If you spend any time checking out self-help books, clicking through television channels or perusing the magazine aisle at the grocery store, you know our world is overrun with advice on how to catch a mate and keep the relationship…
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Only twenty-five percent of families in America right now have a mom and a dad in the home with kids. A family made up of a mother, father, and kids of that union is becoming rapidly extinct. And the fallout…
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There are few topics that cause as much controversy and polarizing opinions as the environment. When someone asks what you think of the environment and the issues surrounding it, sometimes it just feels easier to avoid the conversation altogether. But…
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I think many people – even Christians – think that God is totally out of touch with today’s culture and people’s needs and that’s why He prohibits all sex outside of marriage. I know I did. I came to Christ…
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Ever wonder what role the church is supposed to play in politics? For example, what – if anything – should pastors say about politics from the pulpit, all over America and all around the world? Does the Bible tell us…
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“Who are you to judge me when you have sinned too?” “Who is anyone to tell me how to live?” Sound familiar? This attitude is pervasive in our culture. And it has led to one of the greatest myths inside…
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We live in a culture that increasingly doesn’t believe there’s a difference between right and wrong. In a recent Barna research study conducted at a university campus, 20 random students were asked, “Do you believe there is an absolute truth…
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The bucket list trend has really taken off. If you google “bucket lists” you will literally find millions of ideas to put on your list, from adrenaline highs like storm chasing and bull riding to exotic travel such as an…
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I grew up not knowing I was truly loved. My parents were the children of immigrants. Hard work and status dominated their upbringings. Although these tenets are not necessarily harmful, without the love of Christ on display alongside them, their…
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