Pride Cometh Before a Fall . . . So How Can You Fight It?
What does it mean that “pride cometh before a fall”? Pride is inordinate self-exaltation. Because it forgets God and distorts reality, pride puffs us up only to eventually burst, as […]
A Change for Better: Good News about Change for the Christian
We experience a change for the better as we submit ourselves to God’s grand story of making all things new. The older I get, the harder it is to change: […]
Storytelling: How to Share Stories for a Particular Audience
Continuing her series on storytelling and the Bible, author Taffeta Chime explores how to share stories for a particular audience. Other articles in this series include “Why Storytelling Is Important […]
6 Reasons We Are Drawn to Christianity’s Deconstruction Stories
Why are we drawn to deconstruction stories within Christianity? Here are 6 reasons many of us resonate with elements of these stories. The last several years have presented us with […]
Sermon on the Mount: Love Your Enemy and Pray for Those Who Persecute You
Jesus said to love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you. As sentimental as it sounds, this isn’t commonsense advice, and most people consider it bad advice. Yet, […]
The Fall: Adam and Eve, You and Me, and God’s Persistence
In the fall of Adam and Eve, humans stopped trusting God’s goodness, and they made their own decisions about what was right and wrong. Yet God continued pursuing the hearts […]
3 Ways to Make a Difference in Your City
How can Christians make a difference in a bleak time? We go to where people are, find ways to be good neighbors, and use our churches as spiritual hospitals. As […]
8 New Books for Discipling Minds in 2022
My favorite verses on the invisible and spiritual war that we are involved in as disciples of Jesus are found in 2 Corinthians 10:3-5. The apostle Paul writes, For though […]