8 Tips for Parents Whose Children are Leaving Home
A friend recently asked for some guidance for parents whose children are leaving home, perhaps to go to school or perhaps to join the military, or perhaps just to begin an independent life
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The Fierce War for Our Souls: Too Many Opportunities to Sin
No generation in history has had so many distractions to deal with No generation in history has had so many temptations
The Muscular Side of Forgiveness
Flexing forgiveness in this way is the exact opposite of being wimpy it takes strength, a belief that you have innate moral value and worth, and deserve the justice needed to restore the broken ...
It Truly is ‘normal vs. crazy’ in the State of Our Union under President Biden
Sometimes you listen to someone talk and just have to ask, What world do you live in In case you missed it, that was the exact reaction that most honest, clear-eyed, reality-inhabiting Americans had ...
This inescapable reality: '... because you’re the pastor'
If you’re a pastor, you’re also a statesman — there’s no way around it. I use the term “statesman” not in a political sense, but pastors are statesmen in that they must realize they always represent their churches. Before you speak out, ask, “Will this hurt or help my congregation?” You always represent the bride of Christ, especially the local church you shepherd.You’ll never be part of the crowdBy design, pastors are set apart. You must embrace the fact that you are a figurehead — in your church and community.Originally published at Church Answers. Sam Rainer is president of Church Answers and pastor at West Bradenton Baptist Church in Florida. Free Religious Freedom UpdatesJoin thousands of others to get the FREEDOM POST newsletter for free, sent twice a week from The Christian Post.
The freedom of religion or belief movement needs to be honest and talk about this
This will require those in the FORB movement to have tangible and honest discussions, which in my opinion, is sadly missing today
Christian men: Why we need to be emotional beings
In the series The Chosen , we witness the disciples as men capable of expressing a range of emotions except for Matthew Collectively, they demonstrate vulnerability, candor, and empathic behavior On ...
On Super Bowl, remember dark tradition of girls groomed by parents for sex
In places like Thailand and India, these girls begin their careers as sex workers as young as 12 years old The Banchara community calls the practice of placing your eldest daughter in the sex trade ...
Cracks in Our History
Word&Way Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor reflects on two memorials to an enslaved man on the campus of Samford University, and what this could teach us about telling the truth about the histories of our institutions and churches.
Why must companies stifle free speech?
Why must the left strangle what few conservative voices are heard on the other side
