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Pot Poisonings Among Kids, Teens Double After Medical Marijuana Law Passed
Pot-related poisoning calls involving kids and teens more than doubled in Massachusetts after the state legalized medical marijuana, a new study reports.
A Biblical Approach To Engaging With Corporations
This article proposes a framework for a biblical approach to corporate stewardship and engagement.
The Vision for the Church & Culture Conference
In just a few weeks, the fifth annual Church & Culture Conference will take place at Mecklenburg Community Church (Meck) in Charlotte, NC. If you have not attended bef...
Routine Hits Playing Football Cause Damage to the Brain
A new study of college football players found that typical hits sustained from playing just one season cause structural changes to the brain.
Here's Why Serving Ensures Rewards More Meaningful than Awards
Do you live to lead and win awards? Or do you serve for the reward of being on the team helping others? If you prefer the latter, rest assured. Luke 14:14 promises “yo...
25 Ways a Single Mom can Fight Depression
fighting depression as a single mom
Suffering Well
I wonder why some people find their faith solidified in the face of extreme trials while others see their faith wither and die.
Will you say yes to God?
How strong is your faith?
Bullying Associated with Increased Suicide Attempts Among 12-to-15-Year-Olds
A new study reports that bullying victimization may increase the risk of suicide attempts among young adolescents by approximately three-times worldwide.
When Our View of God Clashes With Reality
My relationship with Christ has swung from one side of the pendulum to the other, finally resting back in center. Early on, I viewed Him as hard and exacting, the One ...
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...
