Blogs
Here's How Too Much Social Media Can Harm Girls
Bingeing on social media isn't good for any teen, but new research has pinpointed three ways in which hours spent on Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and Facebook may harm...
Five Things We Now Know the Online World Is Doing to Us That Has Never Been Done to Us Before
There are few things more fascinating – and more pressing – to social scientists than to discover what our new digital world is doing to us, particularly the new onlin...
When Jesus speaks
Things change quickly when Jesus speaks
New Podcast: "Answers to Tough Questions About the Faith"
We have nothing to fear from honest questions.
What's Hot? 08/16/19
A weekly listing of hot cultural items from the Internet, music, television and movies.
How to Lean Into Grace When Someone You Admire Abandons the Faith
Joshua Harris announces on Instagram that he no longer considers himself a Christian. Evangelical songwriter Marty Sampson now says the same. The Internet is atwitter ...
Teen Relationships Go Virtual
Online relationships among teens are fast becoming the “new normal,” where some have a boyfriend or girlfriend whom they’ve never met and never get to see in person.
How to Experience the Blessing of Community: Shalom
Shalom is commonly understood to mean “peace” or “health” or “prosperity.” It carries within it the idea of completeness. Cornelius Plantinga writes that the word shal...
Understanding the times
The nations are in peril
Our plans or His?
Do we live as if we are in control or God?
August Is Deadliest Month for Young Football Players
A new study shows sending young men out in the sweltering August heat for grueling football practice sessions can be costly if players are pushed too hard. It is the m...
Why Christians Should ‘Love One Another’ Even When We Think Others Are Hard to Love
You say it’s hard to love other Christians? The good news is: when you find yourself cherishing this oddest of people on the planet, you will know you are born again.
Saying Goodbye to the Faith
Two well known Christians have recently renounced their faith. Here's what I have to say to them...
New Podcast: "Angry Times"
Our witness depends on speaking the truth in love.
Drugs Commonly Taken to Improve Cognition Only Boost Short-term Focus – at High Cost
A new study from the UC Irvine finds that college students who take non-prescribed psycho-stimulants to improve their short-term focus may impede sleep and mental func...
God's Grace Revealed in Us
The strength to obey. For the apostle Paul that meant facing incredible persecution—beatings, floggings, imprisonment … the continual threat of death. I may never endu...
Raising Legal Smoking Age to 21 Works
Parts of the United States that raised the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 have seen significant reductions in cigarette smoking among young adults.
Community 101: Finding vs. Building
One of the great myths of relational life is that community is something found. In this fairy tale, community is simply out there – somewhere – waiting to be discovere...
