Jesus’ Genealogy and You

“This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham.” (Matthew 1:1, NIV) Prior to telling us about Jesus’ birth, Matthew gives us an […]
Managing Your Life: What Happens When You Do and Don’t

How exciting could it be to “manage my life”? Does it sound a little, well, boring? Yet what’s truly boring is living life in a way that doesn’t work. It gets […]
The Reason We Became Foster Parents

There are 27 kids on my family picture wall. My wife Grace gave birth to 1 son. A judge gave us legal custody of another. A foreign exchange program gave […]
Jesus and the Buddha: How Did They Interact with Society?

It’s impossible to overstate the influence of Siddhartha Gautama over the Eastern world and Jesus Christ over the Western world. But how did they minister in society? In this article, […]
What Your Kids Really Want

Each month, at our church, we ask the students in our Student Ministry one question about their relationship with their parents or their family as a whole, hoping to provide […]
Letter to the Struggling Man in our Day

Hey brother, I heard you’ve been knocked around a bit lately, and I just wanted to stop by and see how things are going. Don’t worry, I won’t tell you […]
Carry Each Other’s Burdens

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2, NIV) We are living in the most connected age in history. The lightning-quick […]
Is It Possible to Vent without Gossiping?

We all need someone to talk to. And if we don’t talk about the things that bother us, we often internalize our angst in ways that can become debilitating and […]