Black History Helps Us Appreciate Our Full History

My wife and I recently started dating again. Amid a busy time of job transitions and moving to a new state, we’ve rediscovered the importance of paying special time with, and attention to, the one you love. We saw the strong and inspiring movie, “Hidden...

4 Reasons People Don’t Want to Attend Church

I heard a lot during my formative years about the Great Commission that Jesus gave his disciples: “Go therefore into the world” to disciple, baptize and teach others about God in Christ (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8). I learned that Jesus also gave his...

9 Ways to Help Children Grow Spiritually This Summer

The end-of-school and the beginning of summer offer opportunities for new rhythms and routines for families with children at home. For most, it’s time to play, travel to visit family, make memories of family togetherness, and, for the wise, to be still and rest....

Why Few Christians Know What It Means to be One

I carried a briefcase with files, books and documents whenever I traveled to meetings away from home before my files resided in the digital cloud. Prominently paper-clipped inside my briefcase on a small piece of paper was a word: Soar. The word represented a goal, a...