articles of David W. Chadwell

Thoughts From Matthew, online daily devotionals for 2011 written by David Chadwell. (Mobile viewing version also available.)

The articles printed in Family Lines, "The Weekly Bulletin of the Family of God at West-Ark," written by David Chadwell since November 1996 which were not about a specific local event or situation are included in the list below.
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• Representing God Well - 12 February 2012

• Faith's Challenge - 18 September 2011
• Not All That Is Terrible Is Disaster - 31 July 2011
• What Messes We Produce For Ourselves! - 27 March 2011
• Do You Want To Be A Part of God’s Family? - 20 February 2011
• Lifting the Burden - 6 February 2011
• How Do I Seek Purity? - 30 January 2011
• When Godly People Do Satan’s Work - 23 January 2011

• Who Is He? - 12 December 2010
• Even Jesus Got Tired! - 5 December 2010
• God’s Kingdom - 4 July 2010
• THANKS! - 3 June 2010
• The Power of Tenacity - 30 May 2010
• The Bargain Route May Not Be a Bargain! - 23 May 2010
• What Are You Looking For? - 16 May 2010
• The Difficult Line Separating Wisdom and Foolishness - 9 May 2010
• To Change the Way People Act, Values Must Change - 2 May 2010
• When You Follow Jesus, Something Dies - 25 April 2010
• Could It Be That The Way To Become Something Is To Be Nothing? - 18 April 2010
• No Middle Ground - 11 April 2010
• God, Because You Are! - 4 April 2010
• The Beginning of Faith - 28 March 2010
• Our “Safe Place” - 21 March 2010
• Things That Do And Do Not Burn - 14 March 2010
• Choices - 7 March 2010
• Mistakes and God - 28 February 2010
• Wisdom Does Not Change - 21 February 2010
• Following God Is Never Easy - 14 February 2010
• Lord, Give Us Wisdom - 7 February 2010
• We Want Guests — But Not That Way! - 31 January 2010
• The Powerful Spirit That Triumphs! - 24 January 2010
• “Wish I Could Have Been Abraham!” -- Really? - 17 January 2010
• Good Intentions, Temporary Resolve, or Commitment? - 3 January 2010

• Permanent Good - 20 December 2009
• How Do I Determine My Needs? - 13 December 2009
• The Illusion of Control - 6 December 2009
• Waking the Sleeping Giant - 22 November 2009
• Getting It! - 15 November 2009
• Things Just Keep Changing! - 8 November 2009
• Choosing Life is a Continual Choice - 1 November 2009
• The Challenge - 25 October 2009
• God Knows How To Take Care of Us - 18 October 2009
• "Three Measures of Convenience, Please!" - 11 October 2009
• Assembling, Serving, or Both? - 4 October 2009
• Moving Toward God’s Unity (part 3) - 27 September 2009
• Moving Toward God’s Unity (part 2) - 20 September 2009
• Moving Toward God’s Unity (part 1) - 13 September 2009
• Minutes Lead to Hours, to Days, to Years, to ... ? - 6 September 2009
• Where Will My Knowledge Lead Me? - 30 August 2009
• Our Amazing God! - 23 August 2009
• Are You a “Good Person”? - 16 August 2009
• Lessons From the Past - 9 August 2009
• “Uh-Oh ... I Wanted the Automatic Version!” - 2 August 2009
• Loving Others and Selfishness - 26 July 2009
• I Will Answer For Me - 19 July 2009
• The Big Hurdle - 12 July 2009
• Hang In There! - 5 July 2009
• Believing In What God Did In Jesus - 28 June 2009
• Do You Dare Imagine? - 14 June 2009
• Thank You, God! - 7 June 2009
• A Changeless God in a Changeable World - 24 May 2009
• Grace: Understanding Salvation - 17 May 2009
• God Is the Foundation of Salvation - 10 May 2009
• The Need for Commitment - 3 May 2009
• Jesus Often Did the Unusual - 26 April 2009
• "Lord, What Did You Intend?" - 19 April 2009
• Removing The Stinger - 12 April 2009
• The Urgency of Choosing Wisely - 2 April 2009
• Following Christ Produces A Humble Mind - 19 March 2009
• The Precious Gift of Commitment - 12 March 2009
• Confusion - 5 March 2009
• Access to God - 26 February 2009
• You Can Smell What Has Been Stored Within - 19 February 2009
• It Takes More Than Acquiring The “Outfit” - 12 February 2009
• The Choice - 5 February 2009
• Toothpaste Tubes - 29 January 2009
• The Understanding - 15 January 2009
• The Objective - 8 January 2009
• The Solution - 1 January 2009

