Does One Really Matter?
Repulsive. Dirty. Cast aside. Unwanted. Abandoned. All of these words described the orphaned girl in the picture. I wanted to turn away, but I couldn’t. I wanted to pretend she wasn’t there, and go back to ironing, cooking, anything to take my mind off the image glaring at me from my computer screen … but [...] 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 >
First Aid for Bruised Hearts – Talk to a mentor
“What’s love got to do with it?” Tina Turner famously asked. For many of us, love – the joy of it, the lack of it, or the confusion that comes with it – is both what gets us up in the morning and what keeps us up at night. If you have a question about love, [...] 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 >
“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 >
The Legacy of a Christian Father
I grew up as a pastor’s kid. I am also adopted. My birth mom was only a teenager when she had me. She was in an abusive marriage with an alcoholic. In order to give me a better life, my birth mother and biological dad thought it in my best interest to be given to [...] Read More >
Lessons Learned Through Pursuing Adoption
“My sister cannot keep this baby can you take her?” This question turned my world upside down one day as this phone call came out of the blue. The baby’s name was Cassie, she was fifteen months old and needed a home. Read More >
Helicopter Parents
I’m not sure who first used the term “helicopter parents,” but it is an apt description of an entire generation of parents who have been intimately, and often intricately, involved in the development of their children. These are the parents who closely hover, and then swoop into their children’s lives to prevent any and all harm or failure. Read More >
Teaching Youth about God
I’m blessed to attend a church with a large youth population. On a regular Sunday morning, around 100 teens, aged 13-18, attend Sunday school. I’ve been teaching the Grade 11’s and it’s been great to see how God is working in the lives of many of them. Sometimes I worry about what they might be [...] Read More >
Connecting Through Technology
Do you use technology to stay in touch with family and friends?
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