Riches to Rags: Why We Don’t Expect a Celebrity for a Waitress

Scot Bellavia

Six-time Grammy-nominated artist Lana Del Rey was seen working at a Waffle House in Florence, Alabama last month. Donned in uniform and name tag with her stage name,...

Lessons Learned from Launching Our Children Off to College

Russell Gehrlein

It occurred to me on the short drive into work one morning that it was 20 years ago that our daughter graduated from high school. This was a...

In the Workplace: True Tolerance vs. Moral Relativism

Hugh Whelchel

In our rapidly changing culture, tolerance has been enshrined as one of the ultimate virtues. Yet what exactly is tolerance? As believers, is tolerance something we should embrace...

Critical Theory and the Bible

Brian Mattson

Contemporary critical theory may be a postmodern phenomenon, but its roots in older forms of modernism are often overlooked. It essentially distills the “methodological doubt” of Descartes into...

How Does the Fruit of the Spirit Bring What is Lacking in the Military?

Russell Gehrlein

Previously, I wrote on how the seven Army values align with Christian values. My intent in the previous article was to show that a Christian can wholeheartedly serve...

In Sleep, We Trust: Our Need to Rest Is God-Created

Scot Bellavia

Honoring the Sabbath is an easy commandment to break. We diminish it to the hour or two we’re at church on Sunday morning and an afternoon nap. We...

What is Gen Z Looking For?

Rob Hoskins

When my daughter, Natasha, was in college, she made a project that featured angels. When she told the professor that she believed in angels and the Bible, her...

God’s Surprising Work Through Porcupine People (Your Worst Critics)

John Pletcher

We all have our share of feisty characters show up in our daily labors. My encounters with porcupine people began as an aspiring leader in high school. Having...

Defending the Faith in a Hostile World

Voddie Baucham

When we talk about defending the faith, a lot of times people get upset. We don't like the idea of apologetics. We don't like the idea of claiming...

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