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  • Is Israel an apartheid state

    Is Israel an apartheid state

    The Christian Post,

    The original Durban conference was hijacked by people and a terrorist-supporting agenda rife with antisemitism. Clearly, the organizers this year missed the irony of hosting a conference 11 days after the 20th anniversary of the infamous terrorist attacks of September 11.

  • Suicide prevention — pastors' role or another item on their plate?

    Suicide prevention — pastors' role or another item on their plate?

    The Christian Post,

    Through the lens of a 30-year career Army chaplain, I see suicide prevention as analogous to a military operation. In operational planning, you have a reserve force, an element that can reinforce the efforts of a potentially besieged or overrun unit. From this perspective, I see the church and faith community as a key reinforcement to the increasing number of people struggling with suicidal thoughts in our society.

  • So you’ve decided to homeschool — now what?

    So you’ve decided to homeschool — now what?

    The Christian Post,

    Homeschooling is a wonderful opportunity. Pray and ask the Lord if homeschooling is right for your family. Talk with your family. Talk to other homeschooling families. If this is what you’re being called to, then welcome to the beginning of your homeschooling journey.

  • A Barometer for Healthy Congregations

    A Barometer for Healthy Congregations

    Word&Way,

    Pastor Keith Herron explores the complex relationship between church growth and church health. This culminates in a barometer that begins with covenant and moves toward mission and purpose in order to define what a healthy church looks like.

  • Ask Chuck: Time to get out of debt?

    Ask Chuck: Time to get out of debt?

    The Christian Post,

    I have been steadily paying down debt, and the end is within sight. I’m due a sum of money for the sale of some real estate and wonder if I should pay off the remaining debt or save it. Seems like a good time to be debt free. What would you do?

  • A closer look at virtue: chastity

    A closer look at virtue: chastity

    The Christian Post,

    Throughout this series on virtue and vice, we have considered what it means for a Christian to put on the new self. As we seek to become more like Christ, we must courageously resolve to fight against the vices in our lives, which represent the old self, and put on kindness, humility, diligence, charity, patience, temperance, and chastity, which befit the new self.