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Should You Wear Underwear When You Get a Massage?

If you're planning to get a massage you may be wondering if you should take it all off or leave some clothes on.

Struggling to quit sugar? You might not be sleeping enough

Levels of insomnia can influence the region of your brain that regulates food intake.

What Does Your Life Expectancy Have To Do With Your Zip Code? Everything.

Think everyone should just pull themselves up by their bootstraps? Try this one on for size.

Is Evangelization About More Than Conversion?

When we hear the word “evangelization,” it can be tempting to jump immediately to the topic of conversion. We might assume that to evangelize someone means to convert them to Catholicism, perhaps even to “score” them for the Catholic Church. But, the process of evangelization is more complex than that.

7 Elements of Jesus's Parable of the Weeds

Today we come to a second parable in which our Lord tells us more about the experience of a true Christian in this world.

Christian Maturity (Part 1 of 2)

Is it hypocritical to believe the Bible but still struggle with sin? On Truth For Life, Alistair Begg addresses this important question. Study along with us as we take a closer look at the process of sanctification.

Stop Using The Word Community Unless You Mean It

I’m tired. I’m tired of people, especially leaders of Christian organizations and churches, using the word community without really meaning it. I’m tired of seeing the word unthinkingly slotted into vision statements, mission mottos and the written values in a church constitution or organization policy documents. And I’m tired of walking into churches which emblazon … Continued

Making up new words is easy. Getting them used is harder

Thy Word I Have Treasured in My Heart

Do you hate sin in your life? As a Christian you should. Here is some practical help to fight sin.

How I Try to Make My Words and Meditations Acceptable to God

Psalm 19:14, “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart…,” has had an important role in my life, going back many years before I converted to Judaism.

Take Devotional Time From “Have To” to “Can’t Wait” With a Christian Gift Store

The Saints Devotional BibleCan a Christian gift store help change your life by helping you maintain daily quiet time in prayer? Absolutely, and in several exciting waysThere’s no doubt that starting out on a daily quiet time of prayer and scripture reading is completely rewarding, both now and for the rest of your life. Yet it can be difficult to stick with it daily and to not view this as a “have to” time of the day – but rather a…

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Decluttering Jesus: Refusing to Give Shame the Last Word

As a pastor, I encounter wonderful people on a regular basis. Many of these folks, often interested in God or committed followers of Jesus, have inherited harmful narratives about Jesus. Because of this, shame often gets the final word when it comes to part of their identity. Whether we like it or not, our world, …

Stewardship and Fundraising: Nine myths that hurt your parish

by Eric Bonetti Stewardship covers a wide range of issues, from mindful use of natural resources, to caring for our churches and other physical assets, to ensuring that we have in place adequate in…

God’s Word: Sweet and Sour

So I went to the angel and told him to give me the scroll. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will make you sick to your stomach, but sweet as honey in your mouth.” Revelation: 10:9 You will ha…

This Simple Parable Will Immediately Help You Prioritize Your Day

Feeling stuck? The late productivity master Stephen Covey has the perfect parable to help you prioritize your life. This is how you can implement it.

The Worst Way to Share the Gospel

Have you ever said something rude to someone else for “the sake of the gospel?”