Contrary to the narrative pushed by academia and the mainstream media, there is increasing evidence that same-sex parenting has negative effects on children. An article published last month by Catholic University of America sociology professor Paul Sullins found children with same-sex parents suffer emotional problems two to three times as often as children raised by …
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It’s a new year. Full of promise. Full of hope. Last year was hard, probably the hardest year of my entire life. I am more than ready to turn the page and receive a fresh start. In the last weeks, I’ve been contemplating my focus for the new year, and I finally stumbled upon one …
The glory of God is more important than your or my comfort. That is a statement with which all Christians will readily agree in theory. A Puritan prayer begins: Lord of all being, There is one thing that deserves my greatest care, that calls forth my ardent desires, That is, that I may answer the …
So here I am thinking about the rest of this new year. The problem is I’ve never had a resolution I’ve kept, nor one I like. 2013, I wanted to start up my own company, only I never followed through. 2015, I began the no-carb diet, only to dive into a bag of Reeses a …
It is clear that when the Apostle Paul focused on the practical life of the church, the godliness of the people was of intense concern. Of the fifteen occurrences of godliness in the New Testament, thirteen are in the brief span of the Pastoral Letters (1 and 2 Timothy and Titus), with a whopping nine in 1 …
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There’s a divide in the Church. Well, there are plenty of divides in the Church. But one of the most concerning, I think, centers around the idea of worship: It’s a divide between those who understand what it means to worship God “in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24) and those who don’t. This division …
It is almost 2018, a whole new year! This is the time when we make resolutions, pledging what we will or won’t do this new year, or what we will do better. It can be overwhelming, all the pressure, all we feel we need to do or live up to. It can be overwhelming even to attempt …
When I found out I wasn’t following the real Jesus, I was totally undone. The hard work of making Jesus fit my brain, answer when I called, and label me righteous was a full-time job that robbed me of peace. When I finally fell into the loving arms of the real Jesus, I began a …
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Now chances are, you’ve had something bad happen to you recently. And it’s not just you. No matter how big or small those things are, bad things happen to everyone, good or bad. People ask the logical question “why?” all the time. Why do bad things happen? Surely if God created the universe, He could …
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Congratulations–you survived the longest night of the year. (Unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere; more on that in a moment.) The planet you inhabit tilts on its axis at a 23.44-degree angle. When the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun, we get summer. When it tilts away, we get winter. When earth tilts as far …
As believers, we know death doesn’t have the final victory. And while we have assurance in knowing Jesus conquered the grave, there are still so many questions about what happens to those who go before us. Like, for example, can loved ones look down on me from Heaven? Christian author RJ Thesman tackles this question …
The United Pentecostal Church International has always recognized the ministry of women, including ordination to the preaching and teaching ministry. Over the past several decades, the percentage of credentialed ministers who are women has declined, but in recent years there have been renewed efforts to affirm and encourage women in ministry. Let’s take a look …
