Social Issues
Being a Christian in the world today isn’t always easy. Find help from God’s Word for navigating some of the issues that come up in everyday life.
Your problems are not outside of you
For the past 30 years or so, the self-esteem movement has preached one message: You are wonderful just the way you are. That sounds…
Stop looking for a savior
Elon Musk just bought Twitter. Some are decrying this development because they don’t like a billionaire having so much control over this app. Others…
No greater love
The heart-wrenching attack on Ukraine by Russia is a clear demonstration of the worst of humanity. Yet amidst the destructive cruelty we’ve seen play…
Why does racism exist?
A few years ago, I tried to explain racism to my kids. I defined racism as the belief that races are not distinct equals…
His love for the world
I’m so glad that Jesus wasn’t racist. The Novotny family tree reaches its branches back to modern Germany and the Czech Republic. Lots of…
Diversity in the church
There are few things that I love more than seeing diversity in the church. When Puerto Ricans, Pakistanis, Brazilians, African Americans, Caucasians, Hmong, Mexicans,…
God & transgender—Part 5
God gave us a gender (male or female); sin broke our bodies (including our sense of gender); Jesus’ body was broken to give us…
God & transgender—Part 4
I came across a sobering statistic from the American Academy of Pediatrics. It reported that 42 percent of transgender teens have attempted suicide. 42…
God & transgender—Part 3
Do you think Jesus experienced the same temptation that many transgender people face? Jesus is God—all-powerful, eternal, present everywhere—but two thousand years ago, when…
God & transgender—Part 2
If God created us “male and female” and declared that our genders are “very good” (Genesis 1:27,31), why do so many people—even God-fearing, Spirit-filled…
God & transgender—Part 1
How should Christians approach their transgender questions? When we (or someone we love) feel a disconnect between our brains and our biological bodies, what…
Thank heaven for young women
The Equal Rights Amendment says, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any…