Communicating With Kindness In a Culture of Hostility
I’ve got a friend who hasn’t spoken to his family since November. On Thanksgiving Day, he and his sister got into a fight over politics. The argument escalated and ended badly. Christmas came and went, as did his mother’s eighty-third birthday, and the family is still not speaking to one another. We live in a […]
All Christians Are Called To Serve The Oppressed
Recently, many of us were outraged when the story broke of a disabled eighteen-year-old boy in Chicago being beaten and tortured by three teenagers and a twenty-four-year-old man. The beating was streamed live on Facebook and quickly went viral. Thankfully, the traumatized victim was returned to his family after being found walking the streets by […]
Surviving a Season of Spiritual Dryness
If it weren’t for God’s Word, there’s a good chance I’d be somewhere marinating in a gutter of my own making. There’s no doubt if I had to name one thing that’s improved my life more than any other, it’s the study of God’s Word. The Scriptures have spoken truth to the lies in my […]
5 Quotes on Prayer from Oswald Chambers
Like many of you, I’m an avid reader. God has used numerous writers, theologians, and Bible teachers to mature my faith. I like to share authors and resources that have been helpful to me. That’s the reason I have included the good-reads page along with the blog. Oswald Chambers, a pastor and author from Scotland, is one […]