Beautiful angst …
I’ve been pondering an observation taken in this past Father’s Day. I observed how social media was awash with beautiful angst. Expressed by countless people was the […]
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Jun
2017
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James Scott, Jr.
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Jun
2017
Why diets don’t work and are bad for you …
Someone named “E. Wilson” is credited for saying, “There’s one thing to be said for a diet — it certainly does improve your appetite.” It’s true! Have […]
15
Jun
2017
BOOK REVIEW: A survey of the birth of Christianity …
If you’re interested in developing an understanding of how the church and this “Way” of following Jesus began, you may want to check out Robert J. Hutchinson’s […]
11
Jun
2017
What does it mean for a Christian to wink at wrong?
When a guy risks a wink at a woman, he may garner a smile or a rebuff … or maybe even a slap! Something seemingly as little […]
11
Jun
2017
Is this a season of omission for the church?
A common complaint about the church from many of its members is that leaders keep congregants too busy in an endless parade of programs, not allowing enough […]
10
Jun
2017
Purpose, destiny, and answering the big why …
What is my purpose? What is my destiny? Why do I exist? Those are the monumental questions to the human experience. Referring to the right source for […]
09
Jun
2017
He restores our souls …
There’s no greater experience a human can have than that of being saved from sin by His Creator … “For he has rescued us from the kingdom […]
09
Jun
2017
Choosing your attitude …
It was Viktor Frankl, the Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who endured the horrors of a concentration camp as a Holocaust survivor, who said, “Everything can be taken […]
07
Jun
2017
Why I think bi-vocational ministry is a bad idea when it isn’t necessary …
A new idea gaining some traction in vocational ministry these days is purposely choosing to be a bi-vocational minister when making that choice isn’t necessary. I think […]
06
Jun
2017
Bad medicine …
You may have read about how, in 1982, seven residents of the greater Chicago area made an assumption that proved fatal. They all took a dose of […]