How do we cope when faith and politics collide? If I’m being honest, prior to 2020, I wasn’t too concerned with politics. I occasionally watched the news and paid some attention to big stories, but all of that changed when the pandemic began. I found myself sucked into everything on social media. Perhaps it was…
If you’ve spent any amount of time on social media, you know all too well that our world is in a state of unrest. With lockdowns, mandates, protests, riots… we have all come face to face with how politics can shape our lives for better or for worse. Even my children have become part of…
We’ve all been hurt. Whether through words or deeds, we’ve all experienced what it’s like to be deeply hurt by someone. In our hearts and minds, we know that forgiveness matters. Even those that don’t claim to be Christians know that forgiveness can bring freedom and peace. But how do we find the strength when…
There are some areas in life where the Bible is relatively silent. It’s not necessarily that God doesn’t care about these topics, but rather some things simply weren’t culturally relevant when the Bible was written. One clear example of this is the concept of dating. People didn’t “date” in biblical times. Marriage wasn’t about finding…
In the first part of this series, we introduced the idea that modern dating has ruined our view of marriage. We treat dating as an audition for marriage, date as many people as we can to “learn” about what we want in a spouse, and we walk away if the relationship no longer works. And…
Modern dating has ruined our view of marriage. This may seem like a bold statement, but it’s true. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. The Bible is fairly silent on the topic of dating because dating wasn’t culturally a “thing” when it was written. But marriage was definitely discussed. We are taught throughout Scripture…