When I was struggling with addiction as a teen, my family had no idea what to do They thought I was doing this to them Today, as an addiction expert, I want to correct four things families almost
Now over a hundred days and counting, Putin’s appalling invasion of Ukraine is still not a war, only a “special military operation” — complete with troops, tanks, bombs, missiles … and many thousands dead! In the West, everybody knows it’s a war. But in Russia...
One would hope that the cancel culture crowd would get the message it's not welcome, but nearly 100 U.K. universities have opened their doors to teaching the benefits of canceling people and organizations.
In an age of rage, we must understand that machines and technologies are not sinners, but the humans who use them are. We must ask and answer the question the great psycho-therapist Karl Menninger dared to pose in the 1970s: Whatever became of sin?
Whatever the questions, no poll can accurately tell us how many faithful people God has in America or anywhere. But Barna does remind us that the Church’s teaching office must always strive harder. And we all are called to know and witness to Him better.
But at the end of the day, the devil didn’t make Donald Trump sabotage his own campaign. The prince of demons simply gave him enough rope to hang himself.
All of this leads me to ask the European Parliament: Who asked you for your opinion? Who appointed you the judge of America? And who put you in charge of the decisions of our individual states?
In recent years, we’ve witnessed an alarming rise in attacks against religious people in the marketplace. From cake artists and florists to photographers and designers, countless business owners are facing the threat of closure for operating in accordance with their religious beliefs. It’s almost impossible to ignore that is indeed one of the most pressing issues, affecting millions of Americans.
Messengers (delegates) to the Convention must know the principles that will guide their votes. I have four such principles to recommend. I have seen them put to the test, first when I was a human resource director in Campus Crusade for Christ (now “Cru”), and again when I was a highly-involved lay leader in the church where my kids’ youth pastor was convicted for sex crimes with minors.
Betrayal is perhaps the most challenging part of the job for pastors. Every pastor I know has been betrayed by people they thought were loyal to them but forsook them without notice or explanation.
Today Americans seem to fight more among themselves than together. My hope is that this Flag Day we will remember that no matter our political affiliation, religious beliefs, or social positions, we all fly under the same flag.
