ARTICLES

The Other in Your Life: Who This Is and How to Love Them

By Michelle Reed | July 21, 2018

It happened. You know, that moment that makes you cringe: the joke, the comment—maybe naïve or just insensitive—political, religious, or cultural. But the gist is undeniably to malign someone, the “other.” What is the irreducible unifier in the equation of learning how to love the other?

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Pastors, the Graham Rule, and Wisdom

By R. Scott Clark | July 10, 2018

It was recently announced that another pastor was removed from ministry because of sexual immorality. What are some of the objections people have to the Graham Rule (also known as the Pence Rule), and, when it comes to pastoral ministry in particular, are these objections valid?

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Heaven Bound: 2 Important Things to Remember to Develop an Eternal Mind-Set

By Jim Richman | July 2, 2018

Most of us have probably experienced the emotional high of finding a new “love” or the breathtaking vistas that nature can provide. Yet, such earthly things fall short of how sweet and good heaven actually is. Here are two things to which we cling as Christians concerning heaven.

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How to Nurture Real Friendships That Grow and Thrive

By Christina Fox | June 27, 2018

We all long for close friendships with others. We desire to have people we can count on, people who know and understand us, and people who will stick by us. Yet, such friendships don’t happen overnight. Here is some practical advice for nurturing thriving and lasting friendships.

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How to Give and Receive Commendation with the Utmost Care

By Nick Batzig | June 18, 2018

By nature, we love receiving praise from people because it feeds our pride. Here are four things Scripture teaches us about how to give and receive commendation.

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Hollywood and Christianity

By J. V. Fesko | June 6, 2018

Movie companies and studios go to great lengths to get details right about so many things—they do research and actors will shadow the real-life people they portray. So why does Hollywood struggle so much to get Christianity right?

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