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Each year around this time, through the Update, I offer ten titles - in no particular order – from the previous twelve months for your summer reading consideration, usually with an emphasis on cultural understanding. Enjoy.

We're trying, for sure. Here are 10 ways that I personally would like to see us try even harder.

At the end of the day, when you’re alone with your empty thoughts tucked into your Egyptian cotton sheets, you hate to admit how slow you've been to learn that everything you hold dear in this game of life is wearing out.

Society will tell us: a man is to be both strong physically and emotionally with a rough and rugged exterior; or a ‘God-fearing’ man doesn’t have tattoos, long hair, or piercings; or it’s unholy or heathenistic to wear t-shirts and jeans to Sunday...

After receiving my speeding ticket, I started the car and pulled away. That’s when a fellow on my cassette tape in the car rebuked me. “Have you ever noticed,” he said, “that some people just never seem to learn?” I laughed out loud. “Yes, I have....

Some men, once they recognize the negative consequences of viewing porn, are able to break their porn habit in short order. But most men who use porn remain zip-tied to it for years. Unfortunately, fewer than 20 percent of porn users have even one...

A Christian mother from Sudan had deep cause for fear last November when her Muslim brother went to her church in Cairo, Egypt with a photo of her husband and asked members if they knew his whereabouts.

Imitating God’s unfailing love is what we are called to do even with our many sins and shortcomings. One step at a time we can grow in love because we know that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love: neither death nor life, nor angels or...

Most video games and apps today can gain access to your children. It is not a one-sided game anymore. With chat functions, YouTube tutorials and demonstrations, and interactive verbal platforms, video games have been another social platform that...

Jesus is asking us to completely forgive without receiving an apology. He’s suggesting it’s better to humbly accept the situation instead of arguing for our side. Jesus is telling us to be nice to the people who are mean to us. 

If you are walking through a season of betrayal today, give it over to God. True healing cannot be found apart from giving it over to the Lord. It can be hard, and it will be a long process, yet you can always count on God.

If you struggle with people-pleasing, then here are some changes you can start making in your lifestyle today.

Bible reading is such a critical part of a healthy relationship with God, but truthfully, it’s not the first Book most children gravitate toward—let alone adults. The words “it’s boring” and “I can’t understand what it’s talking about” probably...