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Patience prevents rash judgment, and judgmentalism. It secures a plan. It is a beautiful paradox of being a non-action and yet a conscious exercise of free will.

I can honestly say that I grew up fairly colorblind. It began with the great love of my childhood, Catherine...

If you have read this blog for any length of time, you know that I’ve got a thing for infographics. I asked one designer to take a shot at displaying theordo salutis, which is to say, the order of salvation, which refers to the sequence of conceptual steps involved in the salvation of the Christian. I will let the graphic explain it from here.

1 out of every 5 pastors surveyed admitted that most of their congregation believes in evolution.

R.C. Sproul Jr. has been an encouragement to me as the Lord has called him to pass through this darkest hour. Just a few weeks ago, after a 9-month battle with cancer, his wife Denise went to be with the Lord, leaving behind Sproul Jr. and their eight children.

There should be a special allotment of grace extended toward any young woman whose father would approve of his daughter embracing pornography.

When it comes to Christians and the question of abortion, nearly all of us probably fall into one of three categories...

More Christians will be persecuted in 2012 than any year in recent memory.

With so many good books on marriage available to us, I see no reason to recommend this one.

Whenever I start to get discouraged about the future of the church, I remember a conversation I had a few years ago with evangelical theologian Carl F. H. Henry on what would turn out to be his last visit to Southern Seminary before his death...

What would a set of New Year’s resolutions look like for you and your church, your role as a leader, or simply as someone who wants to live a life of strategic Kingdom investment?

Ask.com recently presented their top 10 predictions for 2012, based on the top trending questions posed by their 60 million users from January 1 – November 15, 2011.

Wired magazine ran an article on the five best toys ever.

It’s one of those ages you never think you’ll hit, and when you were young, always sounded so old.

His only role, it seems, is an usher—to get Mary to the stable in Bethlehem. But there’s much more to Joseph

The whole publishing industry is changing and the little family-owned Christian bookstore seems to be increasingly obsolete. And at least as it pertains to me, I don’t think I will lose anything when the last local Christian bookstore has closed its doors.

“Mom got drunk and Dad got drunk” is not the typical opening of a Christmas carol. But in this week’s episode of “The Cross and the Jukebox,” we take a look at Montgomery Gentry’s version of the song, ”Merry Christmas from the Family,” a song that explores the darker side of Christmas... (Read more)

When God takes something away, we are often quick to indict Him and question His goodness.

Many churches, finding that Christmas falls on a Sunday this year, are choosing to scale back their services or even cancel them in light of the holiday.

Crosswalk sent out a poll regarding voting preferences this week, and the results are in. But the first thing I notice from the survey isn't about politics at all...