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 …

Father: I am the father of a son and daughter. Soon, they will step onto a university campus where they will encounter beliefs, values, and practices which will be unfamiliar to them. My concern is …

My house shall be called a house of prayer. I have read those words many times over the years. Recently, however, they resonated with me in a fresh way as I contemplated the priorities that …

Sometimes the easiest way to expose a bad idea is simply to take it seriously. For years, the transgender movement has promoted a false distinction between biological sex and gender identity that has …

Somewhere along the way, too many of us were taught that faith meant to never ask questions.  We were told, sometimes even directly, that doubt was dangerous. That skepticism was rebellion. …

Father: Our youngest son, who is in the fifth grade, came home from school and said he wanted to tell one of his friends about Jesus but did not know what to say. What is the best way to teach your …

Readers: This is the third article in our series on Dealing with Grief and its impact on everyone who experiences it. From those who “ Walk through the valley of the shadow of death ”, to those …

Certainty has become a rare commodity in our world. News headlines often project political views rather than reality. Our distrust for politicians, journalists, and corporations is at an all-time …

Tim Merwin died Saturday.  The influence he had on so many during his life on earth was profound and will continue to make a difference in the lives of those he invested in.   I …