If You’re Not Hated for Being a Christian You’re Not Doing it Right

Blessed are those who are persecuted Blessed are you when people hate you,when they exclude you and insult youand reject your name as evil,because of the Son of Man.Luke 6:22 | NIV How Common is the Persecution of Christians? The persecution of Christians is much more common than we think. In recent news, not covered […]

Reclaiming Sex for Marriage

What was God’s Original Plan for Sex? “But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.” 1 Corinthians 7:2 That verse right there stands in stark contrast to the worldly notion that sex should be explored with anyone at any stage of life; […]

6 Books That Have Made Me a Better Parent

Christian Parenting Books We’ve all heard people say, “Parenting is the only job that doesn’t come with a training manual”. Maybe that was true before the 21st century, but now there are so many resources available that we are left without excuse. Parenting can be overwhelming, even exhausting, but thankfully we now have thousands of […]

Why Christians Should Oppose Abortion

Is abortion a sin? “Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter. If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not […]

Becoming the Listener Your Friend Needs

How to be a good listener Sarah and Charlene were sitting at a table for two at an outdoor café. They’d sipped coffee and shared small talk and now Sarah was ready to broach the subject of something personal that she needed to get off her chest. “Charlene, I’m so glad we were finally able […]

6 Must-Read Christian Novels

Thanks to my mom, I’ve loved reading books my whole life. Once I became a mother, the habit tapered off while my children were small, but now I am back at it. I don’t remember where I heard the phrase, but it has stuck with me for years and I have found it to be true:

“Readers are leaders, and leaders are readers.”

When God Spoke My Name – Literally

How to surrender to God *Originally written in the Autumn of 2011 as a letter to friends and family.* Struggling to Surrender to God It was a cool October afternoon as I was driving away from my friend, Mara’s, house in Northeast Philadelphia. We had just finished crying and praying together about a new thing […]

Are You Working Too Much?

Is being a workaholic a good thing? A person works forty hours per week and it’s considered full-time. Yet some people actually choose to work up to eighty hours per week. Some for money, others to avoid home life, and still others to feel competent. Workaholics will defend their mindset listing all the benefits, but […]

Worrying Won’t Make a Difference

Worry is what we do when we desperately want to control circumstances that are completely out of our hands. It is a perfectly human reaction to seemingly extraordinary events. And it’s all in our head.

Fear: What You Can Do About It (Part 2)

overcoming fear biblically Starting now, let’s begin to dismantle the stronghold that fear has on your life. There’s no better time to begin. This is the second part in my series on fear. Find the first one here. I like what Max Lucado wrote in his book, “Fearless”. He said, “Feed your fears and your faith […]