If you are a parent of a child who is oppositional or defiant, as difficult and frustrating as that may feel, you want to find a way to get past their negativity and reconnect. I recall a season when one … Read Full Article >>
How many of us would enroll in a college named the University of Suffering? I’d probably send my application somewhere else! But Jesus promised his disciples that there would be suffering in life. He didn’t say if you do really … Read Full Article >>
I have always been taught to look out for “number one” or “numero uno.” A colleague and the medical director of a counseling center where I once worked, would often interrupt anyone who made a comment before he spoke with: … Read Full Article >>
Christian community doesn’t just happen. It requires intentionality and a willingness to step outside our comfort zones. Many social, psychological, and spiritual issues can be healed when we allow Jesus to touch us through brothers and sisters who care. As … Read Full Article >>
Sharing our faith in Christ is the most important job we will ever have. It is essential for you and me to follow the Holy Spirit’s leading and to “share the hope that is in us” so that others can … Read Full Article >>
Why do you exist? What is the purpose of your life? Is there anything more important to you than a close relationship with God? Perhaps life’s main purpose is to point us towards God and to teach us that we … Read Full Article >>
Many years before God made him a king, David became incensed when he learned that the army of the one true God was frozen in fear – “dismayed and terrified” by Goliath (1 Samuel 17:11 / NIV). Yes, the Philistine … Read Full Article >>
Just because something has always been done a certain way doesn’t mean it is being done the best way or the right way. Popular culture often has no clue about what is good. When we question how the world lives, … Read Full Article >>
How many times have I seen it? Too may times to count. Man takes woman, woman takes man; man or woman becomes seriously depressed (ill – not just sad or lazy), and man or woman thinks, “If I wasn’t married … Read Full Article >>
I believe there is an universal need for connection, emotional intimacy, and love. No matter how independent, autonomous, and self-sufficient you are, you still need other people. The old adage “no man is an island” is true. Some of us … Read Full Article >>