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There are two temptations to avoid while grieving, which can be especially difficult during the Christmas season. Focusing on God's promise of eternal life helps us look beyond the gaping maw of death into the brilliant light of Heaven. Sadly the loss of loved ones [...]

In the West, our obsession with the present causes us to forget the mistakes of the past. In this excerpt from Cross and Culture, Kurt Mahlburg warns that some of the worst atrocities of history could be repeated if we fail to remember how they [...]

Intention To see the restoration of our families and our nation, individual Christians need to seek God and His kingdom first A Timely Conclusion Thank you for your partnership in Prayer and Fasting through the month of October 2021. The strategic nature of your prayers [...]

If you are like me, you may at times have wondered if you are making an impact for Christ and the Kingdom. You may have despaired of the darkness descending all around us, and wondered if your efforts are making a difference

Replying to those who claim Christianity does not work: In order to properly answer a question such as found in my title, one needs to ask a few other questions. And they can be asked of other things as well -- not just faith matters. [...]

Pain stinks, but it can often serve useful and redemptive purposes: OK, my title can go in all sorts of directions, and in a moment I will discuss some spiritual truths about pain. But my title may cause some to think of something similar. Back [...]

The church is God’s outpost in enemy-occupied territory: A new book I just picked up had a line that grabbed my attention. (No surprises here: I am always getting new books, and I am always finding things that jump out at me!) The book, by [...]

(Inspired by a recent Zits comic, where Jeremy comes home to find there is a new rug in the kitchen and he reminisces about the old one being a magic carpet and comments that “it’s weird... like someone erased a piece of my childhood.”) Longing! [...]

In a recent podcast with Jonathan Pageau, Jordan Peterson explains his “amazement”, as well as “terror”, at being irresistibly drawn to believe in the person of Christ Jesus. The full interview can be viewed below, but note in particular what Peterson says from the twenty-minute [...]

Many are sounding the alarm about globalist technocracy and the Great Reset: No genuine Christian believes that mere man can establish heaven on earth. He has both Scripture and history fully informing him that such attempts always end up as hell on earth. Yet folks [...]

I’ve noticed it, and I’m sure you have too. We’re facing a time of major cultural upheaval across the Western world. Divisions run deep, and the cultural rifts that have long sat silentbeneath our feet are emerging in the light of COVID-19 and the U.S. [...]

The 21st century is rife with a rash mentality of judgment. It calls for political correctness, an inefficient substitute to respectful politeness. Yet, simultaneously, it stirs up an outcry against any form of ridicule it deems as misplaced. The cancel culture climate is part of [...]

What seemed like a wasted youth lead to an incredible career: We are all created differently, so we all have different stories, different interests, different goals, and so on. Some people for example have never read a book in their life. I am not one [...]

By Eugene Peterson. Note: This article is taken from Eugene Peterson's book, The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction. Eugene H. Peterson was a longtime pastor and is professor emeritus of spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. His many other [...]

As I write this article, I am about to board an almost deserted plane from Northern Thailand bound for Bangkok and then hopefully, later this evening, on to Sydney. There is, however, a palpable sense of uneasiness—and even dread—amongst the passengers. Nearly everyone is wearing [...]

Our culture is being poisoned by all this: The three items found in my title pretty much sum up where Western culture is now largely at. Indeed, we are awash in such things. But if you are unsure as to what exactly these three isms [...]

Religion – especially Christianity – is now viewed with suspicion, and even hostility. It’s seen by many as dangerous. The more I reflect on it, the more I think that secular critics of Christianity do have a point. There is a sense in which Christianity is dangerous.

My title may be just a little bit misleading. What I really want to do in this piece is list the ten authors that have been so very influential in my own life. And I want to just look at ten Christian writers who have [...]