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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.

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Life’s Challenges

If you can save just one

As I was preparing to teach a series of messages on abuse, members of our church gave me some honest feedback on a survey…

Life’s Challenges

Help abusers with grace

Recently 159 members of our church completed a survey to help me prepare for a series of messages on abuse, and one of the…

Life’s Challenges

Help the abusers with truth

I once accused a man of being a liar. Following a conversation with his wife and daughters, three quiet women who told me about…

Life’s Challenges

Help the abused with grace

I once knew a woman who had been badly abused by her significant other and yet, despite calling the cops, went back to him….

Life’s Challenges

Help the abused with truth

If you know someone who’s been abused, you need to read and heed Isaiah’s words: “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed”…

Life’s Challenges

How to help the abused (& abusive)

Many years ago, a woman came into my office and confessed to me that her husband was hurting her and her kids physically and…

Life’s Challenges

A walk in my shoes

When I was little, I loved putting on my mom’s high-heeled shoes and imagining I was a grown-up. I remember looking out the car…

Social Issues

Millenials are people too

To all of you who graduated high school since 2000, on behalf of Baby Boomers and Gen Xers everywhere, I want to apologize for…

Social Issues

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…

Social Issues

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…

Living My Faith

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…

Social Issues

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…