• The Need - 18 December 2008
• The Problem - 11 December 2008
• The Challenge - 4 December 2008
• The Circle - 20 November 2008
• The Gap - 30 October 2008
• What Did You Learn About You From Others’ Mistakes? - 23 October 2008
• Using Life As An Investment of Faith - 16 October 2008
• A Personal Evaluation - 9 October 2008
• Danger and Benefits - 2 October 2008
• The Man Was Upset! - 25 September 2008
• Love to Learn - 18 September 2008
• The Choice - 11 September 2008
• Unbelievable Kindness - 4 September 2008
• Transitions - 28 August 2008
• Running From or Running Toward - 21 August 2008
• Anxiety: The Soul of Worry - 14 August 2008
• The Power of Choices - 7 August 2008
• All Blessings Have a Price - 31 July 2008
• It Depends On Your Focus - 24 July 2008
• A Paradox - 17 July 2008
• The Unpredictable - 10 July 2008
• It Doesn’t Know It’s Broken - 3 July 2008
• Remember the Good News! - 26 June 2008
• Oops ... Too Late! - 19 June 2008
• Hard Choices - 12 June 2008
• BEING Christian is a Wonderful Experience! - 5 June 2008
• Love Takes the Nasty Out of Nastiness - 29 May 2008
• The Goal - 15 May 2008
• The Joy of the Lord - 8 May 2008
• Spring ... Again! - 1 May 2008
• Being an Example Without - 24 April 2008
• Being an Example Within - 17 April 2008
• Respect for Each Other - 10 April 2008
• Let Jesus Be The Christ - 3 April 2008
• Focus on God’s Purposes - 27 March 2008
• Jumping Boxes - 20 March 2008
• The Victim With a Choice - 13 March 2008
• The Balance - 6 March 2008
• Eyes, Eyes, Everywhere Eyes - 28 February 2008
• Following God Can Be Weird! - 21 February 2008
• The Higher Calling - 14 February 2008
• Got You Again! - 7 February 2008
• The Power of Words: God Spoke - 31 January 2008
• Who Reflects Whom? - 24 January 2008
• Recognizing the Unrecognizable - 17 January 2008
• Why Would Anyone Be An Elder Today? - 10 January 2008
• Faith Is ... - 3 January 2008

