Dealing with Doubt: Three Steps
Doubt is debilitating. One author recounts the struggles of a girl named Laura who felt that she couldn’t believe: “I don’t know’. I can’t do …
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After I Die—Then What?
On April 2, 1988, Ivan Lester Mcguire, an experienced skydiver with over 800 jumps, fell to his death. He forgot to put on his parachute. …
Christians & Clothing: Why God Cares About What You Wear
The bottom line is this: the greatest consideration when selecting our clothes should not be our particular fashion taste, but the God who redeemed our bodies with the ransom price of Jesus’s blood. He now gets to say what we communicate with our clothes.
Life is Beautiful—Sort of
Sometimes the most powerful explanatory concepts are profoundly simple. Einstein’s key insight was written in only 5 characters (e=mc2) but it transformed physics, laying the …
When “Biblical” is Just Another Hashtag
It sounded plausible at the time. “Hey honey, why don’t I just take the boys over there and get them a treat, while you’re checking …
God, the Great Creative
God is the great Creative. His designs are dazzling, yet functional; subtle, yet bold; durable, yet delicate. From the resplendent grandeur of a mountain sunrise, …
Parenting: Have We Lost Our Way?
There are some things you’ll never understand until you live them. Cross-cultural adjustment is one. When we moved to the Philippines a little less than …
Is Your Child Mature Enough for a Cell Phone?
A phone has enormous possibilities for both convenience and catastrophe. Before parents entrust their child with such a powerful tool, they should carefully consider whether their child is mature enough to handle it–and carefully coach the child to use it properly.
What Does LARPing Tell Us About Ourselves?
This world in general, and American culture in particular, cloaks the make-believe with authenticity. The Bible tells us that true authenticity is impossible apart from the gospel.
Millennials: “We Want Something Real, Not Just Hashtags and Twitter.”
With poignant lyrics, Passenger has put into words the Millennials’ angst: we feel the dull trauma of our hollowness and long for something real. Our Facebook statuses, tweets, and Instagram photos project only the image we care to present. As the generation that has touted authenticity as the ultimate virtue, we have come to embody the vice we most despise: hypocrisy.