Category Archives: Messages

CRCF””3-27-11 Introduction Os Hilman On February 20, 1962, at 9:47 A.M., the spacecraft Friendship 7 rose on a pillar of fire, piloted by lone astronaut John Glenn. Leaving the coast of Florida far behind, the space capsule orbited the earth … Continue reading →

CRCF””3-20-11 Introduction From Leaving Religion, Following Jesus (McBrayer) Paul Rusesabagina is the former hotel manager who inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda. Beginning in April 1994, over the course of a hundred days, an estimated one million Rwandans were killed after … Continue reading →

3-13-11–CRCF Jennifer Yane I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. Have you ever felt that way? Jeff Johnston, friend from college and Asian Access missionary to Japan, wrote the following … Continue reading →

3-6-11 (CRCF) Introduction Renee Schlaepfer Every single person you see needs a dose of hope today. Serena Woods I grew up on the streets. An outsider to the church culture. A vagrant surviving on the defiant spit of the stubborn … Continue reading →

CRCF””2-20-11 Introduction “Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope.” Parade magazine told the amazing story of self-made millionaire Eugene Lang, who had … Continue reading →

CRCF””2-13-11 Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity. ~Robert G. Ingersoll Maybe that”™s how YOU feel when we start talking about “hope”. One thing”™s for sure”¦even if you feel hopeless, you want to believe … Continue reading →

CRCF””2/6/11 Introduction– Do you ever talk to yourself? [Cartoon Slide and PhotoShop Slide] Lloyd-Jones Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself? … Continue reading →

CRCF””1/30/11 Introduction Is there really any hope? We live in some of the most uncertain and fear-filled times of most of our lives, don”™t we? Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity. ~Robert G. … Continue reading →

CRCF””1/11/09 1/9/11 Introduction Matthew 13:31-32 (NLT) 31 Here is another illustration Jesus used: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of … Continue reading →

CRCF””1/16/11 Introduction– Chuck Swindoll Philosophers are people who talk about something they don’t understand and make you think it’s your fault! Lots of philosophies are floating around, and most of them are more confusing than they are helpful. Interestingly, those … Continue reading →