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In a couple weeks the best parenting book ever (IMHO) will be available. Elyse Fitzpatrick and her daughter Jessica Thompson co-wrote a gospel-drenched book for parents entitled “Give Them Grace.” If you are a parent (as I am), there is no better book to read than this one.

There is a generational divide within the church today that rivals the generational divide of the 1960’s – but it is of an altogether different sort.

One college has decided to be the first to offer a major in secularism.

Without the essential theological and intellectual foundations, business as mission often ends up being nothing more than business as usual but with Christian platitudes tacked on.

Why should we be surprised when God answers our prayers when we pray in his will?

When you return to a church multiple times, it must be because God has caused a bond of deep friendship to develop.

A listing of hot cultural items from the the Internet, music, television and movies.

A new study finds that most American kids are media users by their first birthday; by age six, they are going online without supervision; by age 11, half have their own cell phones.

He can do a lot with a little. Goliath learned that the hard way.

I dream of a day when our leaders will say that they were wrong, that they lied to us, and that they are ashamed. I dream that they will ask for forgiveness from the people they harmed and from the God they ignored.

I can’t for the life of me understand why our president would forget our nation’s motto or why he would conflate the virtues of America with the vices of Indonesia but perhaps he would do well to pick up the nearest dollar bill and remind himself that the inscription on it does not say “out of many, one” but rather we trust in the only One who gives freedom to the many.

We’ve all heard of “spin” or “spinning a story.” Newscasters give us their spin on different events everyday and we understand that. That’s why we watch our favorite stories analyzed to death; we want to get as much information and opinion as we can. But we’ve moved beyond spin as a culture and it’s not a good thing. We’ve moved into changing reality itself

According to a poll conducted by consulting firm Twentysomething Inc., some 85% of graduates will move back home.

A new study finds that brain development continues at a strong pace through late adolescence.

Most of us, thank God, will never approach the wickedness that bin Laden unleashed on the world. But all of us wrestle with the same root pathology. That’s because, left to ourselves, we all share the same religion as Osama Bin Laden. It isn’t Islam; it’s self-worship.

The gospel is not a command to hang onto Jesus. Rather, it’s a promise that no matter how weak your faith may be in seasons of spiritual depression, God is always holding on to you.

A single book can deepen your understanding, expand your vision, sensitize your spirit, deepen your soul, ignite your imagination, stir your passions, and widen your wisdom.

What exactly does the Bible say about war, and the “taking out” of a person such as bin Laden who masterminded such a horrific act against our country?

New research confirms that some clothing firms in the U.S. are marketing sexy garments for pre-teen girls, reinforcing a destructive stereotype of female attractiveness.

If truth sets us free then disavowing it (i.e., lying) likely brings bondage. Unfortunately, many of us seem blind to the fact that our kids are getting an education that enslaves them to, rather than liberates them from, such lies.