âWhat a mystery,â wrote Horatius Bonar, âthe soul and eternity of one man depends upon the voice of another.â What a mystery, I then thought, that I do not speak more. I gazed out of my window. Three houses stood across the street. Of two, I had t...
âWhat a mystery,â wrote Horatius Bonar, âthe soul and eternity of one man depends upon the voice of another.â What a mystery, I then thought, that I do not speak more. I gazed out of my window. Three houses stood across the street. Of two, I had t...
âWhy shouldnât I follow my heart? If I am a Christian â if God has caused me to be âborn againâ and has given me âa new heartâ â isnât my new heart trustworthy?â Readers have raised some version of this objection when Iâve exhorted Christians, âDo...
âWhy shouldnât I follow my heart? If I am a Christian â if God has caused me to be âborn againâ and has given me âa new heartâ â isnât my new heart trustworthy?â Readers have raised some version of this objection when Iâve exhorted Christians, âDo...
Everyone is looking for joy. Parents, this includes our children. The search for joy lies behind all of our kidsâ desires. It informs and directs all of their hopes, feelings, and actions. It is the proverbial carrot hanging in front of our kidsâ h...
Everyone is looking for joy. Parents, this includes our children. The search for joy lies behind all of our kidsâ desires. It informs and directs all of their hopes, feelings, and actions. It is the proverbial carrot hanging in front of our kidsâ h...
Sometime around A.D. 95, Jesus, through the apostle John, came metaphorically knocking on the door of the church in Laodicea with an unsurpassed invitation: âBehold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I wil...
Sometime around A.D. 95, Jesus, through the apostle John, came metaphorically knocking on the door of the church in Laodicea with an unsurpassed invitation: âBehold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I wil...
"The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and femal...
"The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and femal...
A graduate student sits at a booth with friends, his second drink near empty. âCan I refill you?â the waiter asks. A mother sees the chocolate as she reaches for her youngestâs sippy cup. She tries not to eat sugar in the afternoons, but sheâs tire...
A graduate student sits at a booth with friends, his second drink near empty. âCan I refill you?â the waiter asks. A mother sees the chocolate as she reaches for her youngestâs sippy cup. She tries not to eat sugar in the afternoons, but sheâs tire...
Most people do not want to be thought of as lazy â as a person averse to hard work. We all know laziness is a vice â a corrupting and addicting use of a good gift: rest. Leisure in proper doses is a wonderful, refreshing gift of God. But habitual ind...
Most people do not want to be thought of as lazy â as a person averse to hard work. We all know laziness is a vice â a corrupting and addicting use of a good gift: rest. Leisure in proper doses is a wonderful, refreshing gift of God. But habitual ind...
I learned as a very new Christian that if I was going to grow in the image of Christ I had to guard my heart. Hereâs what that looked like for me. Very early on in my Christian walk, when I was almost 21 years old, I knew that I needed to be a woman ...
I learned as a very new Christian that if I was going to grow in the image of Christ I had to guard my heart. Hereâs what that looked like for me. Very early on in my Christian walk, when I was almost 21 years old, I knew that I needed to be a woman ...
How significant should physical attraction be in the pursuit of marriage? Or, what role, if any, should physical appearance play in Christian dating? Guys have come to me over the years asking about this. Usually he respects or admires a godly youn...
How significant should physical attraction be in the pursuit of marriage? Or, what role, if any, should physical appearance play in Christian dating? Guys have come to me over the years asking about this. Usually he respects or admires a godly youn...
You donât have to know Godâs will if you are confident in Godâs word. If that raises objections, trust me, I understand. Like you, I have significant questions that I donât have answers for. I have personal quandaries, parenting quandaries, ministr...
You donât have to know Godâs will if you are confident in Godâs word. If that raises objections, trust me, I understand. Like you, I have significant questions that I donât have answers for. I have personal quandaries, parenting quandaries, ministr...
It is one of the most audacious, and awe-inspiring, moments in all of Scripture. In the wake of Israelâs shocking rebellion against God â blatantly violating the covenant God just made with them â Moses humbly dares to mediate between God and his pe...
It is one of the most audacious, and awe-inspiring, moments in all of Scripture. In the wake of Israelâs shocking rebellion against God â blatantly violating the covenant God just made with them â Moses humbly dares to mediate between God and his pe...
I was waiting in line with my sons for a roller coaster when the T-shirt caught my eye:Â Kindness is free â so sprinkle that stuff everywhere . Iâm sympathetic to the message at one level. To many, the world feels meaner in recent years, and perhap...
I was waiting in line with my sons for a roller coaster when the T-shirt caught my eye:Â Kindness is free â so sprinkle that stuff everywhere . Iâm sympathetic to the message at one level. To many, the world feels meaner in recent years, and perhap...