• Beginning Again - 20 December 2007
• When The Cost Exceeds God’s Intent - 13 December 2007
• “It Is Easy!” – Are You Sure? - 6 December 2007
• God In Christ Can Make Us New! - 29 November 2007
• "God, What Do You Expect of Me?" - 15 November 2007
• Looking For Water? Look For the Trees! - 8 November 2007
• What You Do Not Want To Be - 1 November 2007
• Listen To Know? Listen To Do? - 25 October 2007
• God Has More Than One Side - 11 October 2007
• It Is Difficult to Mature in Godliness - 4 October 2007
• Faith or Control - 27 September 2007
• Thank You, Brad! - 20 September 2007
• The Faith That Lives Is the Faith That Grows - 13 September 2007
• So You Think You Have Your Future Figured Out? - 6 September 2007
• Are You Willing to Let God “Finish His Work”? - 30 August 2007
• God Is Good – We Are Not - 23 August 2007
• God Is Not Shallow - 16 August 2007
• Limiting God - 9 August 2007
• Changing Focus - 2 August 2007
• A Matter of Perspective - 26 July 2007
• Are You Passionate for God or a Slave to a Process? - 19 July 2007
• Holy Manners: The Challenge - 12 July 2007
• Holy Manners: Be An Example - 5 July 2007
• Holy Manners: Humility - 28 June 2007
• Holy Manners: Sincerity - 21 June 2007
• Holy Manners: Healthy Speech - 14 June 2007
• Holy Manners: Honesty - 7 June 2007
• Holy Manners: Kindness - 31 May 2007
• Holy Manners: Respect - 24 May 2007
• Holy Manners: Encouragement - 17 May 2007
• Holy Manners: Unselfishness - 10 May 2007
• Holy Manners: Love (part 2) - 3 May 2007
• Holy Manners: Love (part 1) - 26 April 2007
• Holy Manners - 19 April 2007
• If God Could Change Me Any Way He Wished … - 12 April 2007
• What Would It Mean If We Succeeded? - 5 April 2007
• Often Our “Good Intentions” Destroy Us - 29 March 2007
• A Sense of Privilege - 22 March 2007
• Do You Fear Doing Good? - 15 March 2007
• Sometimes It Is Just Plain Difficult! - 8 March 2007
• Would You Like to be “God For a Day”? - 1 March 2007
• Am I the Same Me? - 22 February 2007
• Can We Have It All? - 15 February 2007
• How Do You Get Ahead? - 8 February 2007
• “Why Would Anyone Want To Lead Me?” - 1 February 2007
• People-Centered Leaders - 25 January 2007
• Shepherding – A Leadership Style - 18 January 2007
• A Challenge Facing Congregational Leadership - 11 January 2007
• The Next Time You Say, "It’s Not Fair!" - 4 January 2007

• Hope in Despair - 21 December 2006
• Admiring Jesus - 14 December 2006
• “Now” Is Today – Which May Be All There Is! - 7 December 2006
• Just Perfect! - 30 November 2006
• God's Fingerprints - 16 November 2006
• Joy Is Contagious! - 9 November 2006
• Family Meetings - 26 October 2006
• Perhaps the Hardest Thing to Believe - 19 October 2006
• The Power of Christian Encouragement - 12 October 2006
• How Would God Have to Say It? - 5 October 2006
• "But It Does Not Feel Like It!" - 28 September 2006
• "They Would Not Do That -– Would They?" - 21 September 2006
• Shock and Amazement - 14 September 2006
• Courage and Character - 7 September 2006
• Living Too Long - 24 August 2006
• Why Am I a Christian? - 17 August 2006
• A Small Piece Brings a Huge Machine “to Life” - 10 August 2006
• The Obstacle Course - 3 August 2006
• Where Is the Hole? - 27 July 2006
• Can You See Too Much? - 20 July 2006
• The Goodness of God - 13 July 2006
• The Trail Blazers - 6 July 2006
• But What Is Inside You? - 29 June 2006
• Could You Explain to Me Why You Act That Way? - 22 June 2006
• Spiritual: By Accident or By Intent? - 15 June 2006
• Testing the Boundaries - 1 June 2006
• The Challenges of Difficult Commitments - 25 May 2006
• Why Would Anyone Endure So Much? - 18 May 2006
• A Matter of Spiritual Maturity - 11 May 2006
• Because of Hope, We Endure - 4 May 2006
• Praying on a Bad Day - 27 April 2006
• Reveal Yourself! - 20 April 2006
• Living in God's Image - 13 April 2006
• The Courage to Learn - 6 April 2006
• What Does Faith in God Mean? - 30 March 2006
• The Power of Contentment - 23 March 2006
• Who Do You Seek to Please? - 16 March 2006
• Theory Is Fine, But Practicing Is Hard - 9 March 2006
• What Would You Do If ... - 2 March 2006
• When Darkness Is REALLY Dark - 23 February 2006
• In Righteousness, Sorrow Often Accompanies Joy - 16 February 2006
• Who Is Weak? - 9 February 2006
• Even Christians Know Sorrow - 2 February 2006
• Determining the Important - 26 January 2006
• Loving God’s Character - 19 January 2006

