christian living

4 min read 2022-06-30 11:02:00

How Social Media Use Can Rival God

We might attempt to build a framework for how to use social media by making a study of negative patterns to avoid. But the Bible reminds us that

3 min read 2022-06-29 13:05:12

My grandmother was the quintessential pastor’s wife of her generation. She played the piano, sang beautifully, attended every prayer and worship

5 min read 2022-06-29 11:00:00

I glanced to my right at church and saw a dear friend worshiping. I felt a jolt of joy. Three years ago, she was engaged to her college girlfriend.

2 min read 2022-06-28 16:00:00

Imagine it’s 1980. You’re 22 years old, newly graduated from college. You’ve just started at General Motors. You walk into your office and find

4 min read 2022-06-28 11:04:00

Yesterday, instead of checking social media, I did a load of laundry. I cleared the dishes off the counter. I made a jug of lemonade. I touched up

3 min read 2022-06-28 11:01:00

Picking up my stethoscope, I walked down the well-lit hallway to see my next patient. I stepped out of the noisy bustle of the emergency room and

4 min read 2022-06-27 18:00:00

When rumors of a decision to overturn Roe V Wade surfaced earlier in 2022, I was skeptical. This decision is one pro-life advocates had been hoping,

6 min read 2022-06-27 07:15:04

Below the reader will find a sermon by one of the few American-born Orthodox saints, Sebastian Dabovich (1863-1940). The sermon was originally

3 min read 2022-06-24 11:00:00

A few years ago, the church I pastor was working to accommodate children in worship while retaining an atmosphere conducive to learning and praising

4 min read 2022-06-23 11:00:00

I used to feel capable. Then my husband’s Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease diagnosis four years ago peeled back the veneer of capability,

3 min read 2022-06-22 13:05:25

How would you judge someone’s Christian maturity? Perhaps by their Bible knowledge or eloquence in public prayer? By their wisdom in dealing with

3 min read 2022-06-22 11:03:00

Here’s what my wife and I endured in less than a year: we had a child, moved across the country, entered a new ministry position, and legally

2 min read 2022-06-22 11:02:00

What if I pursue the wrong job or go to the wrong college? What if I move when I was supposed to stay? What if I join the wrong church or marry the

4 min read 2022-06-22 11:00:00

Mia gazed at her reflection in the mirror, admiring the winter jacket I brought her. “Do I look American?” she asked. From the look in her eyes,

2 min read 2022-06-21 16:00:00

In 1998, I traveled to Israel. I don’t remember much. I saw most of it through the lens of a video camera. I have a file on my computer — painful