Are You and Your Family in the Spiritual Fast Lane?

Dr. Randy Carlson You want to put Jesus front and center in your family’s life, but with so many “urgent” activities vying for their time and attention, that can be easier said than done. Too often we trip ourselves up by taking an all-or-nothing, take-no-prisoners attitude when it comes to turning over a new spiritual […]

5 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself

Helen Keller said, “The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard but must be felt in the heart.” Helen Keller could not hear or see, which makes that an even more profound and beautiful statement. We can live our lives every day, but if you and I don’t […]

Are You Just Getting By?

Dr. Randy Carlson As Easter approaches, we as Christ followers turn our attention to the incredible sacrifice God made. Through the death, burial and resurrection of His one and only Son, He offered each of us the gift of eternal life. But today, I want to ask you to consider something more. [bctt tweet=”Eternal life […]

4 Practical Ideas for Helping Others Who Hurt

By Dr. Randy Carlson   Every day my team and I hear from people who are lost and alone, hurt and desperate for comfort. Many are in some of the darkest moments in their lives. They face tragedy alone, hurting and feeling no one understands. You may know someone battling a tough illness. You may […]

Are You Pleasing Christ Jesus?

By Dr. Randy Carlson As I have mentioned, I am a “head” person and I like to sit and think about things. I often ask myself questions and recently found myself asking: How does the Bible speak of intentional living? Can you really do it, or is it just a slogan or ministry hype? What […]

Are You Maintaining the Right Course?

All of us, at some point or another, have gotten up in the middle of the night and stumbled in the dark to reach a light. Perhaps like me, you’ve tripped over unknown obstacles or fallen onto rearranged furniture on your way to the light. That is a dark (forgive the pun) picture of what […]