The noise is getting louder. We live in a world full of voices making claims. Claims about what car is the most reliable. Claims about which diet plan is the healthiest. Claims about who has the right to what land. Claims about who should lead. Wars have been fought over such things. They still are. […]
Parents: For Such a Time as This
In many ways, the digital age is both the best of times and the worst of times to be a parent. The good news is our kids have really easy access to so much, right at their fingertips. The bad news is our kids have really easy access to so much, right at their fingertips. […]
Bury Your 2020 Resolutions
Do you make resolutions at the start of the year? I joke with my family that I made one New Year’s resolution several years back, and it was to no longer make New Year’s resolutions. So far, I’m doing pretty well at keeping it. Truth be told, I think I grew weary of making resolutions […]
A Gay-Affirming God?
I met Andrea at a half-day training with her college Christian ministry. Andrea is a deeply committed Christian student who believes God’s Word is clear that sex is to be reserved for one man and one woman in a lifelong marriage, and this is no small thing for her because, as she told me, she’s […]
5 Ways the Church Helps Recovery
A pastor recently asked me if I thought it was worthwhile for churches to try to run their own “recovery” ministries when they could just refer people to recovery groups, therapists, or parachurch organizations like Regeneration. Without hesitation, I answered with an emphatic, “Yes!” When it comes to life-dominating sins or addictions, thank God for […]
There Is No Trap
Our aim as Christians should always be to have compassion on people. But don’t get this confused with having compassion on the delusions that hold them. Sometimes it’s difficult to know the difference between the two. I walked with Paul for a long time. He was a weekly participant in a group for men seeking […]
