Believe it or not: 5 types of doubters Part 2
Clint Archer I have no doubt that you remember last week’s Part 1 post covering the first two types of doubters. Jude said to have mercy on them (Jude 22) as there are genuine believers who may for one reason or another momentarily think like a unbeliever.
Believe it or not: 5 types of doubters Part 1
Clint Archer Hamlet said it eloquently: Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love.” It’s not great theology, but makes a pretty rhyme...
Dear Birthmother
Amy Medina My children are mine, no doubt about it. Legally, emotionally, forever and always, through late-night fears and throw-up on the floor, first toddling steps, fingerprints on the walls, bright scrawled drawings on my refrigerator...
God Is Bigger Than My Cancer
J. Todd Billings “There’s no doubt about the diagnosis,” the doctor said. Incurable cancer. A fatal disease. I had just celebrated my tenth anniversary with my wife...
On the Path to the Cancer Ward
Jean Williams There’s a chemical smell that hits you on the way to the cancer center. Some bright spark of an architect put the building’s main vents just near the entrance doors...
How to Shut Down Gossip
Erik Raymond It seems that sometimes we deal with sin in the church with the same approach that the government deals with terrorism: It is impossible to remove it completely so we just kind of have to accept it and do our best to keep people safe...
5 Mentalities of a Porn "Addict"
Mark Shaw While many of my books and booklets have a focus upon substance abuse issues, a struggle with any “addictive” pleasure of sin is a war within one’s heart desires...
The Price of Unforgiveness
James MacDonald Forgiveness is costly. After someone deeply hurts you, it costs you something to release that person from the debt owed to you. Just ask Jesus...
We Complain Because We Forget
Steven Lee I am stunned every time I read the story of the Exodus. How can the people of Israel complain like they do? How could they be so ignorant, so stupid, so forgetful?...
Why God Doesn't Remove Our Sinful Cravings Immediately
J.D. Greear Every Christian I know has had the experience of coming up against the same sin—again—and wondering, “Will this struggle ever end? Why doesn’t God just remove this?” ...
Five Pieces of Advice for Young Men
Constantine Campbell Younger men, you do need guidance from older men. At the same time, the myth that the older generation has it all together must be erased...
This is NOT a Disney World...
Robin Kautz We just got back from Disney World. Every child's dream vacation...
A Three-Pronged Team Approach When Caring for People with Eating Disorders
Hayley Satrom As a biblical counselor, I meet with many people whose lives, hearts, and minds are controlled by an obsession with food...
Do Women Look at Porn? Yes. Here are the Stats
Matt Fradd If there ever was a time when porn was an exclusively male habit, that time is long gone. Here are some of the most recent statistics about women and pornography use…
Two Words to Stop Self-Condemnation
Christine Hoover I am not sweet. I should be, but I’m not. That’s what I thought to myself as I pulled into the garage and closed it behind me...
The Girl in the Tuxedo: Two Variations on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Jean Lloyd I came across a photo the other day of a fifteen-year-old girl dressed in a tuxedo, complete with red bow tie and tails, standing in front of a Christmas tree...