• I Am Proud to Be Part of You! - 29 December 2005
• Faith ... In What? - 15 December 2005
• The Power of God’s Patience - 8 December 2005
• Knowing God Changes Me - 1 December 2005
• You Still Control Who You Are - 17 November 2005
• What Does That Look Like? - 10 November 2005
• How Do You ‘See’ God? - 3 November 2005
• What Do You Look For? - 20 October 2005
• Focusing On God’s Concern - 6 October 2005
• Strange How Words Change Concepts! - 29 September 2005
• How Do We Make Sense Out Of That? - 22 September 2005
• ... Always the Who Must Be Clear - 15 September 2005
• Our God Is Bigger Than Life - 8 September 2005
• This Congregation "Shakes Me Up"! - 1 September 2005
• God Works Through the Imperfect - 22 August 2005
• Different But Necessary - 4 August 2005
• Choices - 7 July 2005
• Values - 30 June 2005
• Made To Live - 23 June 2005
• Definitions - 9 June 2005
• The Challenges of Being a Christian With an Open Mind - 2 June 2005
• Uncertainty - 26 May 2005
• Thanks for Going to Macedonia! - 19 May 2005
• Reflections - 12 May 2005
• Time - 5 May 2005
• God's Patience - 28 April 2005
• God's Quilt - 21 April 2005
• In Spite of Everything, It Is Happening! - 14 April 2005
• How Will God Use My Struggles? - 7 April 2005
• Somebody Does It - 31 March 2005
• That Cannot Possibly Be Correct! - 24 March 2005
• God, Jesus, and Peace - 17 March 2005
• The Width of Separation Between Compliment and Insult Is Small! - 10 March 2005
• Exciting Challenges Become Exhausting Demands - 3 March 2005
• The Impact of “My” Life - 17 February 2005
• Our Greatest Influence - 3 February 2005
• Agenda – God’s or Mine? - 27 January 2005
• When God’s People Value That Which God Does Not Value - 20 January 2005
• Artificial Differences vs. Real Differences - 13 January 2005
• The Astounding Turnaround! - 6 January 2005

• Sunday Nights 2005 - 30 December 2004
• Let the Reflections Begin! - 19 December 2004
• Life Is Transition! - 12 December 2004
• God's Rule - 5 December 2004
• The Great Opportunity - 21 November 2004
• The Great Deceit - 14 November 2004
• Despair and Hope - 24 October 2004
• How Do I Define Me? - 17 October 2004
• Purpose in Confusion - 10 October 2004
• Can You Help in Cameroon? - 3 October 2004
• The Search for Meaning - 19 September 2004
• The City, State, Nation, and World For Christ - 5 September 2004
• Where Is the Joy? - 29 August 2004
• This Imperfect World - 15 August 2004
• The Christian's Use of Painful Situations - 8 August 2004
• The Haunting Question - 1 August 2004
• Christians, Don’t Let Weariness Make You Give Up! - 25 July 2004
• For Your Thoughts - 11 July 2004
• Hard Decisions, Not Half-Hearted Promises - 4 July 2004
• The Courage to Let Faith in God Guide - 27 June 2004
• There Is No Substitute For Faith In Jesus' Identity - 20 June 2004
• Trying to Grasp the Unimaginable - 13 June 2004
• No Stainless Steel in God's Kingdom! - 16 May 2004
• Would Your Congregation Choose You? - 9 May 2004
• Helping Others Find the "Hope of Glory" - 2 May 2004
• Am I Ruled By God? - 29 April 2004
• God, Please Hear My Prayer - 25 April 2004
• Is Jesus Big Enough To Be Your Christ? - 18 April 2004
• Thinking Instead of Reacting Is Hard! - 11 April 2004
• Jesus and "No Win" Situations - 4 April 2004
• May God's Hand Be With Us! - 28 March 2004
• What Is Your Reaction: To Follow or To Destroy? - 21 March 2004
• To Others, Unbelievable; To Us, Reality - 14 March 2004
• Focusing On Our Purpose as a Congregation - 29 February 2004
• Making Disciples Eager to Serve Others - 22 February 2004
• Consequences and Blessings - 15 February 2004
• Take Heart! - 8 February 2004
• Communion Focus - 1 February 2004
• Good Things, Not Bad - 25 January 2004
• The God Who Sees and Is Moved By Motives - 18 January 2004
• Who Owns You? - 11 January 2004
• Hi and Bye! - 4 January 2004

