Nine Words of a Christian Marriage

Words have power: power to create and power to destroy; power to build up and power to tear down; power to bless and power to curse. Paul the Apostle had it right when he wrote: “Let no word come out of your mouth but what is able to build up other people...

Asking the Hard Questions of Your Church

For many church leaders, summer is the time of preparing for the new church year—leadership retreats, planning and evaluation. Let me raise some hard questions for assessing your church’s faithfulness in fulfilling the biblical mandate for the body of Christ....

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Every December I find my Mormon Tabernacle Choir tape and listen to the beautiful sounds made by that well-trained and dedicated group. Whenever I see television commercials produced by the Mormons, I am inspired and touched. And when two young, attractive and...

Life on the Web

Sick of getting dressed in the morning and fighting traffic on your way to the office? Tired of fighting crowds of people for bargains at the grocery store? Weary of the trendy singles nightlife and dating scene? Dread packing up your belongings and heading off to...

Internet Makes Daily Tasks Easier

A mother of three frantically tries to check off daily activities as her busy day closes in. Just across the street, another working mother finishes twice as fast. For her, working through daily activities is relatively easy because she uses the Internet. With hectic...

Managing God

I heard a pastoral counselor once say if you can keep people talking long enough, they will eventually tell you what is really on their mind. I have come to believe he was right. Here’s an example. For months now, evangelical scholars and preachers have been...