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Christian, you will be chastised, ostracized, removed. You’ll be an outsider, a nobody, a misfit, a lackey. You’ll be the last...

In fact, Paul never mentioned Christmas or the Nativity as a particular day. Come to...

But here's a truth – light has always been the ultimate symbol of hope. Despite...

All of this access to knowledge really hasn’t made society any better. We’re still blundering...

We have another Kingdom, one that doesn’t need a political win on this earth to...

There is an uncivil war in churches, workplaces, and families. This election is not more...

As a survivor of human trafficking, embers of my exploitation have burned self-hate, fear, anger,...

People in Nevada can take a chance on a poker table but can’t take a...

Unfortunately, too many of our political leaders have, calling church “nonessential” in the middle of...

There's no glory in inflicting pain. There's no victory in causing another's defeat. Words should...

Lurking in the background is the arrogant presumption that what we know today is the...

Thus, the problem with Bucket Lists. We think that to really experience things, we have...

The problem with a  Christian culture that is increasingly influenced by secular thoughts, we don’t...

In the final analysis, we are not partisan combatants, we are human beings, equally vulnerable...

Joy is the that deep-rooted strength that doesn’t depend on circumstance. It’s a word that...

In times of crisis, we lean on our faith community and religious rituals to give...

That family applause of achievement never really ends. We cheer our children as they grow....

Anger is a proper motivator to rid the world of evil or to right wrongs....

So, it's finally time to come clean. I worked at a restaurant once as a...

I was once a not-stopping-for-anything young man, ready to change the world. I did my...

As a kid, I watched with wide-eyed fascination the campy Lost in Space television series....

My fear of failure is rooted in my past -- and all the voices that...

Rather than sit through a lesson and find some sort of application for my mixed-up...

You probably have some old injuries you are carrying around. Someone said something to you...

Your pain, your trial is real. But this time in your life is the perfect...

Do you think that your identity is being sucked away by the culture? Do you...

When did He ever tell you to quit dreaming? When did He tell you to...

Whether you are dreaming of world change or a new bike, there are four types...

Shame is that terrible, private feeling that something is wrong with us—that we are somehow...

I was frozen in terror. Standing on the end of the fiberglass plank, I could feel...