ARTICLES
Category: Life
Loving God and Your Neighbor in Your Vocation of Friendship
Have you ever considered how friendship is a vocation God gives you for his glory?
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Holiday Movies 2017-18: Dickens, Division, Family, Forbearance—and One Lump of Coal
The annual holiday movie season, running from mid-November through the new year, usually offers a smorgasbord of worthwhile films—and 2017 was perhaps richer than most. So here’s a little help with the cinematic choices at your local multiplex—or in your living room—over the coming months.
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Seeing God’s Blessings in the Little Things
This morning my alarm didn’t go off. That wouldn’t have been much of a problem, except that my phone said 8:30, which is the time I’m supposed to be at work. I discovered that, even in the little things of an ordinary day, God provides for his people.
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Seeing God’s Sovereignty in Little Moments
I had been telling myself that since I had successfully potty trained my two other children, this time with my two-year-old would naturally have to be easier. That was mistake number one. I learned something important that day about God’s sovereignty in the little moments of life.
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4 Characteristics of a Biblically Faithful Campus Ministry
Merely associating with Christianity does not necessarily indicate that a campus ministry is faithful to Christ. Here are four characteristics to consider when seeking to identify a Christ-honoring campus fellowship.
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You’ve Been Invited to a [Fill in the Blank]: Should You Go?
As the culture descends further into post-Christianity, many of us are probably finding ourselves in a circumstance where we’re being invited to attend same-sex weddings, the ordination of persons who are not biblically qualified for office, a cultic/pagan/non-Christian ritual, or some other event that is equally problematic. How should we respond?
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Pastors, the Graham Rule, and Wisdom
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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How to Give and Receive Commendation with the Utmost Care
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
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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