Power For Living

What is your belief about God? What about humans? And what about the world's problems? In this week's Power For Living, we discover that God is good, and we humans have caused the world's ills.

How many times have you heard someone say, "Words can't describe what I feel"? There is a place where words are enough, and that place is our topic on this week's Power For Living.

A lot of us talk about old people and say things like, "Wow! He's been around forever." That's an exaggeration. But in this week's program, we talk about Someone who HAS been around forever.

Some people say clover brings good luck. And almost everyone likes eggs. In this week's Power For Living, we learn that these two things are beautiful illustrations of Someone wonderful.

When we were kids, we were told to be good. While we're still supposed to be good, there's only One who is always good. He's who we're talking about in this week's Power For Living.

There is a battle over truth--what's true and what isn't. In this week's Power For Living, we're talking about truth and why Christians need to not only know the truth, but to know why we believe it.

Many people have differing ideas about God. Some say He's unknowable. Others say He's something else. In this week's Power For Living, we learn that God IS personal and knowable.

We've been broken, abandoned, shackled, immobilized by grief. But God says, "I will repair your heart." This metaphor speaks volumes, and that's this week's Power For Living topic.

Legal experts still say the US is a “litigious culture,” meaning that we like to “have our day in court.” But the court with which we should be concerned is God's court. That's Power For Living's topic this week.

Life is full of issues, some more serious than others. Some can't be ignored. This week's Power For Living talks about one of those issues.

The world says, "You'll never change. You'll always be a creep." But God can change anyone for the better. That's this week's topic on Power For Living.

When someone in authority over you says, "Do this," what should you do? You should do it right away. That's the theme of this week's Power For Living.

You've probably heard the statement, "There's no easy way." Although, sometimes the hard way is the right way. That's this week's topic on Power For Living.

We don't want to admit it, but sometimes we have to press onward, in spite of the difficulties. In this week's Power For Living, we see Paul and Barnabas learning to keep going, even when it was hard.

When you were a kid, did you write a letter to Santa Claus? In this special, shortened, Power For Living, we learn how a letter to Santa Claus should teach us to pray with confidence.

Have you ever contemplated the meaning of life? Life has its ups and downs. In this week's program, we learn that the Apostle Paul's first major sermon gives us the ultimate meaning of life.

Brothers and partners don't always have good outcomes. In this week's program, we look at two sets of brothers that had the brothers go in different directions. The Dynamoc Duo was powerful.

When things get tough, we're tempted to quit, to give up, to run up the white flag. But, in this week's Power For Living, we find out that quitting is not an option for a follower of Jesus.

People who have been hurt build "walls" to protect themselves. It's a normal human reaction. In this week's program, we learn that God knocks down walls to bring people together.

A recent survey showed that a group of Gen-Zers said, "We want to be social media influencers." We'll let you decide if that's a realistic career ambition or not. In this week's Power For Living, we learn about a man who was a positive influencer.

Do you remember the old Westerns where the hero and the villain had a showdown at "High Noon"? Movie makers could have gotten the idea from the Bible, because the Apostle Peter had an Encounter at High Noon. That's this week's topic on Power For Living.

A former president once said, "It's amazing what can be accomplished when you don't care who gets the credit." That's true for many things. In this week's program, we learn what the Lord accomplished through the Apostle Peter.

Psychology Today had a 2015 article, "7 Ways 'Fearless' People Conquer Fear." The list included having respect for fear and taking action despite the fear. In this week's program, we learn how one man became fearless.

Personal hygiene companies spend millions on ads for products that are supposed to eliminate bad breath. In this week's program, we talk about a man whose breath revealed his evil intentions.

So many people are in difficult situations, and they say, "When will this ever end?" And we feel compassion for them. In this week's Power For Living, we talk about a story that is, thankfully, A Never Ending Story.

Most of us like to think of ourselves as deep thinkers. Many of history's greatest minds were philosophers. In this week's program, we talk about two men who really went deep.

Agencies around the world use facial analysis to determine what's on people's minds. In this week's episode, we learn that the One who changed Stephen's face at the Sanhedrin can give us boldness.

When my dad was a boy, he would go to his mom (my Grandma) and say, "Mom, my arm hurts." She would reply, "Oh, it's just growing pains." The early church had growing pains too, and that's this week's topic.

The military says "Confidence is High" when intelligence revealing a threat is accurate and that impacted troops can rely on the information. In spiritual matters, Christians can have even more confidence in the power given by the Holy Spirit.

There's lots of talk about community and the role community plays in achieving great things. It was the same in the first church in Jerusalem. A cohesive community had amazing power--and amazing results.

"Okay class, it's time for Show and Tell," my 3rd grade teacher said. I could TELL she was bored by it. Some adults have Show and Tell too. This week in Power For Living, Peter and John SHOW the results of a miracle, and fearlessly TELL the religious leaders about it.

Truth tellers tend to catch heat, and sometimes endure what can only be called an inquisition. In this week's Power For Living, we learn that if you're in the inquisition, a properly directed response is the best defense.

Have you ever experienced a miracle? And were you drawn to the person through whom the blessing came? We're talking about that, and how to get refreshed, in this week's Power For Living.

Power--German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche spoke of the "Will to Power." But...in this week's Power For Living, we discover the real path to overcoming and living with power: Letting Jesus baptize us with His Holy Spirit.

When someone says to you, "Oh my, you look nice today," it feels good doesn't it? In this week's Power For Living, we learn how good things can happen when our churches look like they're supposed to look.

Have you ever gone on a joy ride? It was probably a lot of fun. In this week's Power For Living, we learn that the Lord by His Holy Spirit gives us the ultimate joy ride.

We hear all sorts of references to fire. "Fire in the hole!" Then, "Fire for effect!" In this week's Power For Living, we learn that the Lord gives us His fire, a fire that boosts our abilities and changes us for the better.

I sat next to my co-worker as the editor told him, "The main thing is to get the story done!" We're told to focus on "the main thing." In this week's Power For Living, we talk about the Main Thing and how to "Keep the main thing the main thing."

Most of us associate precious jewels as a sign of wealth. In this week's Power For Living, we discover that if we come to trust in Christ for salvation, we become His precious jewels.

When I was a kid, I tested my parents' patience, and they dared me to test them by saying, "Just try me!" The Lord also said "Try Me," and in this week's Power For Living, we learn how and why He said it.

Back in the 80s, a song from a popular movie said, "The Heat is On." In life, we can feel like the heat is on. But in this week's Power For Living, we learn that when God turns up the heat, it's because He is teaching us something.

Profanity has apparently become an accepted form of communication. Profaning the sacred has also been accepted. That's the way it was in 5th Century BC Judah, but in this week's Power For Living, we find out that the Lord wasn't pleased.

Family feuds frequently result in someone being "cut off" from the family or their inheritance. This week, Power For Living talks about how not to get cut off from God's family.