Taking Up the Cross Daily – Part 2
The Practical Side - To help you put this principle of taking up your cross daily into practice, I would advise three practical things you can do every day.
Taking Up the Cross Daily – Part 1
The Spiritual Side - The Christian life is to be lived daily through self-denial. It’s the way of the cross.
Depression and the American Adolescent
Leaving God out of one’s life will always produce a negative outcome.
Digital Dictatorships
George Orwell’s 1984 seems more relevant than ever - Technology has proven to be both a blessing and a curse.
School Shootings: Talisman or Truth?
While prayer and the Bible are no longer permitted in American public schools, apparently a Native American talisman is acceptable
Gratitude Never Rebels
Four Practical Steps to Help Your Children Be Thankful - Looking back on my years as a student pastor, a handful of teens stood out for their strong testimony of Christian character and spiritual maturity.
Let Him Who Thirsts Come
We offer living water to parched souls - In the minds of Cape Town’s leaders, political ideology is more important than the life of its people.
How to Live in Exile
Jeremiah’s counsel is amazingly relevant to American Christians today - It’s truly amazing how relevant the prophet’s counsel is for us who live in a culture much like that of ancient Babylon.
Three Ways to Embrace Change
One of life’s certainties is the inevitability of change, and yet there is in most people a natural resistance to change.
The Legacy of Billy Graham
I was having a conversation with a friend over coffee at Panera this morning when the text came through; Dr. Billy Graham had passed away peaceably at his home in Montreat, North Carolina.