“The church was split over my dad’s discipline. Some members argued it was right, some argued it was wrong, and others ranged between these two. Disunity struck my family, too. Some of us were confused, others angry.”   One Sunday after our church service, the senior pastor extended his hand to greet my dad, one... Continue Reading

Graham’s music and program director was there for the first crusade in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1947 and continued serving until the last crusade in New York, 11 years ago. Barrows was the youngest member of the iconic trio comprised of himself, Graham, and George Beverly Shea, who died in 2013 at age 104. Together... Continue Reading

It seems that I need the four seasons and the long and cloudy low-pressure systems to help me appreciate the sunshine in my life. If I lived in a sunny climate, I would just complain about the lack of shade. In fact, I live in a highly developed society, and I take those benefits for... Continue Reading

Because of this, he knew everything about how to survive there; not only how to plant corn and squash, but how to find fish and lobsters and eels and much else. The lone Patuxet survivor had nowhere to go, so the Pilgrims adopted him as one of their own and he lived with them on... Continue Reading

Jesus knew when he came that he would be despised and rejected for who he was, for what he said, and for what he did. But he was willing to do it, because he loved us. That’s the kind of love you want to give to your children.   The Nature of True Parental Love... Continue Reading

“Indeed, I’d almost given up on finding a modern successor to him when Sinclair Ferguson’s new book, Devoted to God: Blueprints for Sanctification, arrived on my desk. Within the first few pages I was hooked by what I believe will go on to become a classic book on holiness and a worthy modern successor to... Continue Reading

“Schaeffer is popularly regarded as a presuppositional apologist in the tradition of Cornelius Van Til. As Schaeffer himself clearly saw, however, significant differences distinguish his apologetic approach from Van Til’s — so much so that, despite popular opinion, it is a matter of scholarly debate whether Schaeffer can be regarded as a presuppositionalist.”   Renowned... Continue Reading

Melton went public with the relationship in a lengthy post on her Facebook page, where she extols her new partner for her caring attitude and her love for Melton’s children and former husband. She wrote that she is also ready to display a “different type of leadership” than she has in the past.   Weeks after... Continue Reading

Physician assisted suicide is more often about maintaining control than ending intractable pain and suffering. Over the seventeen years it has been legal in Oregon, participants have been asked to indicate their reasons for choosing assisted suicide. Whereas 92% have indicated a loss of autonomy (control) and 89% a lack of enjoyment of life, only... Continue Reading

Give it time to see if it calms. Extend forgiveness where necessary. Allow people to express their anger without retribution. Anger is usually the result of unmet expectations. Don’t agitate even further by not following through on commitments made. Some people can’t move forward once they’ve gotten angry. They don’t know to move forward. But... Continue Reading