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Best for Last
We were set apart from every other living thing – not only were we given a voice to speak, but we were given a conscience and a soul. From the beginning, we were created with the ability to choose.

4 Purposes of Marriage the World Doesn’t Talk About
Let’s face it, divorce is commonplace in America today and it almost seems rarer for a couple to stay together […]

4 Ways to Climb out of the Pit of Despair
In the movie Princess Bride, the heroic Wesley finds himself trapped and tortured in the “Pit of Despair.” He is eventually […]

11 Reasons to Fight Against the Violence of Abortion
It is with a good dose of humility I wish to write a post on abortion. I desire for this […]


Thankful for Fall
God is the beautiful artist who, with just a few strokes of his hand, created a masterpiece.

Open Letter to My Fellow Millennials
Dear fellow millennials, We could be the generation to change the world if we changed a few of our own […]

Asking the Cold, Hard Questions at Tax Time
What is success? Many people spend their whole lives being “successful.” But what does that really mean? Is it the […]

Moving Beyond Shame and Regret: Part Four
If you’re a child of God, the only prerequisite to being forgiven of sin is your honest confession. The Bible […]

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

Five Ways to Find the Missing Link
I grew up hearing the term “the missing link” a lot. My dad was a police detective for almost four […]

10 Dating Commitments Teenagers MUST Make
The world of dating is about as convoluted as you’d expect. Two messed-up sinners trying to figure out not only […]

Human Trafficking: What it is and Why You Should Care
January is human trafficking awareness month. Instead of submitting an overload of statistics or information, I’d simply like to bring […]

Instead of Self-Obsession, Try Focusing on This Obsession
I think we’ve all experienced it before—that sense of timidity and insecurity, feeling like everyone can see it written all […]

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

We Pay a High Price for Social Media
In the late nineteenth century, newspaper companies pioneered a powerful marketing concept that still to this day dominates our media […]

A Christian’s Response to The First Temptation of Christ
This Christmas season, Netflix released a host of holiday movies. One of them, a satirical comedy, is called The First Temptation […]

The Secret of Christianity We So Often Forget
The secret of Christianity is that God has given us himself. That’s the prize. And many Christians today have lost […]

Keeping a Soft Heart Amid the Battle of Doctrine
Even though we daily battle against the grim things of this world, keep a soft heart, Christian. A calloused heart […]

Takeaways From Christmas Hymns – Part One
Silent night, holy night!Son of God, love’s pure light;Radiant beams from thy holy faceWith the dawn of redeeming grace,Jesus, Lord, […]

What Christians Can Learn From Hanukkah
You may have seen a menorah, maybe heard a song about a dreidel, seen golden chocolate coins for sale in […]

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

3 Reasons Patriotism is on the Decline in America
Since the turning of the century there has been a 23% decrease in people who are extremely proud to be […]

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

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

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

YOUR SMART PHONE IS LYING TO YOU, BY THE WAY
Here’s a riddle for you: What do we look at, on average, 63 times a day, for up to 4 […]

Ten Reasons I’m Happy and How You Can Get There
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with […]

Grateful: Not Just a Word on a Sign at Hobby Lobby
Hard to believe it’s already November, and it doesn’t seem possible, but it’s the month that officially begins the holiday […]

Misrepresenting Christianity in America
(Originally posted February 2015) The not-so-popular news magazine, Newsweek, has started 2015 with cover article entitled “The Bible: So Misunderstood It’s […]

Are You Consumed With Anxiety or Consumed With Peace?
In Christ I can be anxious for nothing, prayerful in everything and thankful for anything. Why is that, you ask? […]

The War Against Christianity
(Originally posted February 2015) Newsweek has started 2015 with a cover article entitled “The Bible: So Misunderstood It’s a Sin.” […]

4 Ways to Defend Your Faith
If theism (God exists.) is a blue pair of glasses, atheism (There is no God.) is a red pair, and […]

To Halloween or Not To Halloween
(Originally published as an editorial in the Central Baptist College student newspaper Tower Times) More than a thousand years ago, […]

Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable in Today’s Culture
Disagreement usually sparks hatred. But when did disagreeing equate to hating? We, as a whole, have forgotten how to respectfully disagree. […]

The Bible is Not a Book
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” (Jesus in Matthew 24:35 NLT) The Christian Bible […]

The Weirdo, The Fear and The Church
Be weird. Be random. Be who you are. Because you never know who would love the person you hide. ~ […]

Sports, Competition and Four Rules on Perspective
It was probably there inside me just waiting to get out, something about myself I didn’t know was possible. When […]

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

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

Three Kinds of Worship
One Sunday morning a small boy was sitting by his mother during the morning worship service. Like most small children, […]

Augustine: Pride, Sex and the Power of Jesus
Through my seminary studies, I recently read about the conversion of Augustine, one of the giants of Christian leadership and thought […]

9 Reasons You Should Study the Bible (Right Now)
Why should you study the Bible? It’s old. It’s long. There are a lot of weird names in it. And […]

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

11 UNHEALTHY Ways to Disciple Gen Z
In some ways, discipling Gen Z (those born anywhere from 1999-2015) is no different from any other generation preceding it. […]

Divorce: Beauty From Ashes
Divorce. In American society, it has become the norm. In fact, the United States has the sixth highest divorce rate […]

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

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

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

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