There are moments, bluntly, that make me pause and ask the question: who are we becoming?  The Department of Defense (War) has announced plans to livestream the December 3 execution of …

Early this month, four scuba divers off the coast of Flores, Indonesia experienced a frightening reminder of how easily we can lose our way. During an underwater excursion, powerful currents swept …

Husband and Wife: We would like to share with your readership a secret we discovered in the first few years of our marriage. It is laughter; genuine, sincere laughter both at yourself and at those …

Last week, Tennessee attempted to execute convicted killer Christa Pike, who lured her classmate, Colleen Slemmer, into a wooded Knoxville area to torture and murder her in 1995. After being on death …

Parents: There is a serious discipline problem in the school where our children attend. They are constantly sharing with us how unkind some of their peers are toward each other and even their …

In many ways, we have never been more connected. Our smartphones give us access to anyone, anywhere, anytime. Within seconds we can text, post, comment, like, follow, and even livestream. We can …

Recently, like many of you, I read a column about what parents should teach their children regarding sexuality and gender. I understand the thought behind it. Parents want to give their children a …

Husband and Wife: We recently heard a speaker discuss jealousy and its positive and negative effects—not only on marriage, but also on other areas of life. How can jealousy be both good and bad? …

Father and Mother: We are seeking to raise our children according to the teachings of Scripture, especially regarding gender and sexuality. We believe God created male and female, and we want our …

Nothing remains the same .  Many of life’s changes can be exciting, while others are heartbreaking. Though we are not caught off guard intellectually, our progressing existence often …

There is an old phrase I’ve been particularly drawn to over the past few weeks: “ Make me a channel of your peace.”  To be honest, I have always been struck by the word channel.  …

Father: Our son recently came home from his university, troubled by what he had heard in class. He said one of his professors regularly criticizes Christianity and uses every opportunity to challenge …

What would you do to avoid going to church? Years ago, 7-year-old Preston Scarborough was so desperate to bypass the Sunday morning gathering that he stole his family’s white Dodge Intrepid in …

We use the word “ love ” so often that sometimes it feels like we may have forgotten what we mean by it.  We love our significant others. We love our children. We love our favorite …

Husband: “ During the first year of marriage, I made a serious moral failure by having a brief affair with a former girlfriend. When I realized the affair would destroy my marriage, I ended it. …

You can almost feel it coming. The days are slowly growing shorter. Darkness arrives a little earlier each evening. Soon, the oppressive heat of summer will surrender to cooler mornings, changing …

Wife: “I never thought in a million years that my husband would become addicted to gambling. What started as occasionally buying a lottery ticket has now escalated to online gambling using his …

Pray for me, pastor. As you would expect, I hear those words quite often. People find tremendous comfort in knowing that someone will carry their burden before the Lord. When life becomes …

Husband and Wife: We are trying to get free of our debts so that we can begin to save for future needs and unexpected emergencies. What advice do you and Becky have for a recently married couple? …

This week, I learned the magnitude of the word  anything .  Like so many parents before us, my wife and I dropped our oldest son off at college—10 hours away from home. Nothing …