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We live in an era in which deficits, debts, and interest payments apparently do not matter and millionaires seem to emerge (at least on paper) overnight. Nevertheless, in the very midst of this unprecedented affluence, business and personal...

The Southern Baptist Convention will be held this week in Indianapolis, Indiana. Major issues to be discussed include leadership and the nature of the church.

As human beings, we have precious plans and dreams for ourselves. Is it okay, as Christians, to grieve the loss of those dreams? Here are some thoughts to consider as you let go.

I have had to learn to lay all the pressures I put on myself and the arrogance that I have in myself at the foot of the cross. I am not enough. And I do not have to be. 

If you've noticed God has already been pulling you away from the situation, friendship, or relationship, that can be a sign, it's time to give it up. None of us like the feeling of giving up, yet sometimes it is crucial to give up.

For many decades, the Church has been willing to talk about a gospel of personal salvation, but we really haven't had the courage to stand up and take God's Truth into our culture.

Here is the truth I’m now able to see: there are some seasons in parenthood that we just rejoice with gratitude that we made it through them!

It's easy to see ourselves with the wrong perspective when things are going well. But when life is crumbling around us, we cling to God. When we experience the goodness of God, we can switch our perspective from one of a saint filled with pride to...

Boredom, as uncomfortable as it can be, may call us back to prayerful attentiveness. It may move us into a deeper engagement with the Spirit of God. So, while it may be okay to be bored in church, it is never okay to be satisfied with boredom.

There's a fine line between throwing goals out the window and extending grace to oneself. But one of the glitches with a New Year's resolution is it also comes almost without exception with an ominous thundercloud of potential—if not...

In our spiritual failings, we might become worn out and need to rest. However, when we realize that God loves us and has provided us a life with purpose, triumph comes as we rely on the Lord in our relationship with him.

Many of us think that we have failed our New Year resolutions, but maybe it’s the New Year resolutions that have failed us.

 Nothing speaks to the supreme union and intimacy between human beings and God more than that institution.