In this world, there are sides. The right side or the wrong side. Reality or illusion. Truth or lies. The consequences of choosing a side are staggering—in this life, freedom and happiness or bondage and misery, and in the next …

Jesus did not mince words when it involved broken relationships. The Sermon on the Mount, where He addressed the topic, was probably delivered in Galilee, seventy miles from Jerusalem and the temple. Jesus was saying that if someone were offering …

1. Football challenges you to develop a positive approach even to the most negative situations. Anyone can be complain and be negative in a difficult situation; it takes a champion to face it and find ways to remain positive and hopeful.

We may not realize it, but encouraging others is hugely important to God. After the early church scattered because of persecution, a new colony of Christians appeared in Antioch. Leaders in Jerusalem decided to send Barnabas, whose name means “Son …