Sometimes Pain Is Necessary

Pain is often an uninvited teacher. Paul understood this when he wrote, “Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it–I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little...

The New Core of Worship

Valley Christian Magazine asked Brownsville’s Livingway Family Church Worship Leader Ryan Moore to reflect on Integrity Music’s recent choice and release of “25 Songs That Changes The Way We Worship” and on being a...

Drive away the Vultures

“And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.”  Genesis 15:11   One of the greatest men in the Old Testament is Abram, or as we more commonly know him, Abraham.  In the Genesis 15, God was...

Image Management

When my son was about two-and-a-half he developed a particular tendency every time he would go number two in his diaper. During play or some other interaction, he would subtly wander away from the prominent place of interaction...