Sue Schlesman
Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
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10 Ways Mission Trips Grow Your Compassion for Others
I recently returned from my favorite week of the year. It wasn’t a cruise or an exotic destination, although I love those kinds of weeks. Instead, I spent 12 hours a day on my feet in 96-degree...Monday, October 14, 2024
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7 Types of Fights Every Couple Has and How to Solve Them
You’re at it again. A simple conversation. A teasing remark. An instruction. Venting after work. And somehow, you and your spouse (or significant other) are locked into a knock-out round that...Tuesday, October 1, 2024
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Why Compromise Is Not the Secret to a Great Marriage --This Is
The danger of a marriage—or any relationship—that is centered around compromise is the inevitable weaving of selfishness into the paradigm. I’m not convinced that compromise is a Biblical strategy...Wednesday, September 25, 2024
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5 Ways to Teach and Encourage Students to Share the Gospel at School
If you’re a parent, teacher, or church minister like me, you’ve worked with children and teenagers in many kinds of environments. You’ve challenged them to share their faith. Maybe you’ve even...Thursday, August 29, 2024
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Am I Failing God by Getting Divorced?
If this is what you’re thinking—breathe. And let’s re-examine your theology. You can’t fail God, and He can’t fail you.Isn’t that great news? But hold on, because you should know more than that...Tuesday, July 9, 2024
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4 Truths Pastors Want Their Congregations to Understand about the Church Today
After a year of race wars and COVID disputes, Christians feel hurt by their fellow congregants and their pastors. So, they are leaving and going somewhere else or nowhere else.Pollsters predict...Tuesday, July 2, 2024
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20 Reasons Marriages Fail (Christian Marriages, Too)
Marriages fail for many reasons and often from a combination of reasons. Any of the issues listed here should give cause for concern and care. Unaddressed personal and spiritual issues will affect...Monday, July 1, 2024
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4 Reasons Why the Classic Hymn “It Is Well with My Soul” Still Hits Home Today
Besides “Amazing Grace,” there might be no better-known hymn than “It Is Well with My Soul,” a poem penned by Horatio Spafford in 1873 and set to music by Philip Bliss two years later.As a...Thursday, May 2, 2024
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15 Powerful Prayers for Protection of Your Family
Do my prayers for protection make any difference? Are my prayers powerful enough to change the present or the future? Does God want to hear them? Yes. A thousand times yes.Friday, March 15, 2024
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10 Signs of Arrogance in a Spiritual Leader
How can you tell if your leaders are motivated by humility and obedience to the call of God? What are the indicators that your spiritual leader (whether a mega-pastor or a country preacher) is...Monday, January 15, 2024
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12 Things You'll Never Regret Doing with Your Kids
If you’re a parent, you’re familiar with the scene: three green beans, now cold, on a small plate in front of your four-year-old, whose bottom lip protrudes almost far enough to...Sunday, October 15, 2023
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Why Christians Should Be Concerned about Israel
It’s been less than a week since the Palestinian militant group launched a highly coordinated attack on Israel from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Our social media feeds are blowing up with posts...Friday, October 13, 2023
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20 Psalms to Read When Life Is Miserable
Making the Psalms a consistent part of our time studying the Bible is enriching and important. The Psalms are meant to be sung and prayed, and there are specific psalms that were written to help...Saturday, September 16, 2023
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4 Ways Jesus’ Words Contradict Common Philosophies
Here’s a look at some major differences between Jesus’ words and some other ancient philosophers. What do the world’s major religions say about life, love, relationships, and purpose?Monday, April 10, 2023
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How to Tithe Correctly: Is There a Right Way and a Wrong Way?
Most evangelical churches use the terms tithes and offering to describe the process of collecting money every week, either online or in-person. Simply stated, tithes and offerings are terms...Thursday, February 9, 2023
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Marriage Mentors Could Be Just What Your Marriage Is Missing
Around the 5-year mark in our marriage, my husband and I went through several years without any mentorship as individuals or as a couple.Those were not good years. We lacked perspective, wisdom,...Thursday, September 1, 2022
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How Can I Be a Sinner if I’m Made in God’s Image?
How can people be sinners and still be made in the image of God? More importantly, how can I be like God and worthy of eternal damnation?Monday, March 14, 2022
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5 Ways Saying a Prayer before Dawn Will Change Your Life
I am a morning person, although I’m not usually rising before the sun does. But those mornings when I can’t sleep, I get up early and watch the sky transform from black to gray to pink. I witness a...Thursday, February 24, 2022