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What does a gentle and quiet spirit look like in Christianity? How does it differ from a person who simply lacks a spine?

If what’s behind your adoption or orphan ministry isn’t a crucified, eyes-open, war-fighting commitment, the end result could be a twice-orphaned child.

Christ comes to us in self-offering and grace. His presence in our lives must be received and received in the most intimate and heartfelt way possible. Let us open every corner of our lives to him, and dare to let Jesus be Jesus, for us.

I teach a lot about families, parenting and, perhaps most of all, fathering. I believe deeply in the powerful and pivotal role of a husband and dad in relation to wives, moms and children. Maybe because involved and engaged dads are a dying breed....

Romans 1:22-23 says that we make a foolish exchange. We replace worshipping the Creator with the impressive stuff he created: “Claiming to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man,...

When they pray, some believers not only experience quick and complete deliverance from troubling bondage, but the elimination of temptation to that former bondage as well. Most don’t, however. Why is that?

If you're in a relationship with this tug and pull, it is critical to consider the person's needs as valid and not invalidate their needs simply because you do not relate. This understanding of the other person will lead to mutual respect versus...

Let’s take a moment to talk about what the older generation needs to understand about deconstruction, the holiday season, and how to be a light. The main point: Those questioning their faith need you.

Once you define your primary parenting objective, it should impact your calendar. This may mean saying no for now. But you are not saying no forever. This is only a season. I promise you this: giving up something now for something better later is...

A person will not go to hell if they get divorced. If a person divorces for any reason outside of sexual immorality or abuse, it is a sin; however, this sin will not cause a person to go to hell when they die.

Barbie is a perfect woman living in a perfect world. She wears the latest fashion. She drives the nicest cars. All the other women want to be here. All the men want to be around here. Everywhere she goes in her city – Barbie Land – people...

our heartbreak will not last forever. Yes, it will fade while we are still living, but we have a greater hope! We know there is a day coming when there will be no more tears, death, mourning, crying, pain, or heartbreak. All those things will have...

If an apostle can be unmarried and a pastor of a church can be unmarried, then clearly marriage is not a qualifier for leadership. Whether churches do this consciously or subconsciously, the time has come that we stop disqualifying people for...

Make people—rather than the details of your event—the priority, and you will focus more on the memories than on the details. 

Your spouse deserves crystal-clear communication. They get upset when your phone distracts you from engaging with them. They detest hearing you spew out incoherent, disjointed statements because you are fixated on your phone. They feel...

Amidst the chaos of COVID-19 and being quarantined in our homes, people still refuse rest when it is offered to us in the most obvious way: physically having to be home. Our need for schedules and productivity drive us to stay overly busy. Now...

It's an act of intimacy that, if handled honorably and with self-sacrificial love, will bring you both even closer together. At which point, who initiates and how it's initiated becomes a non-issue.