Authentic Christian Living on August 26th, 2010

Michael Jinkins offers some good examples of healthy leadership in his recent article. We often assume leadership to be a positive trait, but in fact, it can be good or bad, constructive or destructive. Or, as I believe, healthy or unhealthy. How do we distinguish healthy from unhealthy leadership? I believe there are 10 characteristics [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on May 18th, 2010

Henry Ward Beecher said, “The first hour is the rudder of the day – The Golden Hour” Be very careful how you start your morning. You are planting the seeds for what the day will hold. If you get up late, grab a cheap cup of coffee, rush to work fuming at the idiots in [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on May 6th, 2010

We have to thank several readers/visitors of Authentic Christian Living for recommending this wonderful sermon from The Moody Church in Chicago. We very much appreciate your prayers and help in finding great material. Who loves their enemies? Is that even a realistic goal? How is that possible? Rev. Bill Bertsche, Pastor for Global Outreach at [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on April 15th, 2010

Deal with tax stress through taking advantage of some of these freebies you can snag on April 15: Boston Market: Individual dinner plates BOGO Free 04/15/2010 through 04/18/2010. Cinnabon – 2 Free Cupcake Bites on 04/15/2010 between 6pm and 8pm. HydroMassage – Free massages 04/15/2010 through 04/18/2010. MaggieMoo’s – Free sample of MaggieMia’s Ice Cream Pizza on 04/15/2010 [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on April 6th, 2010

The TV commercial once said: “You only go around once in life. Grab all the gusto you can.” That’s not a bad idea. …….but the gusto you should grab is probably not what most people have in mind. A lot of Christians are falling victim to the mad dash for self-fulfillment. Today: you’ll hear a [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on April 1st, 2010

We asked our community on Facebook what they find helps them prepare for Easter and reminds them of the price Christ paid for our sins and his resurrection. We also wanted to know if they watch it by themselves, with family or do they make an event out of it with friends. Here are the [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on March 25th, 2010

This was the plan for the 150th anniversary of Darwin’s Origina of Species. Read more about the project at OriginIntoSchools.com and visit Living Waters, who put together the project.

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Authentic Christian Living on March 22nd, 2010

Despite our best efforts, some people will refuse reconciliation, and hang on to their hurts until their knuckles turn white. Letting go of past injustice seems, for many, to be the ultimate insult. After all, those injustices give these people their reason to go on fighting. Today: a call for all who hold their hurts dear to give them up, and, be healed of their anger.

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Authentic Christian Living on February 20th, 2010

We live in a world where everyone seems preoccupied with success. Television, the Internet, radio, and magazines give us a global bird’s-eye view of the world’s winners—and losers. And we’re fascinated by it, aren’t we?  But what does it mean to succeed in life? Furthermore, given how the world reacts to successful people, and considering [...]

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Authentic Christian Living on February 3rd, 2010

This is a good article by author and speaker David Burchett about the broken road that we are on. We have been watching a miracle of God’s healing grace in the lives of some dear friends. It made me think of a favorite go to song during difficult parts of the journey. The song, Bless [...]

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