Why More Than 90 Percent of American Christians Are Vulnerable
According to recent research from the Barna group, only 8.5 percent of American adults are reading their Bibles daily. [1]. There was a time when Scripture memory was a common component of Christian discipleship, but at this point, most Christians aren’t even reading Scripture let alone memorizing it. I have no desire to lecture, but […]
Give Me a Break: Developing the Habit of Unplugging
According to a recent study, in 2020, the average adult spent more than three hours a day on social media. [1]. Never before has there been a generation with so much information at our fingertips. Every moment we’re connected, we’re notified of weather disasters, accidents, mass shootings, missing people, the COVID death rate, and reports of […]
Being People of Peace in Times of Turmoil
*Dear Readers—As we continue our series on the book of Proverbs, I’m also including in this week’s email, a piece I wrote prior to the presidential election for LifeWay Voices that ran on their website last week. By all accounts, it’s been a bizarre year. When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve 2020, […]
Dealing With Distraction: Is Your Phone Impacting Your Spiritual Life?
The last time my husband and I were in New York City, we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For art enthusiasts, the MET is one of the largest and most renowned museums in the world, boasting more than two million pieces of art from every corner of the globe. On any given day, […]