“Repent! Repent!” I’ve heard many street preachers yell. I’ve often wondered what those preachers think a passerby will do upon hearing this word used nowhere else in our English vocabulary. What does it mean to …
Talking to Kids about Gratitude
This post may contain affiliate links. You can read my full affiliate disclosure here In my last post I talked about gratitude.What exactly is gratitude? What are the benefits? How do we teach & nurture it? …
Surrender: Trusting God
Surrender. especially in American culture, is rarely seen as something positive. It means accepting that the battle has been won not on your terms, and you are willingly giving your life over to the authority …
Much Ado About Easter
In my opinion, Easter should the most celebrated holiday for Christians. Every year I feel like Easter gets under-celebrated. The build up and hoopla around Easter just don’t measure up to Christmas. So this year I’m digging …
How You Can Bring More Peace Into Your Home
Being a disciple of Christ means following in the pattern of the “Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). The meaning of the Hebrew for peace, “Shalom,” is much richer than just “not fighting.” It indicates safety, …
Prayer
When a child enters our lives, it can become more difficult to set aside time to pray. The new responsibilities for a precious, fragile life can stir up a wealth of worries. Our natural response …
Teaching Your Kids Self-Control
An essential practice of Christ-like living is the exercise of self-control. As Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. …
God is devoted, interested, and generous
In my last post I began to look at the creation story to see if we can find the fatherly attributes of our unchanging, eternal Creator. Genesis 1:27 says, “God created man in his own image. …
Have We Forgotten About Mercy?
According to the Barna Research Group, 87% millennials who don’t go to church say they see Christians as judgmental.[1] And they aren’t wrong. Many of the most outspoken people who identify as Christians buy into the …