...

My Identity in Christ

October 16, 2012

by Loryn Smith“The Christian Gospel is that I am so flawed that Jesus had to die for me, yet I am so loved and valued...

What did I get myself into?

October 14, 2012

by Renee ScottAfter a period of time the romantic notions that created beautiful sparks in the beginning of a relationship may start to fade. In...

Friends in a Facebook World

October 9, 2012

by Leslee StewartFor many years I thought the more friends I had in my life, the better my life must be. I spent most of...

Talking to Your Kids About Sex

October 5, 2012

by Kristin Bonham and Jeanna WhiteWhen do you talk to your kids about sex? What do you say? Is it really that time already? Can’t...

Can You Hear Me Now?

October 2, 2012

by Debbie AltmanIn our 30 years of full-time ministry, the question we are asked most is, “How do I hear the voice of God?” People...

Get Yourself a Bible Promise

September 28, 2012

by Leslee StewartWhen my mom was a little girl, growing up in the First Baptist Church of Norman, Oklahoma, her pastor taught her a simple...