You Can Be Honest With God About Your Disappointment
Disappointment is a harsh word. It speaks of failure, of not measuring up, of frustration. The word sits right down on your soul and utterly deflates it. It can arrive…
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Sheila Walsh on how to admit and overcome disappointment with God.
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Living in the Past is Killing Your Future
One of our biggest spiritual problems is this: we want God to do something new while we keep doing the same old thing. We want God to change our circumstances…
5 Things I Wish Christians Would Admit About the Bible
The Bible. Christians talk about it all the time, though what they mean by “The Bible” isn’t always clear. That is to say, other than the catch phrase “God’s Word”…
9 Things Everyone Should Do When Reading the Bible
Very few of us have the inclination or interest in diving into three years of seminary education in order to get a better handle on the Scriptures. However, every believer…
Things You May Not Know About St. Patrick
Editor’s Note: This piece originally ran in 2018. In light of the coronavirus crisis, we recommend that our readers follow CDC guidelines, practice social distancing and avoid public gatherings. St.…
Yes, Christianity Is a Religion, Not Just a Relationship
More weeks than not, I think about skipping church. “We could just take this one week off, I tell myself. We’ll be back next week. It’s cold out, anyway.” The…
4 Things Jesus Never Said
In the history of human kind, few people have been as widely quoted as Jesus. Which also means few have been misquoted as often as Jesus. I don’t mean we…
Yes, God Will Give You More Than You Can Handle
Recently, I was going back through my journals and I read words I had written years before: “God, I can’t handle this anymore. I don’t know what to do, but…
4 Bible Verses That Are Constantly Used Out of Context
We have all seen those black and white Dust Bowl photographs. When we see snapshots of tired farmers looking on in despair as their whole livelihoods rise up and disappear…
Timbaland Opens up About How God Saved Him From Addiction
All-Star Producer Timbaland Opens up About God’s Work in His Life. A Newly Unearthed Letter From Dietrich Bonhoeffer Reveals His Admiration for Gandhi and the Hunt for a ‘Captain Marvel 2’ Director Is On.
7 Unbiblical Statements Christians Believe
We don’t often stop to consider the magnitude of what the Bible represents. It is literally God revealing Himself and communicating Himself to mankind in written word. Orthodox Christianity teaches…
What Does Spiritual Growth Actually Look Like?
All living things grow. With human beings, we watch babies learns to crawl, to walk, to talk. We grow from total dependance on our parents to eventually being parents are…
How to Celebrate Christmas When You Don’t Have a ‘Home’
You’ve heard the phrase, and probably the song, too: “There’s no place like home for the holidays.” This Christmas classic is all about the nostalgia of coming back home, back…
God Has Already Revealed His Plan for Your Life
When trying to discern God’s will for our lives, it is tempting to spend all our our time in prayer. God, what do you want me to do with my…
Why Gratitude Is a Spiritual Discipline
It’s almost unbelievable that Jesus heals 10 lepers in Luke 17 simultaneously. Without fanfare, He simply commands the motley crew, “Go, show yourselves to the priest.” They exit stage-left and…