Darren Hewer did not grow up in the church but came to faith in Christ later in life at the age of 22. He earned his BA in Information Systems & Human Behavior at the University of Guelph, and his MTS in Theological Studies at Tyndale Seminary. Currently he works as an online editor for TruthMedia. Visit his "faith blog" at www.whyfaith.com ... and read his story of how he came to faith at www.whyfaith.com/mystory ... also download his free ebook about why we should trust the Bible at www.whyfaith.com/nt
Anxious for Nothing
By Rusty Wright This is the transcript of a Probe radio program, adapted from an earlier magazine article by the author. What makes you feel anxious? What do you worry about? Finances? Conflict at work or with your neighbors? Making today’s appointment on time? Perhaps your family or your health. Anxiety seems everywhere these days. September 11th brought [...] Read More >
Fort Hood shootings leave America grieving
Yesterday Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist, opened fire at the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas, killing 13 people. The BBC reports: The shooting began at about 1330 (1930 GMT) on Thursday at a personnel and medical centre at Fort Hood – the largest US military base in the world, home to about [...] Read More >
Should Christians participate in Halloween?
Halloween is nearly here, and for some Christians, it’s a truly frightful time of year. For others, however, it’s seen as a mostly benign secular holiday. Growing up in a non-Christian household, I always looked forward to Halloween. It wasn’t because of the costumes or macabre imagery often associated with it though. I looked forward mostly [...] Read More >
Tithing in Tough Economic Times
Well-known Christian authors/pastors, like Rick Warren and Francis Chan, are known to “reverse tithe”. Instead of tithing 10%, they tithe 90% of their income. This is possible because they earn large amounts of money from their books and other sources. Although the graciousness and commitment of these men should be commended (they are of course [...] Read More >
Judge Gives Probation to Parents in Prayer-death Case
What role should prayer play in the medical care parents provide to their children? Recently two parents were found guilty of second-degree reckless homicide, a charge that carries up to 25 years in prison, after they prayed for their sick daughter instead of taking her to a doctor: The Central Wisconsin parents convicted in their daughter’s [...] Read More >
Should Christians expect healing?
Does God desire that each of us be healed? Yes, in the sense that our loving God does not desire that any of His children would be burdened with pain. However, similar to how God desires that all will be saved (ex. 1 Timothy 2:4) but not all will in fact be saved (ex. John [...] Read More >
Don’t be a “Lukewarm” Christian
Felt like your spiritual life has been “lukewarm” lately? Why not find a way to serve God? TruthMedia offers several online opportunities you can participate in, in your spare time! “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot [...] Read More >
What makes you angry?
The Barna Group poll results, summarized below, can help us to gauge what seems to be the most important moral issues to many Christians in America. Barna asked people which issues they thought was a “major problem” facing the country: Abortion is the overwhelming choice of evangelicals as the nation’s top moral problem, according to a [...] Read More >
Patience and Trust
Do you struggle with suicide? Want to talk? Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EDT. “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1, NIV). Today’s technology lets us connect with anyone at any time. As if [...] Read More >
“Mars Hill Conversations” on Adoption
Right now in North America, there are tens of thousands of children available and waiting to be adopted. In today’s video, several professors at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Russel Moore, Randy Stinson, and David Prince, sit down and talk about their experiences adopting children, and how it’s affected both their lives and the lives of [...] Read More >
Shushed by the library
A friend of mine (let’s call her Jill) works in a library. As part of her responsibilities, she ran a summer program in the library for local teens, the theme of which was finding success in life. At the conclusion of the program, she invited her boyfriend (he’s her fiancé now, let’s call him John) [...] Read More >
Connecting Through Technology
Do you use technology to stay in touch with family and friends?
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