Where do you run when you need safety? Who do you go when you need refuge? When the hard times come, we all go to somewhere or to something. But what if we started going to Someone? How would our life change—especially the challenging moments—if God truly became our source of refuge?
Read MoreWe may be in the middle of summer, but it’s never too early to start celebrating Thanksgiving! And no, we’re not talking about turkey, pumpkin pie, and football. We’re talking about cultivating an attitude of gratefulness. Thanksgiving shouldn’t stem from a date on the calendar, but on a realization of all that God has done.
Read MoreWe may be in the middle of summer, but it’s never too early to start celebrating Thanksgiving! And no, we’re not talking about turkey, pumpkin pie, and football. We’re talking about cultivating an attitude of gratefulness. Thanksgiving shouldn’t stem from a date on the calendar, but on a realization of all that God has done.
Read MoreAlcohol, marijuana, painkillers, The Opioid Epidemic. We ignore substance abuse to our own peril, and often until it is too late and addiction has set in. We don’t want church to just be a place where people come to heal from substance abuse. We want church to be a place where we help substance abuse never start in the first place. And it all begins with a conversation...
Read MoreAlcohol, marijuana, painkillers, The Opioid Epidemic. We ignore substance abuse to our own peril, and often until it is too late and addiction has set in. We don’t want church to just be a place where people come to heal from substance abuse. We want church to be a place where we help substance abuse never start in the first place. And it all begins with a conversation...
Read MoreSuicide, depression, and self-harm are not “edge issues” that affect a few, select people. For you or someone you know, these so-called “edge issues” have sadly become their own worst enemy—the voice of depression or self-hate drowning out all else. How in the world do we address it? Does God’s Word give us any help, or are we alone with this pain that is getting worse with every passing day?
Read MoreSuicide, depression, and self-harm are not “edge issues” that affect a few, select people. For you or someone you know, these so-called “edge issues” have sadly become their own worst enemy—the voice of depression or self-hate drowning out all else. How in the world do we address it? Does God’s Word give us any help, or are we alone with this pain that is getting worse with every passing day?
Read MoreMarriage, sex, relationships, divorce, masturbation, dating, singleness—we’re hitting on all of it! But isn’t the Bible kind of outdated when it comes to this topic? What can we learn about sex, love, and dating in 2022 from a book that was written over 2,000 years ago in the ancient Middle East? The answer may surprise you—and tip over a few sacred cows along the way.
Read MoreMarriage, sex, relationships, divorce, masturbation, dating, singleness—we’re hitting on all of it! But isn’t the Bible kind of outdated when it comes to this topic? What can we learn about sex, love, and dating in 2022 from a book that was written over 2,000 years ago in the ancient Middle East? The answer may surprise you—and tip over a few sacred cows along the way.
Read MoreWhat’s the oldest objection to the Christian faith? The Problem of Evil. This “problem” is actually a philosophical question—and a good one at that. “How do we reconcile the existence of evil and suffering with an all-powerful, all-loving, all-knowing God?” I mean—can we? Can the Christian faith make a compelling explanation for why there is such pain and tragedy in the world?
Read MoreWhat’s the oldest objection to the Christian faith? The Problem of Evil. This “problem” is actually a philosophical question—and a good one at that. “How do we reconcile the existence of evil and suffering with an all-powerful, all-loving, all-knowing God?” I mean—can we? Can the Christian faith make a compelling explanation for why there is such pain and tragedy in the world?
Read MoreThanks to AC/DC, hopping on the “Highway to Hell” after you die has become a trendy option for the afterlife. But that’s just because lots of people don’t truly believe in Hell—no one would want to go there if it’s really how the Bible describes it. I mean, is there even a “there” to go to? Is Hell a real place? Where people will be forever? Punished for all eternity? I mean...really?
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