Faith is on the front page, and the headlines are ghastly. America has been given a fresh look into a barbarism as old as time itself, albeit a look we did not ask for. It’s easy to ignore tragedy and injustice when it’s out of sight. It’s more difficult when it’s ...
Read More »When Forgiveness Isn’t Easy
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. –1 John 1:9 If there is one lesson that the Lord teaches us all it is how to we are to learn to be good forgivers. It’s ...
Read More »Two Options: Faith or Fear
Security, a sense of safety, is a basic need. Even secular psychology recognizes this fundamental, biblical truth. In fact, our human minds have only two default pathways to choose: faith or fear. The path of fear leads to captivity and death. The path of faith leads to hope and life. ...
Read More »Fighting Feelings of Defeat
I want to make my life count, I don’t want to walk in defeat. When I have moments, or days, of feeling defeated in life, when I am ready to wave the white flag, there are some things that help me get through it. These moments show me that I am clearly in need ...
Read More »Attention Parents: Is Your Christian Teen A “Poser”?
A recent study stated that today’s teens struggle with spiritual commitment. Kendra Casey Dean is a minister in the United Methodist Church, a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, and the author of, Almost Christian. She proposes that teens are living out a “watered down” faith by serving a God whose ...
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