Parent conversations: How do we teach our kids to value all people?
We can’t all raise our children in New York City like Tim and Amanda Bourman or serve as foster parents for a diverse group of children like Brenda and Steven…
Please explain: Why should we love our enemies?
According to the CliftonStrengths Assessment, my number one strength is “Harmony,” which means that I generally try to steer myself and others away from confrontation and toward reconciliation. I find…
Bible study: Love one another
For many, Valentine’s Day has become a Hallmark holiday filled with sappy sentiment and red hearts . . . everywhere! The exact details of the original St. Valentine are a…
Q&A: What if spouses don’t “love” each other anymore?
What does the Bible have to say about spouses who don’t “love” each other anymore? It seems fairly common nowadays that spouses talk about how they have grown apart and…
Who I am in Christ
Overwhelmed by their feelings, Christian teens today are losing track of their identity in Christ. We can help them overcome their feelings with the facts of faith. Layla sat on…
Bible study: Above all things!
The First Commandment states: “You shall have no other gods.” Martin Luther’s explanation says, “We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.” This means that anything we…
Having all the facts
Well, it happened again. Almost immediately after 24-year-old gymnast Simone Biles walked away from the team competition at the Olympics in Tokyo, the talking heads began chirping. Some praised the…
Q&A: I know that we are saved by grace apart from works, but how can it be that easy?
I know that we are saved by grace apart from works, but that seems too easy. How can that be how it works? What is grace? Grace is God’s undeserved…
Freedom’s value is in its use
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love” (Galatians 5:13). As Americans, we understand well…