It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Thessalonians 5:5 — “You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.” For the Christian, light and darkness aren’t just poetry — they represent the realContinueContinue reading “Episode 11: Children of the Light | 1 Thessalonians 5:5 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
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You Don’t Find a Neighbor. You Become One.
“Go and do likewise.” A lawyer once stood up in front of Jesus to test Him with a question he already thought he had the answer to: Who is my neighbor? It’s the same question a lot of us are still asking. We’ve just gotten quieter about it. The Backdrop The scene is Luke 10:25-37.ContinueContinue reading “You Don’t Find a Neighbor. You Become One.”
Episode 10: Death Is Rest, Not Regret | 1 Thessalonians 4:13 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Thessalonians 4:13 — “Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.” Death is a reality everyContinueContinue reading “Episode 10: Death Is Rest, Not Regret | 1 Thessalonians 4:13 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 9: Deep Roots That Yield Delightful Fruit | 1 Thessalonians 4:3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Thessalonians 4:3 — “It is God’s will that you should be sanctified.” One teenage boy straightens his room every day without being asked. Another does it only after endless appeals from his parents. Either way, the room gets clean —ContinueContinue reading “Episode 9: Deep Roots That Yield Delightful Fruit | 1 Thessalonians 4:3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 8: All Sunshine Makes the Desert | 1 Thessalonians 3:3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Thessalonians 3:3 — “No one would be unsettled by these trials, for you know quite well that we are destined for them.” There’s an Arab proverb F.B. Meyer loved to quote: all sunshine makes the desert. Mining for gold meansContinueContinue reading “Episode 8: All Sunshine Makes the Desert | 1 Thessalonians 3:3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 7: Truth Clothed in Tenderness | 1 Thessalonians 2:7,11 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Thessalonians 2:7,11 — Paul describing his care for the church “like a nursing mother” and “as a father deals with his own children.” It’s no accident Paul reaches for parenting to describe pastoring. In both, the key is love. AlbertContinueContinue reading “Episode 7: Truth Clothed in Tenderness | 1 Thessalonians 2:7,11 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 6: Where Your Heart Follows Your Time | 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 — “We always thank God for all of you, and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith.” Paul made a habit of opening his letters with gratitude,ContinueContinue reading “Episode 6: Where Your Heart Follows Your Time | 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Less Talk. More Walk. Welcome to Coach C’s Neighborhood.
Subscribe to Coach C’s Neighborhood James from the Bible, Jesus’ half-brother, doesn’t care what you think. That sounds harsh until you understand why. Dr. Tony Evans has spent years preaching through the book of James (Tony Evans’ Sermon: The Point of James), and he makes a point I can’t shake: James isn’t interested in yourContinueContinue reading “Less Talk. More Walk. Welcome to Coach C’s Neighborhood.”
Episode 4: A Wardrobe That Will Never Go Out of Style | Colossians 3:1 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on Colossians 3:1 — “Since then you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.” Peter Marshall, former chaplain of the United States Senate, once prayed for exactly thisContinueContinue reading “Episode 4: A Wardrobe That Will Never Go Out of Style | Colossians 3:1 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”
Episode 3: All That God Wants Is All of Me | Colossians 2:16-17 — Coach C’s Neighborhood
It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor. Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on Colossians 2:16-17 — the reminder that religious festivals, new moon celebrations, and Sabbath days were only ever a shadow of what was to come. The reality is found in Christ. Here’s the question worth sitting with: is Christianity a segment ofContinueContinue reading “Episode 3: All That God Wants Is All of Me | Colossians 2:16-17 — Coach C’s Neighborhood”