Posts in category For the Heart

One can imagine the vigilance of the shepherds that first Christmas evening. Tucked away in Judean hills, these men were just doing their job—protecting the …

Like most thrills, this post is short. The video was originally created to portray the psychology of drug addiction. Yet it’s amazingly accurate at capturing the psychology …

The Bible calls itself “living and active” (Hebrews 4:12); it professes to “enlighten the eyes” and “make wise the simple” (Psalm 19:7-8). So it shouldn’t …

What does it mean for a Christian to be sanctified or set apart “wholly,” as in “spirit, soul, and body” (1 Thessalonians 5:23)? A lot …

My wife and I recently had a marital first: we attended a Couple’s Retreat simply as a couple (and not as pastor and wife). I’ll …

How many times have you heard the story? A kid has a bright idea, drops out of college, and starts a business borrowing on credit …

There are moments when joy comes easy. Or so it seems. Perhaps a simple pleasure brings joyful reflection: a warm fall evening with the family, …

Esther Talbert cared for her mother-in-law through Alzheimer’s stretching out well over a decade. Here are just a few of her meditations and lessons learned: The subheading …

Had I just committed the unpardonable parenting crime? I had finished a conversation with my four-year-old daughter: “We are all sinners,” I looked her straight in the eyes as I continued, “And sin always hurts. It hurts us because we deserve to be punished in hell for it.” I had just told my daughter she was a sinner, condemned by God. Had I cruelly set time-bombs of depression and despair in her little heart by teaching her the doctrine of original sin?

Here’s what we’ve discovered from the New Testament so far. I’ll just rehearse the principles, not the passages. But it’s important to remember that these …