Have you ever thought about what makes a Christian different from the world? What makes us stand out, identifiable as Christ-followers? If you had to name just one thing, what would it be? How will the world know we’re Christians, after all? The Distinguishing Mark of Christians If your answer is “by our love,” you’re … Read More about How Will The World Know You’re a Christian?
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What to Teach Kids About Modesty
Modesty is just one of those sore subjects isn’t it? Wear this. Don’t wear that. No higher than this. No lower than that. That’s too extravagant. That’s too much skin. I’ve come to see that even well-intentioned Christ-followers can tend to complicate the whole matter far more than what God intends. And I suspect it’s … Read More about What to Teach Kids About Modesty
When the Church Blows It
You already heard from me once this week about a tragedy. Unfortunately, I have another to share of a different type. This one doesn’t involve the cold-blooded murder of two flesh-and-blood people. It involves the cold-hearted indifference of multitudes of the spiritually apathetic. The International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention is bringing home hundreds … Read More about When the Church Blows It
The Problem With People
My home state of Virginia was the location of a tragedy last week. Two lives taken, snuffed out by a murderer who shot them in cold blood. It turns out the killer had labeled one of his victims a racist simply because she, a reporter, had referred to reporting on location as “heading out into the field.” … Read More about The Problem With People
What Faith Looks Like
This is what faith looks like. My sister, her husband, and their two young children leaving home and family, jobs and church, comfortable and familiar… just because God said so. Crossing an ocean to minister in a foreign land to foreign people… just because God called them. Sure, they considered their budget. But their decision was made … Read More about What Faith Looks Like
The Lost Art of Writing
My grandpa wrote love notes to my grandma. Not just when they were young. He wrote them throughout their marriage, even as an elderly man in the last few years before his death. I know because I found some of them. Discovering such treasures is bound to make a person start pondering. And in this moment, what … Read More about The Lost Art of Writing
The Truth About Peace & Why It Can’t Begin With Me
“Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.” The song has a lovely, lyrical tune. One of those that tends to stay in your head for a while. It expresses an appealing sentiment, too. One that seems noble. Admirable. Godly, even. Especially in these days of social media (and regular media) … Read More about The Truth About Peace & Why It Can’t Begin With Me
“A Man After My Own Heart”
King David. In God’s words, “a man after My own heart.” (Acts 13:22; 1 Samuel 13:14) Have you ever wondered…why? This man who proved himself capable of lust. Which led to adultery. Which led to murder. (2 Samuel 11) How did this man go down in the annals of history and in the very Word of … Read More about “A Man After My Own Heart”
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