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The word miracle is used somewhat promiscuously to describe everything from healing a paralytic to finding a parking space at the mall on the day before Christmas.

Companions in ministry. It's an accurate image of what we've - as a youthworker and pastor - have experienced together. It's also a good model for staff relationships in the church.

Like most folks, I was captivated by the expression of the actor who portrayed Jesus, Bruce Marchiano. “The Smiling Jesus,” I heard people saying. “He shows Jesus as a man of joy, rather than just the ‘man of sorrows.’”

Why does it feel so bitter to be sitting solo with an empty stocking at Christmas? I think because it often highlights for us singles the perceived “emptiness” of this gift of singleness that we have. That’s what the Bible calls this season — a...

It wasn’t an easy task, especially in a year that may rank as one of the worst ever for cinema. Ironically, 2004 was also the year that brought us the movie that will probably be remembered as the best film ever made.

There is no disagreement that the Roman Catholic Church espouses a mixture of grace and works when it comes to the way of salvation. Yesterday, we noted that one cannot have assurance of salvation in that system as one can never be sure he has...

Concern for social justice is part of the biblical teaching in regard to a full-orbed understanding of the gospel and the Christian's influence in the world through proclamation of that gospel. God is concerned for the salvation of souls, and...

In "5 Paths to the Love of Your Life" (TH1NK Books), five respected relationship experts and best-selling authors present five distinctly different approaches to dating. Read an excerpt from Chapter 3, "The Guided Path," written by Dr. Rick...

Hopeless? Depressed? Where can youth workers get confidential and affordable counseling? Who in your ministry can you turn to for help when you're the one who needs guidance?

Whether you have one child or ten the stresses of motherhood weigh on every mother, and it's easy to lose sight of God's glorious plans for you. Author Lindsey O¹Connor shares with Crosswalk her own struggles and how moms can prevent their lives...

The "Kiss of Heaven" ... is the most appropriate way I can explain how He has transformed my life, giving me beauty for ashes, a garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, the oil of joy for mourning. How beautiful is our God!

Mark Hamby believes fear is the single greatest factor that impedes a child's ability to learn. As a boy, he felt imprisoned by school and performed poorly. Today, he has three master's degree, a doctorate, and a heart for helping parents...

There are advantages in being single in certain situations just as there are advantages in being married in other situations. One who is engaged may have questions in light of that which has been said, particularly if that individual finds...