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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 […]

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with […]

There are only a handful of times in my life I have thought, “I could die in the next few […]

A salvation story doesn’t have to be R-rated to be powerful. We may not all be saved from a life […]

We desire the silver platter of biblical literacy – that we might somehow put in the littlest effort yet receive […]

Hard to believe it’s already November, and it doesn’t seem possible, but it’s the month that officially begins the holiday […]

(The following is adapted from a devotional by the BMA’s Director of Operations John Meriweather.) Colossians 3:22-24 says, “. . […]

OUR PRIVATE CHOICES AFFECT EVERYONE WE KNOW Every moral decision that we make is like a brick in a wall […]

The solution to keeping your heart ablaze with hope is redirecting your eyes to Christ.  When your eyes remain fixed […]

In Christ I can be anxious for nothing, prayerful in everything and thankful for anything. Why is that, you ask? […]

No person in history has ever improved the moral teachings of Jesus. His words of morality were elevated to the […]

I had a conversation with a friend this week about tattoos. It got me thinking. She said… “I really want […]

(Originally published as an editorial in the Central Baptist College student newspaper Tower Times) More than a thousand years ago, […]

We’ve all done it. Stayed up late folding laundry or baking cookies or otherwise serving our kids.   We’ve also not done it. We’ve been […]

It’s a subject no one really wants to talk about. We whisper about it. We know it exists, but no […]

“Why do you believe in Jesus,” says the unbeliever, maybe a friend or a coworker who knows you go to […]

Neglecting the Bible is nothing new in this world. But what we’re facing today in the West involves proclaiming Christians moving away […]

Be weird. Be random. Be who you are. Because you never know who would love the person you hide. ~ […]

It was probably there inside me just waiting to get out, something about myself I didn’t know was possible. When […]

Video games offer a world for your kids where they are the ones with power. The lure is easy to […]

A father took his family on a vacation to Washington, D.C. so that his two children would have the opportunity […]

Many Christians, while thumbing through their Bibles,  have pondered why Scripture is broken into two, uneven halves. Is one better than the other? […]

Everyone likes a pat on the back or for someone to say, “Great Job!”  The reality is that pride is […]

If you’ve done much reading through the Gospels, you know that Jesus has a long history of picking the most […]

I recently wrote that Augustine, though raised by his Christian mother to love Jesus, was not a Christian for a […]

Shaping our boys is a daunting challenge. It’s one that lies heavy on every parent’s heart. I know it burdens […]

I have a love/hate relationship with my morning routine. There are things I absolutely LOVE! There are things I absolutely hate! […]

My whole life changed when I realized something as a young mama: Church was not enough. I know, I know […]

Why should you study the Bible? It’s old. It’s long. There are a lot of weird names in it. And […]

Last year two black men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks after the white manager contacted police. When a video […]

Sadness wrenched through my heart like a knife stabbing into my chest. A lump swelled in my throat and I […]

Have you ever wished for a “Redo” button? Have you ever had a day that started off so completely on […]

Around 9:00 every night, my dog Duke stares longingly up at the cabinet above my husband’s recliner. He knows exactly […]

FOMO (the fear of missing out) ain’t dead is it? Like, here I am age 28 and I still scroll […]

At one point in my life, I wanted to be an archeologist. I thought it would be amazing to dig […]

(Originally published March 2016) I haven’t weighed in much on the current political environment. Don’t get me wrong I believe this […]

In an article in the New Yorkermagazine, author Malcolm Gladwell writes that vicious dogs are often not inherently vicious, but are […]

When I was a kid, I was not motivated to learn how to ride a bike. It just wasn’t something […]

It was one year ago today that my baby girl stepped out of this world and into eternity. “For to […]

Church planting is relational because the gospel is relational. When Jesus commissioned the disciples to “go and make disciples,” it […]

Divorce.  It’s an ugly word, isn’t it?  And yet in American society, it has become the norm. In fact, the […]

In 1972 the rapture movie A Thief in the Night was released, but I didn’t see it in a theater. I saw […]

The Bible Confirms Our Struggle The author of Ecclesiastes says that life is “meaningless” almost forty times over the twelve […]

Is it possible to have a thriving relationship with God even in the middle of a culture gone crazy? Absolutely! And […]

On March 3, 2003 (3/3/3), my cousin Kevin and his wife Beth became parents for the first time when their […]

Overcomer is a feel-good, faith-based movie that challenges you to think about your true identity.  In the aptly named Christian […]

Have you ever watched a reality TV show where they are all trying to live together in a house or […]

by Brandon Cox Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has been an inspiration to me for a number of years because […]