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It occurs to me that the only truly happy people I have ever known are those who have prayed, “Thy will be done.”

Exposure to family arguments during adolescence has a lasting impact on an individual's mental health and functioning as an adult.

Teens who have engaged in "sexting," are facing child pornography charges, and some are being convicted, being labeled as felons and sexual...

The little word “as” reminds us that God has joined together the vertical and the horizontal. What God has joined together, we dare not separate.

According to a report from USA Today, the bad economy means good news for parents who have complained in recent years about the limited...

Yahoo News offered a revealing story on churches in the midst of the 2009 economic crisis. “Foreclosures and delinquencies for congregations are...

Pilate tried to wash his hands but the stain remains. To say, “I don’t want to decide” means “I lack the courage to choose.” Not to decide is to...

Deep doubt is often the prelude to an even deeper faith. The greatest doubters often become the strongest believers. And honest doubts — once...

Sin goes deep, and we need a deep solution. Sin starts on the inside, and that’s where we need the help.

Considering what we are left to ourselves.

We face a strange situation in the world today, a seeming contradiction. Things are getting worse. There are great opportunities for the children...

As I type these words, Dudley is asleep at my feet. No one has to tell him, “Spend time with your master.” He does it because he wants to. He...

You find out what you really believe when others mistreat you. Sometimes the real test of your faith is what you don’t do. Sometimes you’ll be a...

Our sins drove Jesus to the cross. But he did not go unwillingly. If our sins drove him there, it was his love for us that kept him there.

And it has nothing to do with leprechauns.