Opinion

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  The Stubborn Facts about Saving Sex: Doing Things God’s Way Works In an age so defined by consumer choice and product reviews, it has become intuitive to embrace the “try before you buy” motto in most areas of life. For some decisions, however, those rules simply do not... John Stonestreet and Shane Morris May 03, 2023
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  Why Is Loneliness as Dangerous as Smoking? May is Mental Health Awareness Month. (For an excellent resource, please see Dr. Lane Ogden’s “What does the Bible say about mental health” on our website.) As a result, we’ll see a plethora of information... Jim Denison May 03, 2023
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  Doctor-Assisted Suicide for Anorexia? Assisted suicide, especially when extended to those most in need of compassion and care, subverts our collective understanding of human value. It subjects this value to feelings, both our own and... John Stonestreet and Kasey Leander May 02, 2023
• 3 Urgent Steps to Take to Combat Temptation You and I are just as temptable as anyone else, just as subject to the fallen human condition in which we exert our “will to power” over others as we seek to be our own god (Genesis 3:5). In fact, Satan... Jim Denison May 02, 2023
• Is a 'Surge of Faith' Happening with Younger Americans? According to The Wall Street Journal, recent polling data shows a “Surprising surge of faith among young people.” As columnist Clare Ansberry wrote, “About one-third of 18-to-25-year-olds say they... John Stonestreet and Kasey Leander May 01, 2023
• 'Secret' Sins Do Not Exist According to Scripture, “secret” sins do not exist: “God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil” (Ecclesiastes 12:14). The psalmist said of God, “You have set our... Jim Denison May 01, 2023
• The Mayflower Story Repeats Itself Persecuted church bodies are not merely to be objects of our mercy and care. When they suffer, we suffer. They are our fellow laborers and members of the same Body. We may not be able to share in their... John Stonestreet and Timothy D Padgett Apr 28, 2023
• What the Life and Legacy of Jerry Springer Reveals about Our Culture Today Famed—and infamous—talk show host Jerry Springer died yesterday at the age of seventy-nine after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Jene Galvin, a family spokesperson and longtime friend of Springer’s,... Ryan Denison Apr 28, 2023
• Is It Biblical to Seek to Influence Culture? God’s Word makes plain that His plan involves not just the saving of souls but the restoration of His creation. His efforts in various times and places in history are according to this redemptive plan. The... John Stonestreet Apr 27, 2023
• Four Steps to Practical Significance Once we are clear about our God-given identity, we can find transformative ways to use our God-given influence. Jim Denison Apr 27, 2023
• What Is Odinism? If I were to ask you who a Presbyterian, Methodist or Baptist was, you would have at least a general idea, even if the extent of your knowledge was only that they were a Christian who belonged to a... Dr. James Emery White Apr 27, 2023
• The Victims of Divorce: Statistics and Stories of Hurting Children A 2019 paper in World Psychiatry summarized that divorce and separation are associated with higher risk of academic difficulties, lower grades, higher school dropout rate, conduct and substance use problems,... John Stonestreet and Shane Morris Apr 26, 2023