Ways to grow in self-control

I believe that self-control is the root of all other spiritual fruit. Without it, you can’t harvest any of the others. Perhaps that is why it’s mentioned last in the list of spiritual fruit shown in Galatians 5:22-23.
New York Post questions fallout of Sexual Revolution

By many measures, our society is in trouble, and we are ignoring a root cause: the unprecedented familial dispersion that followed the 1960s sexual revolution.
Deputy fired for following Billy Graham rule

A sheriff’s deputy was fired after he refused to be alone with a female trainee. He claimed it violated his Christian beliefs, but it is also a common sense practice for personal protection for both parties.
Disciples of Christ denomination reports large decline

If a watered down theology is sapping the evangelistic vigor of clergy, imagine what it is doing to membership trying to overcome sin issues in their lives.
How to distinguish between fundamentalism and liberalism in Christian theology

Discerning which churches, people, organizations that claim to be Christian are really counterfeit Christian and which are rooted in genuine Christianity but have become fundamentalist or liberal is a process of discernment.
Tough love for a ‘progressive’ teen

The problem with adapting to the times, Stacia, is that society is devolving before our very eyes. Like society, you, too, are changing and constantly evolving. God doesn’t.
Sex with children has become big business in America

In America, trafficking children for sex is the fastest growing business in organized crime and the second most-lucrative commodity traded illegally after drugs and guns.
Depending on location, the church is dying or thriving

Far from a dying religion, Christianity thrives in environments where poor people have few options, and in countries where Christians are persecuted.
Society seeks to destroy fatherhood and masculinity

Continuing to leave children fatherless or without a father figure is something within the realm of decision-making on the mother’s part.
Abandoned donkey helps mute girl find her voice

After an emergency tracheostomy, little Amber Austwick couldn’t talk. Then she encountered Shocks, an abandoned donkey. The bond was life-changing.