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If you’re a child of God, the only prerequisite to being forgiven of sin is your honest confession. The Bible […]

Want to know why? Because it’s the day where people compare themselves to others and standards are set by society […]

Shame can come from several sources. Sometimes, it’s forced upon us by people who made choices over which we had […]

There had to have been a moment where the creator, who already existed, brought forth life.

Neuroscientists and psychologists have known for decades about the connection between suppressed emotions like anger or anxiety, and our physical […]

There are a lot of questions when dating or talking to someone you are interested in.  In the beginning stages, […]

Rick Warren recently wrote a great article about how Our Churches Should Be No Shame Zones. I’ve been surprised at the […]

We so badly want God to show up and do great and mighty things. But we also want him to […]

We’ve heard people say they are going to start a “fast,” whether for health reasons, for spiritual reasons, or maybe […]

On March 5, 1995, I was on a school bus headed to Louisville, Kentucky, for a field trip when I […]

“God is Great God is Good Let us thank him for our food. Amen” When my brother and I were […]

It seems to me that the dishwasher has got to be the most misunderstood appliance in our homes today. I […]

There she sat alone by the water. Given to a man, by no choice of her own, only to be […]

In the late nineteenth century, newspaper companies pioneered a powerful marketing concept that still to this day dominates our media […]

As a Christian (and a pastor, at that!) I can easily get into the rut of the infamous ‘Christian Bubble’ […]

Most of us have read the story of Jesus’ birth and sung the songs of Christmas many times during the […]

“Therefore, Christian men, be sureWealth or rank possessingYe who now will bless the poorShall yourselves find blessing”  This is the […]

The Christmas song “Mary, Did You Know?” was written by Mark Lowery and Buddy Greene in 1991.  It quickly became a […]

Christmas is hard. Once you’ve lost someone you love, it’s bittersweet at best and terribly painful at worst. It’s a […]

I know very little about my ancestry and have never really had much interest in researching it. Once I get […]

If you’re like me, the word evangelism is a like a guilt switch in my soul. You say “evangelism” and immediately three […]

My name is John and I am a recovering church addict. Those are words that seem inappropriate. After all, church […]

            You may have seen a menorah, maybe heard a song about a dreidel, seen golden chocolate coins for sale in […]

In 1757 Robert Robinson, a self-proclaimed “wanderer,” wrote the penitent words of a poem we know today as the hymn […]

What happens when society redefines family? Our teenagers are sorting through the wounds of a generation’s idea that family is whatever […]

“Let us not become weary in doing good . . . Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good […]

One of my good friends, Alejandro, will sometimes text me out of the blue to just see how life is. […]

Philip Yancey in his book, Disappointment with God, tells of a letter he received from a woman who was struggling with […]

Since the turning of the century there has been a 23% decrease in people who are extremely proud to be […]

As I stare at my bag of double chocolate donuts, I ponder the question, where does happiness come from? I […]

It’s a heated environment these days. Politically. Racially. Religiously. Opinions abound.  Listening is lacking.  Fingers are pointed.  It’s an environment […]

I have always struggled with my tongue. From arguing to sarcasm to sharp, cutting words. I have memorized and meditated […]

With all three of my children, I experienced nearly the same special moment playing hide-and-seek. I would hide. They would […]

Every week I have the incredible opportunity of standing before a group of people to proclaim the truths of God’s […]

Friendships are often fickle. What’s the secret to keeping friends? I got a story for ya: On an epic day […]

With an autumn breeze grazing our skin, carrying the backyard-laughs into the neighbor’s yard, we played and played . . . […]

What do you do when your child asks an honest (yet culturally unpopular!) question? One that, if answered biblically, will […]

In recent news, a fair number of celebrity conversions have been taking place in the public eye. Justin Bieber has […]

Peanuts characters Linus and Charlie Brown were discussing how to deal with the difficulties of life. Linus tells Charlie Brown […]

Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, gave us a pathway to happiness called the beatitudes. God blesses those who are […]

Jesus stayed on the streets and searched the corners to encounter the very people most religious folk snubbed. Jesus comes […]

“Happiness is in the eye of the beholder.” Have you heard that phrase? Usually with “Beauty” instead of “Happiness”? Sure, […]

The Bible clearly states that God is the creator of all human life. (Find a list of some of those […]

I’m embarrassed about my prayer life. And I have yet to find someone who isn’t! It’s (usually) not our theology that […]

The Christian life is about community. It’s about fellowship. It’s about being one Body. To do this you have to […]

Are you prepared for a bear attack? Our family recently took a vacation to the picturesque Grand Teton Mountains. The […]

I’m just a dad.  I don’t have a PhD in parenting. I haven’t studied personality theory nor have I researched […]

Here’s a riddle for you: What do we look at, on average, 63 times a day, for up to 4 […]

People are not the real enemies. Paul made that clear when he said, “For our struggle is not against flesh […]

If only my children would be more grateful . . .  As a young mom, I was sure that was […]