Authentic Christian Living

Never Give Up: Derek Redmond’s 1992 Olympic Example

Authentic Christian Living — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:47:47 +0000

Derek Anthony Redmond (born 3 September 1965, in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England) is a retired British athlete. During his career, he held the British record for the 400 metres sprint, and won gold medals in the 4×400 metres relay at the World Championships, European Championships and Commonwealth Games. However his career was blighted by a series [...]

10 Things to Know about Healthy Leadership

Authentic Christian Living — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:39:26 +0000

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 [...]

Protecting Your Heart – Staying Off the Disabled List

Authentic Christian Living — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:33:42 +0000

Real life is often more rough-and-tumble than football. Every new day is a series of downs for us, and the devil is always looking for a sack. Some days we gain yardage; other days we feel like it’s three-and-out. Our teenager comes and tells us something, and we’re slammed in the gut. We find a [...]

Interview With UGA’s Mark Richt

Authentic Christian Living — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:48:01 +0000

College football season is just around the corner, and that has many of us (myself included) very excited. College (and high school) sports are some of the many things that bring us together. We tie our emotions to them, build our schedules around them, and support our local team. There’s nothing wrong with that. It can be [...]

Today’s Word: 2 Corinthians 5:16 – 20

Authentic Christian Living — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:29:11 +0000

So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to [...]

Wait for the man who…

Authentic Christian Living — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:14:46 +0000

Wait for the man who pursues you – the one who will make an ordinary moment seem magical – the kind of man who brings out the best in you and makes you want to be a better woman. Wait for the man who will be your best friend, the one who will drop everything [...]

Video for Born Again by Newsboys

Authentic Christian Living — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:29:41 +0000

Have you been born again? Where do you take your stand? What does taking a stand for Christ mean in your daily life? For Newsboys, it means helping those living in poverty. For others, it is being an authentic friend/father/mother, helping others to learn the Gospel, demonstrating and living forgiveness, etc. How can you be [...]

When Faced With the Impossible

Authentic Christian Living — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:08:53 +0000

Many of us have gone through hard times – sometimes for a very long time. Here is a great story by Shannon Perry titled Pressing On When Faced With the Impossible. Her story reminds us that our prayers do not have to be eloquent. Sometimes the best thing we can do is fully pour out [...]

Tenth Avenue North’s Song Healing Begins with bonus footage

Authentic Christian Living — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:49 +0000

Tenth Avenue North’s newest single “Healing Begins’ from their CD “The Light Meets the Dark” with a little additional message from the band. Have you ever asked these questions? Have you had these thoughts? I’ll admit that I can identify with what he is talking about. I struggle with trying to do too many things [...]

Love God’s Way – Is it how you love?

Authentic Christian Living — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:42:57 +0000

What does “I love you” mean? Is love a feeling? God doesn’t ask us if we feel like loving. He tells us it’s our responsibility to love-a husband is to love his wife (Eph. 5:28). When we obey, the feeling will follow. But if it doesn’t, God’s agapé love gives even when it gets nothing [...]