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It's always good to keep an eye on our own temperature gauge to make sure we are okay. Alone time is important, especially if you are an introvert, but everyone needs it. Keeping a strong connection to God during the busy years of little and growing kids is difficult. Here are just a few of the...

Wherever I go online, I often find Christians engaged in vigorous debate with people on social media, forums and in the comments of websites. It seems that it is difficult for people to draw a line between a strong defense of truth and behavior that seems to conflict with our Biblical guidance...

I voted for Trump and I'm not happy with the direction of things politically, but my overall hope for both my future and the future of Christians in America (not our country as a geopolitical entity) is in Jesus, not in Trump or anyone else. The American Gospel

I grew up in a very specific denomination that is quite well known. Later, I went overseas to do Christian work with that denomination. The country I was living in had very few Christians and almost no denominations. They usually identified as Protestant to distinguish themselves from Catholics...

In the country, not far from where you grew up, there was a very troubled family. This family had a mom and a dad, a brother and a sister. The sister was just a little over a year older than the brother and from the day they were both able to walk, they had been at odds with each other. What...

Sound doctrine is so important for the health of a local Church. Ultimately, other than the family, the local church is the smallest entity that can really hold people accountable to their doctrine and understanding of Scripture. They should feel this responsibility to do it in a loving way and...

Years ago, the author John Fischer wrote a book, Making Real What I Already Believe, he talked about the idea of a borrowed faith, that isn't really personal and real in our own life. It's a good concept. People learn faith from their church or their parents, but unless their lives are really...

I know, I worked for a large Christian organization and one of the best things they did was write a large policy manual that started with a definition of terms. This was very helpful for those joining the organization to understand what they are joining. It might be helpful for Churches to do...

Probably Psalm 119:11 - I have hidden your Word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

I lived in Istanbul (former Constantinople) for 19 years. You can definitely see the end of the road that state religion leads to. I do believe that wherever the Gospel is preached, taught or available, you will still find those who were called out by the Holy Spirit into true faith and belief...

Honestly, as an American citizen who has lived 19 years of my life in other countries, I really appreciate how there are many things great about America. I can also appreciate that most of them come from our Christian heritage and a few brilliant ideas that went into the forming of the initial...

If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. James 1:26-27 (NLT) In...

If you have ever read the C.S. Lewis classic, The Screwtape Letters, you can see Lewis' illustration of this. Satan controls some by their belief that he is all powerful. He controls others by the belief that he isn't real. He knows the weakness of a person or culture and attacks where they are...

Lord, we do pray for this suffering to end and for God to use it to draw this entire family closer to Him.

I agree, this uncertainty should push us towards the Father. If you want to be in prayer for the election, here are some thoughts on how to proceed: An Election Year Prayer Blessings,

Rebellion against God takes many forms. This is very overt, but no different than other rebellions we see around us.

People are often obsessed with experiences, sometimes even addicted. They equate these with fun, but they miss joy. Righteousness leads to joy. I love the way that The Chosen video series depicts the believers. They laugh and show this type of joy in their interactions with one another. We have...

The impact of these things weigh heavily on me. I see the overall destructive impact they've had on our society, very divisive. Social media and traditional media both act in similar ways to destroy community. I've done a lot of reading and writing on these subjects if you are interested...

I think everyone has some doubts about our capabilities and giftings and how useful we are in this world. In 2018, my wife had a stroke and lost a lot of her capability. She struggled greatly with some of the feelings you describe. You might find her story helpful. She shared it through a blog...

Praying for God's provision for all of these needs.