Vital Signs

Denny Hartford briefly "unpacks" the well known passage of Luke 18 about Jesus' desire that the little children be allowed ful...

My, oh my; last night's Christmas party was not only a wonderful time of encouragement and stimulation for us, but the messages that wer...

Here is the first in a new series of Bible studies we will be uploading on our YouTube channel and cross-posting on Vital Signs Blog and e...

Want a few Thanksgiving reflections to ponder? Or maybe to share in a social media post or around the Thanksgiving table? Well, you're s...

Christmas time is, as I fondly remember Andy Williams singing, “the most wonderful time of the year.”  And, among the many ways that Claire ...

Our church service yesterday afternoon was an especially moving time and we are once again moved to thank God for the immense honor and bles...

After the latest in what is always a sober, encouraging, and stimulating Thursday morning conversation with John, Patrick, and me (sober bec...

In the wake of yesterday's disappointing election results. the November LifeSharer letter from Vital Signs Ministries makes for very rel...

A simple definition of the corporate spiritual disciplines are “those shared by or including the members of the body.” In fact, one could us...

The following is the latest review of the adult Sunday School class I've been teaching on Spiritual Disciplines.  Session #6 -- Self-Den...

Remember these lines from the Barry Gordy song  Money,  popularized by the 1963 Beatles version ?   The best things in life are free but you...

The spiritual discipline which is prayer should be a given to anyone with even a cursory understanding of the Bible. After all, the heroes o...

In one of the many political ads paid for by the Nebraska Democratic Party, the claim is made about Congressman Don Bacon that his "ext...

"An Apostolic Argument" is a brief sermon that Denny presented dealing with a fascinating New Testament passage, Acts 15: 36-41. H...

Authentic spiritual disciplines begin with the Bible.  Indeed, for the Christian, the Word of God is not only the source for all spiritual d...

* "Biden nears 100 executive orders estimated to cost taxpayers almost $1.5 trillion" ( Joe Schoffstall & Houston Keene, Fox ...

* "From Jussie Smollett to BYU, the media's history of peddling race hoaxes" (Joseph A. Wulfsohn, Fox News) * "Unholy Al...

* "FBI Agents Raid Home, Arrest Pro-Life Advocate in Front of Wife and Children" (Gillian Richards, Daily Signal) * "Biden’s...

Before the Christian disciple starts firing at the targets of spiritual discipline, he must be ready , and he must take careful aim .  Inde...

Are spiritual disciplines really that important to a successful Christian life? Whatever your opinions might be on that question, I encoura...