Opinion

• 'Social Infertility' and the Denial of Reality What comes under the guise of social fertility is just as nonsensical but far worse, for two reasons. First, for most of us, not being as fast as Usain Bolt is not directly related to any life choices we have made. That kind of... Dec 10, 2021

  

  'Social Infertility' and the Denial of Reality
• The Quest for Affirmation and Power of Partnership with God We have focused this week on the courage God’s people need to engage our broken culture in transforming ways. In a society that continues to reject biblical morality and suffer the consequences, Christians can become deeply... Dec 10, 2021

  

  The Quest for Affirmation and Power of Partnership with God
• God's Call to Persistent Courage This week, we have focused on the need for Christians to choose courageous hope in the face of rising cultural opposition. We have identified the three components of hope, discussed the need for sacrificial faith in helping our... Dec 09, 2021

  

  God's Call to Persistent Courage
• Parenting and the State: Red Flags in 'Build Back Better' President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, passed by the U.S. House last month, is expected to pass in the Senate before Christmas. Adding this big-ticket “social spending and climate” bill to the trillions already passed in... Dec 08, 2021

  Parenting and the State: Red Flags in 'Build Back Better'
• The Paradoxical Path to Courageous Faithfulness If we will not give up on God, the enemy will tempt us to take God’s place. Spiritual retreat and spiritual self-sufficiency both advance his demonic agenda in our lives and culture. Dec 08, 2021

  The Paradoxical Path to Courageous Faithfulness
• The Blessing of Brokenness – Broken yet Unbreakable It is my firm belief that arrogance in the church is preventing a mighty downpour of God's Spirit. We need the blessing of brokenness like never before. The disciples had to be crushed like olives so the anointing oil could... Dec 07, 2021

  The Blessing of Brokenness – Broken yet Unbreakable
• A Christian in a Hostile Culture: The Story of Hunayn Ibn Ishaq So far, the reports from Afghanistan since the U.S. withdrawal are as bad as many feared: women increasingly barred from participation in civil society; families hunted down for their involvement with the U.S. military;... Dec 07, 2021

  A Christian in a Hostile Culture: The Story of Hunayn Ibn Ishaq
• Remembering Bob Dole on the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day Former senator and WWII veteran Bob Dole died in his sleep over the weekend. Dec 07, 2021

  Remembering Bob Dole on the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day
• Redeemed Imaginations Today, plenty of people stand on the edge of something wonderful, in a world full of God-given wonder, but cannot look outside themselves long enough to figure out that it’s really not about us. In our world of constructed... Dec 06, 2021

  Redeemed Imaginations
• We All Need Hope You and I were created to need what hope offers. Psychologists associate hope with many positive outcomes, including greater happiness, better academic achievement, and even lowered risk of death. It provides resilience against... Dec 06, 2021

  We All Need Hope