• What Is In Control of Me? - 21 December 2003
• When You Look At Me, What Do You See? - 14 December 2003
• Faithless Christians - 7 December 2003
• A Journey, Not A Destination - 23 November 2003
• Always Growing; Always Maturing - 9 November 2003
• Hope In a Hopeless World - 2 November 2003
• An Encouraging or Discouraging Experience? - 26 October 2003
• The Past Is the Past - 19 October 2003
• Let Him Guide You! - 12 October 2003
• Faith’s Benefits Depend on Jesus’ Resurrection - 5 October 2003
• Meet Chris and Karen Benjamin - 28 September 2003
• Searching For Peace - 14 September 2003
• Living For Eternity or Right Now? - 31 August 2003
• "On That Day ..." - 24 August 2003
• Who or What Determines Who I Am? - 17 August 2003
• August, Frantic August! - 10 August 2003
• What An Encouragement! - 3 August 2003
• "Change? Me Change? In What Ways?" - 27 July 2003
• What Human Act Does God Find Impressive? - 20 July 2003
• Good News! - 6 July 2003
• The Constant Need To Learn, Change, and Grow - 29 June 2003
• Feeling Overwhelmed - 22 June 2003
• It Is Okay To Be Different - 15 June 2003
• Rejoicing and Groaning - 8 June 2003
• The Speed of Time - 1 June 2003
• An Attitude of Modern Idolatry - 25 May 2003
• Who Needs To Change? - 18 May 2003
• Would It Make a Difference? - 11 May 2003
• Who/What Teaches You How To Think? - 4 May 2003
• "Sore Thumbs" and Christians - 27 April 2003
• Cause (Again) To Evaluate - 20 April 2003
• The Power of Personal Influence - 13 April 2003
• Children of the Savior - 6 April 2003
• A Time to Think About the "Unthinkable" - 30 March 2003
• Certainty In Uncertain Times - 23 March 2003
• "The Solution Is So Obvious!" Really? - 9 March 2003
• Personal Struggles Have a Purpose? - 2 March 2003
• Hope: For What? - 23 February 2003
• "What Can I Do? I Am Only One Person!" - 16 February 2003
• Sobering Reminders - 9 February 2003
• The "Who" and "What" of Our Identity - 2 February 2003
• To Find Strength, Refine Focus - 26 January 2003
• Who Is the Worst Off? - 19 January 2003
• A Time For Prayerfulness - 12 January 2003
• A Timely Prayer - 5 January 2003

• My Personal Gratitude - 22 December 2002
• What God Did In Jesus Christ Worked! - 15 December 2002
• Placing God's Kingdom First In My Life - 8 December 2002
• Allowing God to "Set Me Apart" for Him - 24 November 2002
• How Quickly Things Change! - 17 November 2002
• The Question - 27 October 2002
• When I Cannot See What Is Ahead - 20 October 2002
• Do I Know Who I Am? - 13 October 2002
• "Who Wants To Help?" - 6 October 2002
• Congregational Family Needs Analysis - 29 September 2002
• We Are Not Alone - 15 September 2002
• "Do I Have To?" - 8 September 2002
• Do You Get Tired of Doing Good? - 1 September 2002
• Dealing with Struggles - 25 August 2002
• Jabulani - 18 August 2002
• Ultra-Selfishness and God's Forgiveness - 11 August 2002
• The Challenge - 4 August 2002
• Thinking -- The Learning Process - 28 July 2002
• Communication: Transferring Understanding - 21 July 2002
• Treating Each Other As We Should: Not A Simple Responsibility! - 14 July 2002
• "My" Salvation: So Many Are Involved - 7 July 2002
• Struggles - 30 June 2002
• That "Overwhelmed" Feeling - 23 June 2002
• Appetite's Blessing - 16 June 2002
• The Hypothetical Versus the Actual - 9 June 2002
• Going Through The Motions - 2 June 2002
• In Frustration Is Opportunity - 26 May 2002
• Just How Important Is That? - 19 May 2002
• "If I Had Known ..." - 5 May 2002
• "Now That Is What I Had in Mind!" - 28 April 2002
• The Blessing of Light - 14 April 2002
• "Reading" People - 7 April 2002
• When Walls Fall - 31 March 2002
• Memories - 24 March 2002
• If There Were No Clouds - 17 March 2002
• The Unexpected - 10 March 2002
• The Journey - 3 March 2002
• Rearview Mirror and Binoculars - 24 February 2002
• Is God More Generous Than I Am? - 17 February 2002
• Awarenesses - 10 February 2002
• Commitment Based On Memory - 27 January 2002
• The Joy and Fear of Commitment - 20 January 2002
• A Meaningful Promise To Yourself - 13 January 2002
• Our Challenge Before God In Christ - 6 January 2002

