3 Tips for Improving Physical Health
We are into quick fixes and life hacks. That’s the American way, is it not? And we embrace this mindset regarding physical health as well.
Celebrating the Fourth of July as a Black American
The world’s waiting to see how the Church will respond to our cultural crisis. Let’s start by learning why celebrating the Fourth of July as a Black American is hard.
What to Do When Your Six-Year-Old Professes Faith
When your six-year-old turns to you after a family devotion and says, “I think I want to be a Christian,” are you prepared to respond?
How to Handle Disagreement
Wrongness or rightness doesn’t make us more or less human. Are we demonstrating that truth in the way we handle disagreement with others?
How to Reinforce Racial Reconciliation as a Family
Racial conciliation under the banner of the gospel is a regular topic in our home, and I’d suggest it should be in yours, too.
Books on Racial Reconciliation & Justice
Pastor Mark Vroegop shares recommendations for books on racial reconciliation and justice.
Learning to Pray from Paul
Part of why we pray for the wrong things or in the wrong way is because we don’t know what to pray. in Colossians, Paul offers help for learning to pray.
Vulnerability Is Hard… and You Need It
Accountability helps us confront and combat sin. However, it won’t work if there is not vulnerability as well. Vulnerability is essential.
Have You Tried FaceTiming Jesus?
Imagine what it would be like if there were a video chatting app, like FaceTime, for prayer. Let’s put on holy imagination glasses and pray.
3 Ways Jesus Revealed the Worth of Women
Jesus demonstrated the worth of women in the way he treated them—particularly in a culture and time that did not hold women in high regard.
Is Accountability Enough? The Case for Peer Discipleship
We need peer discipleship. When crisis or failure occurs, we may only have time to call one person. My hope is that every Christian would have that person.
What Is Juneteenth & Why Should We Celebrate It?
Juneteenth isn’t likely on your desktop calendar and most people have never heard of it at all. So what is Juneteenth and why should we celebrate it?
How Does God Purify Our Faith?
How does God purify our faith? He does so in the same way that metal is purified, allowing trials to bring our own impurities to the surface.
Calling on the Name of the Lord
Prior to being swallowed by a fish, Jonah was going down. But in the belly of a whale, Jonah offers a prayer of thanksgiving & trust that we can learn from.
Health: Does it Matter?
It’s fairly easy for the Christian to focus on spiritual health, and rightly so! But what are you doing to pursue physical and mental health?
Why Do I Stress About Money?
Money does weird stuff to our hearts. The question is: why does money stress us out? What is it about dollar signs that has us anxious and angry?
