The idea of self-interest can make believers recoil because it sounds like selfishness. Self-interest is part of our design in God; greed is the result of our own...
For many of us, the week after Holy Week leaves us wondering what is next. The period of self-denial is over for those who chose to participate in...
From the day our first parents walked out of the garden, estranged from God, each other and the earth itself, God has been at work redeeming the fallen...
One of my favorite hymns is “Joy to the World.” We usually sing it around Christmas, but for years I have thought of it as an Easter hymn....
Suffering can make it difficult for some to fully experience the joy of Easter. Perhaps you can relate. In your head, you know the good news of Easter,...
I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to...
We are approaching Holy Week, which begins with Palm Sunday, continues through Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, and culminates in Easter Sunday. These days, and the religious events...
Tina Turner coined the phrase “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” in her 1984 song. This question is particularly relevant to Christians and why they should care...
Far too often Christians think, as Dr. Richard Pratt writes in Designed for Dignity, Jesus came to forgive our sin, make our souls sparkle, to sprinkle us with...
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