I made a promise to God yesterday. I said, “God, I will read the Bible for one hour today, I promise in the name of Jesus.” As soon as that came out of my mouth I knew that I had just told an untruth, an untruth that would haunt me for the rest of the […]
HOW DO HABITS BECOME ADDICTIONS?
What is it that you just can’t live without? For Christians, the answer is simple: God. We literally cannot live without God. Without God there would be huge, gaping holes in our lives. He is the one who ultimately meets our need for love, safety and comfort. Why, then, do so many Christians suffer from […]
HOW DID THE BIBLE YOU’RE READING COME TO BE?
I was sitting on a cold, hard, wooden pew of a small brick and mortar baptist church, somewhere in the Midwestern United States, asking myself why the people in the choir wanted to wear funny robes and sing in unison in front of a crowd? Why did the man in charge come out and dunk […]
ARE CHRISTIANS JUDGMENTAL?
This is the sixth and final installment in our series exploring ideas put forth in the book UnChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity and Why It Matters by David Kinnaman and Dave Lyons (2007). The authors survey information gleaned from the Barna group to discuss some negative perceptions people have of Christians. […]
KNOW WHEN TO SPEAK
When people want to give back to the community, looking for an organization to help support is often the first step. Giving time by volunteering at your local hospice or giving funds to a worthy organization is always needed. But a different route of giving back and pushing for change is through advocacy. The same […]