Posts in category For the Heart

There’s an art to effective Facebook posting. And I’m admitting at the start that I’ve never mastered it. I realize, of course, that this article …

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?