Control What You Can Control and Enjoy the Benefits
A problem with focusing on weight is that when people fail to achieve their weight goals despite vigorous efforts they may get discouraged and give up.
To my friends who began the new year with hopes of a buff body: stick with the exercise even if you are still portly. Hunger and weight are complex and are still being researched. Our bodies were engineered for a world in which famines were inevitable. Some of us may simply have been endowed by... Continue Reading
Survey: Prepubescent Porn Exposure Has Doubled In A Generation
A new study shows childhood exposure to pornography has doubled in a generation, and porn usage and addiction reaches far into Christian churches.
In the report, seven in 10 youth pastors said a teen had come to them in the last 12 months seeking help with porn. With that said, 21 percent of youth pastors and 14 percent of all Christian pastors reported currently struggling with porn themselves. More than 66 percent of teens and young adults reported... Continue Reading
Here’s Why Writing Things Out By Hand Makes You Smarter
Typing is fast. Handwriting is slow. Weirdly, that's precisely why handwriting is better suited to learning.
“When we write, a unique neural circuit is automatically activated,” he said. “There is a core recognition of the gesture in the written word, a sort of recognition by mental simulation in your brain, it seems that this circuit is contributing in unique ways we didn’t realize.” The result? “Learning is made easier,” he concluded.... Continue Reading
A Matter Of Inches
Sometimes the difference between life and death is only a matter of inches or seconds
“Eventually we were taken back to talk to the EMT’s who had brought our daughter to the hospital. To our amazement – and theirs – they told us that while the car had knocked her down and passed completely over the top of her, it appeared that neither the wheels nor the undercarriage had hit... Continue Reading
The Enigma of John the Baptist
Personal suffering will make parts of the Bible come alive that previously you may have glossed over.
When Christianity leaves questions unanswered, it can be tempting to consider other worldviews on the market—believe me, I’ve experienced this temptation. However, as Peter saw, leaving Jesus doesn’t really solve anything. We may not always like what Jesus has to say, but we won’t find anyone in the universe saying anything better. He alone has... Continue Reading
Through The Cross, Killing The Hostility
Remember you were not always a Christian; look back and remember your past alienation from Christ and the spiritual wealth you’ve come to cherish because of grace
As you enjoy the benefits of being His child, the access you have to Him at all times and the love of God’s family, remember where you came from. Remember that there are many who are now your brothers and sisters who at one time may have preferred you dead. Through the cross He has... Continue Reading
The New Tolerance Must Crumble, Says Don Carson
The new tolerance eliminates all possibility of declaring something as wrong or sinful.
Along with a loss of moral consensus, our culture is challenged to wrestle with complex moral dilemmas in a reasonable and clearheaded way. Instead, “we increasingly argue by shibboleth and anger, and if you try to argue a certain case regarding, let’s say, homosexual marriage, then you are easily and quickly dismissed as a bigot.”... Continue Reading
Naghmeh Abedini Reveals Why She Filed Domestic Relations Case Against Pastor Saeed
Pastor's Wife Says God Saved Her Hostage Husband From Iran, He Can Save Her Marriage
“I do deeply regret that I hid from the public the abuse that I have lived with for most of our marriage and I ask your forgiveness. I sincerely had hoped that this horrible situation Saeed has had to go through would bring about the spiritual change needed in both of us to bring healing... Continue Reading
PCA Minister Ben Wilkinson Called Home to Glory
Wilkerson was one of the founding members of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) when it was formed in 1973.
Wilkinson was known as a man with a passion for evangelism. Not only did he preach evangelistic services in many churches in the United States, he also promoted mission works throughout the world, and traveled internationally to encourage missionaries. He planted Rock of Ages Presbyterian Mission in Atlanta in 1992 as an outreach ministry. ... Continue Reading
I Know You Love Me — Now Let Me Die
How we used to die; how we die now: An emergency physician’s empathic account of “how we used to die” starkly contrasted with how most people die now.
When it comes time for us to be called home, those of us in the know will pray that when we gaze down upon our last breath we will be grateful that our own doctors and families chose to do what they should instead of what they could and with that we will close our... Continue Reading
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