If an unbeliever with no religious background walked into your local church, what sense—if any—would he or she be able to make of phrases like “Ask Jesus into your heart,” “I felt led,” or “Let go and let God”? Taken at face value, what should any of that mean to an outsider? And more importantly, how would the explanation of those Christian clichés lead anyone to a clearer understanding of ...
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What should be the main focus of parenting? Scripture provides a clear job description for parents in Deuteronomy 6:7, which says “You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”
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Feeling stuck in a daily routine is common. For a man in recovery from sexual addiction, a new routine is a helpful tool, essential in early recovery as new patterns are being formed. Changes and new steps will prevent him from becoming stuck and will challenge old patterns of thinking as a new way of life begins to take hold. There are simple steps that a man can practice each ...
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What happened when a practicing psychologist tracked her occurrences of anger? Even she was shocked by the results.
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Stuart Briscoe tells the story of a church colleague who was going to conduct the funeral service of a war veteran. Some of the military friends of the deceased wanted to participate in the service. So they decided that during the service, the pastor would lead the veterans down the center aisle to pay tribute to their fallen friend’s casket, and then the pastor would lead them out through a ...
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“Everyone who is transferred by grace from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light, everyone who becomes a citizen of Christ’s kingdom, is caught up in a cosmic conflict of eternal significance. Now, we know what it is to be involved in arguments and discussions and conflicts that will eventually peter out. But the battleground that we’re considering here in Ephesians 6 is a battleground of eternal matters. ...
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From the day we were born, we’ve been on a quest. We are on a search. Deep down inside, we all want to be happy. We all want to be fulfilled and to live lives with purpose. So where do we find happiness?
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When American novelist and playwright William Goldman asked his two young daughters what he should write his next novel about, one said "Write about a princess," and the other said "Write about a bride." So he wrote The Princess Bride, published in 1973. Even though Goldman had won two Academy Awards for screenplays and wanted to sell his novel to a movie studio, The Princess Bride almost didn't make it ...
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Kindness is a characteristic of God. Out of His kindness He made a covenant with the nation of Israel. And out of kindness, He kept His side of this covenant while they rebelled and disobeyed.
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Most people read a book only once—satisfied they’ve learned the story or the information it communicates, they don’t feel the need to read it again. Some ardent fans might return to a cherished book again and again, but the majority of readers eagerly move on to something new.
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