Paul Tautges What do you do when you fear a friend or family member may be suicidal? How do you assess the seriousness of your suspicion or their 'suicidal comments'?
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Trent Hunter Christians will need to think more carefully about marijuana than most of us have until now. Not everyone will consume pot, but most everyone will be in a position to advise someone who is considering it. With this in mind, here are five questions to ask before you consume pot...
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Tony Reinke So this is a counterintuitive article about how to step back from social media for a short season for the purpose of recalibrating your life habits and priorities. I want your engagement, but far more importantly, I want you to find digital health and balance in a world without digital brakes...
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Paul Tautges Abuse in families who profess Christ is grievously more prevalent than most church-goers know, or admit. Therefore, I want to introduce you to a little book that will help you minister to your friend. Here’s a brief summary of the second chapter, A Biblical Understanding of Abuse...
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Chuck Lawless I grew up in a home where my father was prone to fits of anger. They typically didn’t last long, but they were loud and frightening while they were occurring. If you or someone you know has that same tendency, think about these ways to fight it...
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Dan Reiland Encouragement provides the emotional fuel that enables people to hold longer, reach farther and dig deeper than previously believed possible. John Maxwell says that encouragement is 51% of leadership. I believe that. As a leader, your role is to give people hope, to build them up and help them believe in themselves in a greater measure than they have before...
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Sovereign Hope Church We all wrestle with how we are viewed by other people. But the gospel actually helps us understand our insecurity rightly...
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Kimberly Wagner It's no longer a question of access, but it's a question of compassion. On Friday, May 13, the Obama administration issued a directive to all public schools informing teachers and administrators that in order to comply with federal law, policies concerning students must be based on the student's "gender identity," not on his or her biological sex...
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Jessica Schaeffer In a society that places a high value on being able to do lots of tasks at (seemingly) the same time, it’s no wonder multitasking appears to be a skill or talent. What if we are wrong? What if tackling multiple tasks at once is actually hindering our ability to be good stewards in the workplace?
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Paul Tripp I have two questions to ask you today. I would encourage you to answer them honestly, without pretending to be more devout than you actually are, and specifically, without providing vague generalizations. If you had the ability to change one thing in your life, what would you change?
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George Lawson One of the greatest and most challenging speaking invitations a pastor will ever receive is to speak at a funeral. A bereaved family will often request a pastor’s presence to speak words of comfort, hope and peace. Sometimes they will even call this speech the eulogy, which literally means good words...
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Kevin Halloran On March 22, 2016, at exactly 12pm, my mom went to be with the Lord. While death is no longer the enemy it once was for a believer in Jesus Christ, it remains difficult for the dying and their loved ones. I’m really going to miss her!
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Paul Tautges I had been finding myself constantly frustrated and, at times, depressed. I thought of myself only as a constant failure who could never measure up to my perfectionist expectations and, therefore, did not feel fully accepted by God...
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Practical Theology for Women Shame and power. Most of us are familiar with the tug and pull of these dynamics, particularly around women's issues...
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Paul Tautges The New Testament uses four different words to emphasize the more concentrated aspect of disciple-making that we often call “counseling.” The meanings and uses of these words help us to envision a well-rounded ministry that is geared toward helping people change...
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Melissa Kruger There’s a crack in my windshield. My husband and I are on edge with one another. My daughter has a cavity. My dog has an ear infection. The ice-maker stopped working last night. I find myself feeling Eeyore-like with a black cloud over my head and a target on my back...
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