Is fear a good thing or a bad thing? The answer is yes! It can be both. Fear is our reaction when something that we value is threatened, whether the threat is real or perceived. When there is a real and present danger, the fear response prompts...
The Bible contains some 20 to 30 "one another" commands, depending on how you count them. Some are similar and overlap. These commands form the bedrock of our discipleship ministries as they put gospel transformation into simple and practical...
You have most likely heard the words “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me!” Perhaps you uttered these words yourself in a playground dispute or a spat among siblings. This is a flimsy retort suggesting...
An upside to the stay-at-home order is that we have opportunities to spend more time together, to grow in love for each other, to worship together, and to spend more time making disciples at home. That is not to say that the COVID-19 situation...
“Mom, it’s a school bus! Stop calling it an answer to prayer!” Then, there was the neighbor observed peeling the honor student bumper sticker off their minivan; and many are finding out it is not really the teacher’s...
There are two books that speak volumes about the realities of marriage simply in their titles. The first is When Sinners Say I Do, and the other is What Did You Expect? When two sinners are joined in marriage, things will happen. The COVID-19...
In a crisis, we are prone to overestimate the threat, underestimate our resources, and forget God’s power and sovereignty. The COVID-19 virus situation and the impact it is having on our families certainly present some real reasons to be...
We have certainly had a great deal to be concerned about lately, and rightfully so. No doubt that you will hear and read many things about how to deal with your physical, emotional and spiritual health in these unprecedented and uncertain times...