• "So It's December! What Is the Big Deal?" - 23 December 2001
• Killed By Friends - 16 December 2001
• Hate's Chain Reaction - 9 December 2001
• What Yet Will Be - 2 December 2001
• Does Anything Ever Remain The Same? - 18 November 2001
• What Shall I Accept? - 4 November 2001
• Is Faith in God an Asset? - 28 October 2001
• Why Would Anyone Want To Be Like God? - 21 October 2001
• I Notice! - 14 October 2001
• There Was a Man... - 7 October 2001
• The Strength of Faith in God - 30 September 2001
• Confusion, Confusion, Confusion - 23 September 2001
• Survival Is As Significant As Birth - 9 September 2001
• God and Hope - 2 September 2001
• The Challenge That Encourages - 26 August 2001
• "God, Please Focus Us!" - 19 August 2001
• Why Do We Turn To Christ? - 5 August 2001
• Thanks! See You Sunday! - 29 July 2001
• The Light - 22 July 2001
• The Guide - 15 July 2001
• Whom Do You Trust? - 8 July 2001
• Convictions and Daily Life - 1 July 2001
• We "Make" God Too Simple - 24 June 2001
• Where Do You Run? - 17 June 2001
• Faith's Two Sides - 10 June 2001
• God's Kids - 3 June 2001
• A Personal Understanding of Our Purpose - 27 May 2001
• The "Craving" - 13 May 2001
• What Do You Have That Someone Wants? - 6 May 2001
• How Is "Growth" Measured? - 29 April 2001
• God's Family - 15 April 2001
• Because God Cares ... - 8 April 2001
• Catch Your Breath! - 1 April 2001
• The "Comfort" Factor - 25 March 2001
• Heaven On Earth - 18 March 2001
• Thank You, Mat and Jo - 11 March 2001
• My Prison - 4 March 2001
• Complacency: Satan's Weapon of Choice - 25 February 2001
• Everyone Needs Appreciation - 18 February 2001
• The "Now" -- Twenty Years Later - 11 February 2001
• Faith Is ... - 4 February 2001
• The Strength of Relationship - 28 January 2001
• Celebration - 21 January 2001
• Does January's Intents Affect December's Results? - 7 January 2001

• "Turn Around" Time - 17 December 2000
• What Is To Come - 10 December 2000
• Looking Ahead - 3 December 2000
• God Is At Work In Our Midst! - 19 November 2000
• One of West-Ark's Big Weekends - 12 November 2000
• Growing Toward Spiritual Maturity - 5 November 2000
• A Frightening Parallel - 29 October 2000
• Christian Morality: The Challenge - 22 October 2000
• Missions Awareness - 15 October 2000
• God's Fingerprints - 8 October 2000
• A Passion For Souls - 1 October 2000
• When God Refreshes - 24 September 2000
• "I Will Give You Rest" - 17 September 2000
• What Will Be Learned? - 10 September 2000
• Crisis: Potential For Good And Evil - 3 September 2000
• Helping The Helpers - 27 August 2000
• "I Would Not Do It That Way" - 13 August 2000
• Assets and Obstacles - 6 August 2000
• Participatory Leadership - 23 July 2000
• The Idea and the Actuality - 16 July 2000
• How God Would Change Us - 9 July 2000
• They Did Not! We Must! - 2 July 2000
• How Do We Measure Trust? - 18 June 2000
• When Importance Cannot Be Exaggerated - 11 June 2000
• Advancing Closeness - 4 June 2000
• The Fear of Finding Peace - 28 May 2000
• "If I Can Do Anything ..." - 21 May 2000
• Moving In God's Direction - 14 May 2000
• Life: "Do I Believe...?" - 7 May 2000
• Thank You, Sam Roberts! - 30 April 2000
• God's "Comfort Zone" - 16 April 2000
• Anticipating Heaven - 9 April 2000
• The Challenge That Never Ends - 2 April 2000
• The Christian Life Is Based On Conversion - 26 March 2000
• If You Don't Have Love ... - 19 March 2000
• We Can't. God Can - 12 March 2000
• The Spiritual Ones - 5 March 2000
• Frustrating The Hungry Lion - 27 February 2000
• The God Who Renews - 20 February 2000
• The Dream Becomes Reality - 13 February 2000
• Something Only God Can Do - 6 February 2000
• God Loves You! But I ... But We ... - 30 January 2000
• Being What You Want To Be; Doing What You Want To Do - 23 January 2000
• Freedom To Grow Spiritually - 16 January 2000
• Knowing the Difference - 9 January 2000
• The Year 2000: Preparation For Life - 2 January 2000

