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Spiritual abuse is the same as spousal, child, elder, or workplace abuse — it can be physical, sexual, or emotional. Because of the context,...

Dear Roger, Did Jesus think about having a sexual relationship?

The deeply biblical idea of vocation presents a radical break from the privatization of our modern world and a revolutionary expansion of most...

Performance orientation is everywhere, and it does help motivate us to do our best. The problem, however, is that people carry that performance...

Isn’t it fascinating that the defining mark of your discipleship is not what you say but how you love? Your love of Jesus is not displayed by how...

There is a lack of Scriptural support for “ignoring or not seeing race.” And if passages like Galatians 3:28 and Colossians 3:11 are the best that...

The moment marked a change in his life where God would ignite his faith, giving him a charge to lead others with a God-ordained purpose. There are...

Indeed, nothing is too hard for God, but He is not asking that we stand idly by and wring our hands. God calls us to be warriors for our brothers...

Although many people who undergo deconstruction or reevaluation of their beliefs do so because they question key doctrines in the Christian faith,...

Our Creator’s original intention was for mankind to accept His love. But His heart was ignored, and misdeeds abounded. He had to show us that we...

I’m thinking about getting married to my boyfriend. Can you give me some guidelines that may help me know that I am marrying the right guy?

As a Christian, I aspire to emulate Jesus in every way—including during life’s harrowing moments. Don’t you? The good news is learning to suffer...

Profanity is common in the world, the use of swear words does not fit with the new life of those who have placed faith in Christ. Believers are new...

For Christians, we will experience the judgment seat or Bema seat of Christ which is a judgment for different reasons and for a different purpose.

So, how might we know if we belong to an abusive or toxic church? What are some signs that illustrate abusive behavior within the community? Here...