Crosswalk PLUS Weekly

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  Is Suicide a Growing Epidemic or a Sin That Leads to Hell? The conversation around this issue is starting to grow more robust in faith communities and we can start to understand mental health struggles with more facts, truth, understanding, awareness, and...
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  Q&A with a Pastor on Church Standards, Accountability, and Being Above Reproach Just this past month, unfortunate news came to light, and to the media, about Pastor Matt Chandler, shepherd and leader of Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas. The megachurch pastor has since stepped down...
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  What Are Cuddle Parties and How Should Churches Respond to This Need? What is going on that cuddle parties need to be a thing? What are we missing in our society? And is this something also missing in our churches?
• 4 Ways to Cultivate Deeper Relationships with Other Christians As Christians, we say that we’re committed to living like Christ, but without meaningful connections, how much faith are we actually showing? Here are 4 ways we can cultivate deeper relationships with other...
• 9 Rules for Decluttering Your House The word "orderly" means many things, some of which are "neat, organized, disciplined." We usually think of actions or behaviors when we read this verse. But one day, while reading this verse, I realized...
• What Is Apostolic Succession and Is it Biblical? Would you rather get your theology from a guy who was connected to one of the apostles or a dude who had never even been with Jesus? But is this concept biblical? Can it be helpful?
• 4 Lies Anxiety Leads You to Believe Much like darkness breaks at the sign of light, lies fall apart when confronted with the truth. Here are 4 lies anxiety leads you to believe, and 4 truths you need to remember.
• What Does God Think of You? Your value begins and ends with the fact that God formed you in the womb. Before you were planned or not planned by human minds, before you were wanted or not wanted by human hearts, you were planned and...
• Why Is the Widow of Zarephath Important in the Bible? Scripture is filled with accounts of amazing people and the ways in which God works through their lives. Here we see the importance of a widow in the ministry of Elijah the prophet and how her faith became a...
• 3 Spiritual Lessons We Can Learn from Queen Elizabeth II May these three lessons from Queen Elizabeth II stick with us as we live out the callings that the Lord has entrusted to each of us. We are not our own, we have platforms with kingdom purposes, and only...
• What We Can Learn from a Catholic about Our Religious Differences – Part 2 Too often do I hear Protestant Christians say of Catholics, “They’re Catholic, not Christian.” And when I ask for the origin of their thoughts, they have a ready-made answer. But when I ask if they have...
• Why Are Names Significant? We carry the name of Christ-followers. We are His forever, sealed by the Holy Spirit and secure in His love.