• My Challenge To Myself - 19 December 1999
• The Basis of Good Decisions - 12 December 1999
• "I'm Sorry! I Didn't Know!" - 5 December 1999
• Difficult and Dangerous vs. Convenient - 21 November 1999
• Brother, Thank the People Who Sent You! - 14 November 1999
• The Loneliness of Need - 7 November 1999
• Our Mission - 31 October 1999
• How Does a Wish and a Goal Differ? - 17 October 1999
• Sitting Duck - 10 October 1999
• We Have Something Special! - 3 October 1999
• Gratitude: The State and the Discovery - 26 September 1999
• One of Life's Little Reminders - 19 September 1999
• "Fall is coming!" Yea! "Prioritizing time!" Again? - 12 September 1999
• It Always Depends On God, Not On Us - 5 September 1999
• A Family Meets For Many Reasons - 22 August 1999
• A Sense Of Privilege - 15 August 1999
• Just How Big Is the God Who Sent Us Jesus? - 8 August 1999
• What Do You Want In and Expect From Your God? - 1 August 1999
• The God Who Creates - 25 July 1999
• Authority: The Difference Between God and Man - 18 July 1999
• Our God Of Transition - 11 July 1999
• The "Information" Challenge - 4 July 1999
• A Parable About God - 27 June 1999
• To The Rescue! - 20 June 1999
• The Laotian Eight Are Free! - 13 June 1999
• Who Are "The Faithful"? - 6 June 1999
• "Listen! You Can Hear It Coming!" - 23 May 1999
• Who Benefits? - 16 May 1999
• Bigger Than "Me"? - 9 May 1999
• Longing For "Times When Things Were Simple" - 2 May 1999
• Addressing Spiritual Needs - 25 April 1999
• Do We Need a God? - 18 April 1999
• What Is Happening? - 11 April 1999
• Hatred Produces Only Victims - 4 April 1999
• The Meaning of Jesus Being the Christ - 28 March 1999
• Wise and Peaceful or Thoughtlessly Harmful - 21 March 1999
• Why Is Everyone Shocked? - 14 March 1999
• Encouragement While Facing the Realities of Evil - 7 March 1999
• "Wow! What Faith!" - 28 February 1999
• If We Don't Eat and Drink, We Die - 21 February 1999
• What Is and Is Not Eternal - 14 February 1999
• The Lion Will Roar! - 7 February 1999
• Our "World Wide Touch" - 31 January 1999
• Times of Uncertainty...and Faith - 17 January 1999
• Educating For Eternity - 10 January 1999
• Priorities - 3 January 1999

