To help navigate the moral maze of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it affects our churches, three writers join forces in this written panel discussion. Whether this is your first deep dive into AI, or if it causes you to embrace the technology in a creative but...
What is the biblical role of a grandparent? Biblically, every member of the family has been given an important, God-ordained role that is not interchangeable with other members of the family. Husbands, (Ephesians 5:23), wives (Genesis 2:18; Ephesians 5:22), and...
I don’t know anyone who enjoys reading books where they jump around reading various chapters out of order. For example, let's consider the classic children's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. If you were to read the chapters randomly, it would...
“A sleepy soul is already an ensnared soul. That soul that will not watch against temptations will certainly fall before the power of temptations. Satan works most strongly on the imagination when the soul is drowsy.” —Thomas Brooks The Cambridge Dictionary...
One thing we all have in common is that at some point in our life we will face profound loss. How do we help people in our church deal with loss? When we talk about something like loss, we are stepping into the idea of caring for others. Many of us grew up thinking...
My friend walked up to the podium and gave a superb speech. She knocked it out of the park. While I should have been the one who was most happy for her, I couldn’t have mustered up the warm and fuzzy feeling of joy for my friend if someone had paid me. I felt...
The Bible is the most important and most published book in history. The world’s top-selling book has the ability to change your life when you read it, study it, and apply it. You are reading this article because you want to learn some good Bible reading habits. Here...
It was the kind of text, right before I went to bed, that one does not like to receive. A prominent Christian leader texted me a screenshot of a tweet I had published earlier in the day. It was 2016 and in the heat of a presidential race. My friend said my words had...
Spiritual Discipline: Retreat of Silence The Lord says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress (Psalm 46:10-11). God’s command to “be...
It was one of those moments. The situational angst and uncertainty vanished in the crackling lightning bolt that thundered through heart, mind, and spirit. God’s prompting became clear. A single, simple sentence sparked the inferno of convinced conviction. “Have the...
Many people think sexual sin is simply a lust struggle. All sexual sin is a lust struggle for sure, but that is not all it is. People often run to porn or sexual sin to find love, acceptance, and intimacy, but sadly, pursuit of sexual sin leaves them feeling shame and...
COVID-19 numbers are spiking again, an ugly election season has left us all tired and irritable, and the summer sun has disappeared and decided to quarantine like the rest of us. With all of the mess that surrounds us, it’s rare to find a person who isn’t anxious,...