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Confessions of a Modern-Day Pharisee
People these days often say, “Don’t judge” right before admitted questionable behavior, but is judging people’s choices always bad?
I don’t much care for the parable of the prodigal son.
Bratty, entitled younger sibling wreaks havoc on the household until he finally leaves to receive the just deserts of his poor choices. No Daddy and Mummy to the rescue, to cushion him from consequences.
The Eagles Are Coming: Living With an Otherworldly Joy
Living Both the Best and Truest Life
We admire people who seem truly at peace, unshakably confident and unflustered by criticism; so how do we become those people?
“Know then thyself…” wrote Alexander Pope in the opening lines of his poem "An Essay on Man: Epistle II."
We Are Stronger Together
Trials Versus Dark Nights of the Soul
Building Endurance in Ministry, Life and Love
In modern culture, speed is often prioritized over endurance, but there are great blessings in developing discipline and striving for longevity.
Coffee-lovers rejoice! Studies are coming out that drinking coffee daily is linked to lowered risks of stroke and Type 2 diabetes.
The Guessing Game: Who Are You?
God made us each with individual personalities and gifts, so why do those seem to get so easily muddled up in private fears and social anxieties?
In his book Samson and the Pirate Monks, Nate Larkins discusses a phenomenon that probably all human beings know too well.
“I was an adolescent when I first realized I am not always the same person, that there are several versions of me who appear and disappear in response to my surroundings.
Mr. Rogers or King of Sparta: Who Is the Christian Man?
Modern, western Christianity seems to struggle with reaching men, particularly younger men, and many are starting to wonder why.
Researcher and sociology professor Michael Kimmel stood in front of his class, whiteboard marker poised. “What does it mean to be a good man?”
An awkward silence followed with rustling papers and creaking chairs.