• Awareness and Appreciation - 20 December 1998
• Great Opportunities Equal Great Responsibilities - 13 December 1998
• 'Tis The Season To Want - 6 December 1998
• God Made ... And God Gave - 15 November 1998
• The Price for Spiritual Freedom - 8 November 1998
• The State That Does Not Exist - 1 November 1998
• "The World Should Be Christian!" - 25 October 1998
• The Bottom Line - 18 October 1998
• Kicking Dirt Or Shouting Encouragement? - 11 October 1998
• The Disappointment of Failed Expectations - 27 September 1998
• Mind Games - 20 September 1998
• God, the Father of His Family - 13 September 1998
• The Greatest Expression of Kindness - 6 September 1998
• The Resurrection Principle - 23 August 1998
• There Is "No Quit" In Them! - 16 August 1998
• Momentum: That Invaluable Quality! - 9 August 1998
• Elder Appreciation Week - 2 August 1998
• May I Commend Our Great God To You? - 26 July 1998
• God, Never Stop Opening the Eyes of Our Hearts - 19 July 1998
• Things Faith Did Not Do - 21 June 1998
• The Power of Visions and Dreams - 31 May 1998
• Combining Heart, Imagination, and Challenge - 24 May 1998
• Increasingly Alive - 10 May 1998
• I Am Glad That I Am Not God - 3 May 1998
• Gratitude and Prayers - 26 April 1998
• If God Can Save You, I Should Respect You - 19 April 1998
• Knowing What Is Best For Christ - 12 April 1998
• When Faith Directs the Person, God Uses Everything - 5 April 1998
• "If I Had Only Known ..." - 22 March 1998
• Lord, Help Me Not Be Smug Or Hopeless - 22 February 1998
• Caution: God At Work! - 15 February 1998
• How Quickly Awareness Grows - 8 February 1998
• Lord, I Hunger For Spiritual Growth--But My Religion Keeps Getting In My Way - 1 February 1998

• Neither God Nor Jesus Used Cookie Cutters - 23 November 1997
• "...And I Know What I Am Talking About!" - 16 November 1997
• Good Reasons For Continued Earnest Prayer - 9 November 1997
• Decisions: Do You Hate Them or Love Them? - 2 November 1997
• Overwhelmed By Love! - 19 October 1997
• How Can We Become Spiritually Stronger? - 12 October 1997
• Simple Isn't Simple Anymore--and Probably Never Was - 5 October 1997
• When the Vague Hypothetical Becomes the Sobering Actual - 28 September 1997
• May Our Spirits Exalt Our Lord! - 21 September 1997
• God Is Always At Work! - 31 August 1997
• Several "Think Abouts" - 10 August 1997
• Operation Encouragement - 3 August 1997
• Talking To God, Christ, the Spirit, and Each Other - 6 July 1997
• From the Head and the Heart, Think and Pray - 22 June 1997
• Two Masters At Work - 15 June 1997
• It's Summer Time When the Living Is ... Overscheduled - 1 June 1997
• Life's "Beyond My Control" Matters - 25 May 1997
• How Can You Know So Much & Understand So Little? - 18 May 1997
• Blinded By Our Blessings - 11 May 1997
• The Maturing of My Faith - 4 May 1997
• Me Looking At Me - 27 Apr 1997
• Bible Study:  A Formidable Challenge! - 20 Apr 1997
• God's Concern Is Not One Dimensional - 13 Apr 1997
• Looking For Heaven's Gate - 6 Apr 1997
• Reflecting Jesus' Compassion - 23 Mar 1997
• The Joy of Salvation Expresses Itself - 16 Mar 1997
• When the Focus Is On Jesus, Things Happen! - 9 Mar 1997
• Greet One Another! - 2 Mar 1997
• I Want ... - 23 Feb 1997
• Opportunity Knocks - 16 Feb 1997
• It Just Is Not Fair! - 9 Feb 1997
• It's All In What We See - 2 Feb 1997
• Freeing Me By Freeing You - 26 Jan 1997
• Reconciliation?  What is That? - 12 Jan 1997

• Jesus Came To Do Good, And Did - 22 Dec 1996
• Like My Lord - 15 Dec 1996
• God's Greatest Investment - 24 Nov 1996

Link to Alphabetical list

Articles from other publications:

• Nicodemus, You Must Be Born Again - Aug 1992
• Building Unified Families - Mar 1997

• Tipi improbabili - 5 September 1999 (in Italian)
• "Wow che fede!" - 5 September 1999 (in Italian)
• Quanto grande è Dio? - 15 February 2000 (in Italian)

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