by Bill Elliff | Nov 1, 2019 | Church Leadership, Men's Content, Personal Growth
Many of us find ourselves wasting time, which is our most precious commodity. When combined through a week (or a life), we spend thousands of hours doing senseless things and wonder why we don’t get the most important things done. Just think of wasting 2 hours a day...
by Donna Avant | Nov 1, 2018 | Be Encouraged, Obedience, Revive Magazine, Say Yes to God, Six Responses to God, Women's Content, Your Faith Frontier
My four-year-old granddaughter, Addy, was intently playing in her room. She heard her daddy calling her from downstairs, “Addy, come downstairs. We need to go.” Addy was in her own little world of imagination, interacting with her dolls. She didn’t want to be...
by John Avant | Aug 6, 2018 | Church Leadership, Humility, Pastors & Leaders Content, Personal Growth, Presidents Column, Six Responses to God
As President of Life Action, I spend much of my time with pastors—listening, encouraging, seeking to be a friend. And I have never seen a time like this in my thirty-eight years in ministry. Pastors are discouraged today at a level that is dangerous to the body of...
by Donna Avant | Nov 1, 2017 | Be Encouraged, Marriage & Family, Marriage: Becoming One, Revive Magazine, Women's Content
The door slammed so hard, the entire house shook. My thoughts were, “Go ahead and leave. That’s what my dad did when I was sixteen.” Three pairs of precious eyes stared at me as I stood in the middle of the kitchen, surrounded by shattered glass. They had just...
by Bill Elliff | Jul 28, 2017 | Church Leadership, Men's Content, Personal Growth
The Mighty Men Who Have a Completely Alternate View and Are Greatly Used by God It is easy to predict what most men think and how they will respond in almost any circumstance. Born separated from God, we all live life on our own. We trust in ourselves, think for...
