Today’s post is written by CrossPoint’s minister to children, Beth Howe. While it was also my desire to memorize God’s Word as a child, I have sought as a mom to help my children memorize it as well. I was elated when Ethan could quote his first real verse (more than 5 words) at 3 …

Today’s post is written by CrossPoint’s minister to children, Beth Howe. As you know, God’s Word guides us, helps us worship Him, and gives us encouragement in time of need. What a wonderful resource we have as Christians. I would like to assist CrossPoint Families with teaching your children to memorize Scripture. You will be …

So, how is it going with your Bible reading for 2012? I know many of you have made the commitment to read through God’s Word this year, and I am proud of you for accepting the challenge. Today is day four. You are doing a great job. Stay the course. You only have 362 days …

Have you ever noticed how much we depend on the television for information? If it is not the television, then it is the Internet that feeds our desire to be more informed. Imagine what would happen if we turned more of our time and energy watching television or surfing the Web to reading God’s word. …

There is now way to describe my shock when I saw a body lying in the middle of the road yesterday. I was on my way to my Sunday morning run. It was early, and it was still dark, very dark. I watched a car in front of me swerve to miss it. I slammed …

It does not make sense to write about losing weight and getting in shape unless I also write about getting closer to God. I have always said there are three disciplines every Christian should practice in order to grow in their intimacy with the Lord. We should PRAY. We should READ. We should SERVE. If …

My plan to lose weight and get in shape included setting several goals throughout the process. For example, I wanted to walk a certain distance by a specific date. Then I wanted to pick up the pace by another date. Finally, I wanted to be racing by a specific time. It took me almost four …

The fact that John Thweatt and I were losing weight and getting in shape at the same time was a great motivator for me. Almost every day he and I would text each other about our diet, exercise and weight loss. It also helped that several other people at CrossPoint were on a plan to …

The second step to losing weight and getting in shape requires you to put on your game face. In other words, you must get serious. You must become passionate. You’ve got to get motivated. You’ve got to sell out, jump in and go for it on eating and exercising. For instance, I put on my …

Since John Thweatt recently revealed his version of losing weight and getting in shape, I thought I would reveal my plan. There are four steps to my plan. Let’s start the discussion by considering step one. STEP# 1: DESIGN A GAME PLAN. My game plan for losing weight and getting in shape includes three key …