“Should do” Christianity has little power.  Sadly, prayers too often fall into this category of Christian living–it ought not to be so!  A recent report by Lifeway Research portrays the sad state of ‘should do’ praying.  Executive Director, Ed Stetzer summed up the report by saying, “Most people pray when ...

In American, Christianity remains a safe choice for most everyone.  It is not so in other areas of our world where refusing to reject Christianity costs your life.  In our safety, we assume we would stand in the face of persecution.  That is a deception the enemy would like us ...

A child of the 70s, the worn-out phrase “I need to find myself,” makes me cringe. Yet in those words—often used to justify selfishness and indulge in sin—lies a truth we cannot deny. It is a truth we do not want to deny for the doorway to finding ourselves is ...

Saeed Abedini and his family mourned an anniversary this week. Imprisoned by Iran because he is a Christian, Friday, September 26, 2014 marked Saeed’s second year of captivity. Iranian-born, Abedini is an American citizen—a pastor who went back to Iran (at the request of the government) to build an orphanage. Condemned ...

The news makes me long for the words of Paul Harvey…’and now you know the rest of the story.’  There is always more to the story than a reporter can cover.  Frequently aspects of the stories emerge over time and change the entire tenor of a story.  Sometimes, the viewpoint of the ...