We tend to cling to well-established ideas without considering any input from others that could lead to compromises and solutions we have been praying to receive for many years.
These are not teens and tweens putting on strip shows and sexting the videos or images to their peers. These are kids held against their will and violated in the most personal way possible.
“To be sure, black lives do matter. Every one of them. Their lives matter because they bear the image of the Creator. That demands my respect, my esteem, and my honor,” Peter Heck wrote.
“If rewards are clearly presented as a motivation in the Christian life, why don’t we hear more about rewards in our modern pulpits?,” Kruger asked. The answer is we don’t think obedience matters.
“Jesus is helping strengthen you, providing for you, and enabling the work of your hands to listen, learn, teach, train, disciple, and love your daughter even when the responsibility feels like too much.”
The Bible is a unique publication written by 40 authors over 2,000 years on three continents. Yet, many people wonder how the Bible came to be and who put it together in its specific order.
The book is intended for children aged 6-12 and offers short, 5-minute devotionals that will help children build a life-long habit of reading Scripture and praying, Challies explained.
It’s hard to contemplate temptation as being good for us, but it can be if whatever tempts us draws us closer to God.
“Every human friend has a limit. If we offend enough, if a relationship gets damaged enough, if we betray enough times, we are cast out. The walls go up,” Dane wrote. So, because Jesus is our best friend, we assume he feels the same way. He does not.
Author and speaker John Eldredge encourages Christians to seize the moment afforded by the unfortunate COVID-19 situation — and the window is limited.
