Christians and the Election: 5 Do's and Don'ts
Hey, you know how you don't understand how anybody could be a Christian and belong to THAT political party? I know believers who believe the exact same thing...about your party. Here are 5 do's and...
View ArticleThanksgiving Drama? How Not to Act Like a Turkey This Year
Ah, Thanksgiving: the season of warm homes and hearts, as loved ones gather in Rockwellian delight at God's bountiful provision...(at least the commercials show it that way.) If, in your family, the...
View ArticleEmpty & Full
The holiday season is a season of Full. Stomachs stretch with overindulgence; schedules burst with commitments; To Do lists overflow onto a second (or third) page. From Thanksgiving to New Year's,...
View ArticleSandy Hook and Christmas
Yesterday was the third Sunday in Advent, the day when many churches around the world light the Joy candle. As tears streamed down faces, we sang and worshipped and tried to grasp Joyous expectation in...
View ArticleNYE, Resolutions, and true life change
New Year's Eve. All over the world tonight, people will gather to celebrate, watch the ball drop or, of course, make life-changing New Year's resolutions. By Valentine's day, though, most of those...
View ArticleStand or Sing?
In both England and America, slavery was brought down mainly by Christians...but not all of them. Christ-followers fought to wipe out infanticide in most parts of the world. At least some of them did....
View ArticleThe Pope, Lent, and Evangelicals' relationship with Catholics
Pope Benedict XVI announced today that he'll be retiring after eight years. He'll be the first pope to retire in almost six hundred years, and the Catholic community is examining repercussions of the...
View ArticleWhy Mentoring Programs Fail
Go to a women's ministry conference, and you're likely to hear at least one breakout session on mentoring. Today's young Christian women yearn for relationships with older women. On the other end, many...
View ArticleIdentity: Angelina Jolie, Tim Tebow, and a Pregnant "Infertile"
Angelina Jolie has become rich, famous and popular for being an archetype of female sexuality. Tim Tebow has been an exceptional, celebrated athelete since high school. But for both of these...
View ArticleHave We Forgotten How to Remember?
Every Memorial Day, soldiers, veterans and military families try to remind the nation of the holiday's meaning. As fewer Americans enter into military service, though, the significance grows hazy in...
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