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"Christian Retailing" magazine reviews the latest book written by Steve Arterburn and me, and a few of those wacky Old Testament characters ...

All of us face times when God seems to hit the "pause" button in our lives and He invites - and sometimes forces - us to accept a posture of waiting.

In baseball parlance the closer is the pitcher who comes into the game in the last inning to protect the lead and finish off the win. It all comes down to the closer. If he does well the collective efforts of eight posiition players and the...

In an era where division seems to be the default, we have a divinely unique opportunity to demonstrate unity across the generational spectrum.

What we get out of the Bible largely depends on the kinds of questions we ask when reading the text.

Why I am grateful for criticism (even when I kind of hate it).

The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting article recently titled, "10 Media and Advertising Predictions that Didn't Come True in 2016." I don’t know if anyone put forward a similar list of predictions for the interplay of church and culture at...

“In the psalms, relationship with God happens out loud. More than 95 percent of the psalms express or invite audible words.”

Karen Pence taught art at Immanuel Christian School in Virginia for twelve years while her husband served as a congressman. Her office announced Tuesday that she “missed teaching art” and will be returning to her part-time position.

Be willing to see the strengths in your kids’ parenting style, even if they do things differently. Remember, they love their children and want what’s best for them, so applauding their strengths without harping on their weaknesses is much more...

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)

One of the paradoxes of the Christian faith is that believers often find the greatest joy in the most difficult circumstances. This is because joy is one of the “fruit of the Spirit” independent from any and all circumstances (Galatians 5:22). We...

I became a Christian because I wanted the Christ I saw in the Christians I met. May someone say the same today because of me—and you—to the glory of God.