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In a cover article in The Atlantic titled, “The Coddling of the American Mind,” authors Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt explore how in the name of “emotional well-being” college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas...

As followers of Jesus, we’ve been given a simple mission regarding sin: search and destroy. Put it to death.

The minister can be his own worst enemy. Although his intentions might be good, he actually can hinder the work of God, hurt his family, and harm himself. How? He can do it by allowing a ministry to become more important than the ministry.

We tend to live as though money, lots of money, is a necessity for the lives we choose to live. Whereas Jesus teaches that wealth, the love of wealth, is perhaps the biggest obstacle to coming to true faith.

Per capita charitable giving among Americans is lower today than during the Great Depression. This is true despite the fact that America currently has more wealth than at any other time in history.

This past weekend our family joyfully celebrated the high school graduation of our oldest daughter, Angel, who has been educated at home since age four. Their graduation was a testimony to the blessings and effectiveness of home schooling.

How big a role does art play in your church’s architecture, worship, even witness?

The stark realities of oppression faced by Iranian women, from hair smuggling to brutal lashings, as the regime's control unravels.

The Muslim response to last week's commentary, Christianity & Islam: Two Worldviews and Why They Matter reveals a number of increasingly popular myths that have resulted from a deliberate process by modern Muslims to “Islamize knowledge” in order...

"It is my prayer that through the stories presented, many will come to understand how deep God's love for them is," says Wayne Holmes of his new book, The Heart of a Mother: True Stories of Inspiration and Encouragement.

Have you ever felt an unexplained burden on your heart to pray for the masses, for unnamed others, for your community or the world at large? You are being called to intercession. 

If you and I will abide in Jesus, he assures us that we will bear “much fruit” (John 15:5). That’s because the love that changes hearts and lives will flow through us to touch those we are called to influence. Such love is a “fruit of the Spirit”...

"Cities do not last. Those built in precarious places collapse. The rest are doomed to decay or suffer humanly induced destruction." That is the assessment of historian Felipe Fernandez-Arnesto. He spoke those words with reference to New Orleans...

Many interpret the book of Revelation as a way to know when “the end is near” when the Antichrist or the beast control all buying and selling during the tribulation. However, a cashless society is not necessary to fulfill the meaning of Revelation...

From pagan myths of the ancient world to the modern mythos of science fiction, the planet Mars has always been the subject of mythology. As Mars makes its closet approach to Earth this month, it may be worthwhile to consider the influence of the...

So how do you know whether a church has come under the influence of a controlling spirit? There are some clear warning signs that can signal an atmosphere of abuse.

Is there a secret to happiness as you move into this season of life? Yes, but it may not be the one you think. There's a different way than the world’s way. If you want to be happy in a life-sustaining, love-infused way that carries you through...

You are a child of God, and you don’t need to endure abuse from the church ever again.