Sin is the Only Bad Word Left
Melissa Edgington A couple of years ago, I wrote a blog post about a celebrity that went viral. Hundreds of thousands of people read it, and several hundred chimed in to let me know how much they loved or, more often, despised what I had said about the situation...
Ministering to the Suffering
Eric Davis One of my mentors used to wisely say, “We are either in a trial, about to enter a trial, or coming out of a trial.” Such is life under the weight of the Curse. Since God’s people are called to be skilled relationally, this means that relating to people in suffering is going to comprise much of our relationships...
5 Myths and Truths in Loneliness
Gary Barnes and Darrell Bock From a psychological perspective, I’ve been struck by the depth of pain humans encounter in their experience of loneliness. And from a theological perspective, I’ve been amazed at how significant human loneliness is to the triune God...
Pull the Mask Off of Fear
Kristin Tabb We live in a broken world where really bad things really do happen, even (and sometimes especially) to people who really love Jesus. Fear exists because sin has broken this world and distorted it, leaving much beyond our control...
4 Things It’s Okay to Say When You’re Hurt
Paul Maxwell Vulnerability is never a black-and-white issue. Never. In every relationship, we are negotiating our space with each person. Should they be close? Should they be kept at a distance? Does the gospel dictate a certain distance—a certain pace of growth or healing—in response to hurtful patterns?
What My Grieving Process Looked Like After Miscarriage
Jessalyn Hutto While every miscarriage and every woman is different, I know that it can be helpful to hear the testimony of God's faithfulness to another when you are walking through a similar trial...
Seven Subtle Symptoms of Pride
Fabienne Harford Pride will kill you. Forever. Pride is the sin most likely to keep you from crying out for a Savior. Those who think they are well will not look for a doctor. As seriously dangerous as pride is, it’s equally hard to spot...
50 Resources for Equipping the Church on Homosexuality and Same-sex Marriage
Joe Carter If you're looking for something to share with people in your church in order to better equip them to discuss homosexuality, same-sex attraction, same-sex marriage, or the biblical view of sexuality, consider one of the following 50 resources...
Surgical Sex: Why We Stopped Doing Sex Change Operations
Paul R. McHugh Where did they get the idea that our sexual identity (“gender” was the term they preferred) as men or women was in the category of things that could be changed? Their regular response was to show me their patients...
He Redeemed My Life: Man Who Lived as Woman for Years Now Shares Christ With Transgenders
Heather Clark A California man who obtained a sex change operation in the 1980’s to live as a woman and later reverted back to his biological gender is sharing his story of how God redeemed his life and gave him hope.
5 Bruce Jenner Facts
James MacDonald Near the Muskoka cottage where we spent our childhood summers, there was a spot along the river known simply as “the rapids.” ...
How to Conquer the Grumbles
Michael Herrington Last week, in preparation to preach from Philippians, I began tracking how often I grumble. How often do I complain either out loud, under my breath, or in my mind? ...
A Self-Pity Refresher
Eric Davis I remember it well. A new, exciting ministry position was up for grabs. Quietly in my mind, I congratulated myself as being the most faithful candidate...
We Long to Belong
Jasmine Holmes Last year my fifth-grade students sharpened their number-two pencils, looked down over their scantrons, and raised their hands to ask a million questions before taking the standardized test. “I’m 1/256 Native American, can I fill in that bubble?” ...
What Makes a Man
Paul Tripp My son came to me carrying the New Testament given to him by a popular men’s ministry. Sandwiched inside the pages were pictures and biographies of “great” Christian men...