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Family & Relationships

Navigating the Journey Toward Love and Respect

Marriage is often described as a journey; a journey two people embark on together, hoping to build a life filled with love, joy, and mutual fulfillment. One way…

Christian Standard · October 31, 2024
Culture & Public Square

Who is More Religious, the Left or the Right?

The problem with political religion should be obvious. Politicians make big promises but are bad saviors. Political parties make fanatical communities but bad churches. When politics become religion,…

Christian Standard · October 30, 2024
Church & Ministry

Love for the Word Empowers Preaching

When it comes to preaching, our effort begins and ends with drawing near to God and his Word so he can speak through us with a message that…

Chris Philbeck · October 17, 2024
Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

Re-becoming a Child of God

What is a child of God? I certainly identified myself this way, but I defined it through my service and leadership in the church. But what happens when…

Jerry Harris · September 11, 2024
Ministries & Nonprofits

The Solomon Foundation Doesn’t Just Believe in this Movement, We Believe in You!

There is no doubt that we at The Solomon Foundation really believe in this movement and that we put our resources and energy to work every day to…

Jerry Harris · September 1, 2024
Ethics & Moral Issues

New Discoveries on Medical Care for Transgender Youth

Gender dysphoria is real. To treat them with anything less than compassion is not Christian. What is up for debate is the efficacy of the current practices in…

Tyler McKenzie · September 1, 2024
Church & Ministry

Latino Christian Movement: Planting Networks of Hispanic Churches

Latino Christian Mission trains and equips Latino pastors to start new churches in their communities and to maintain them over time.

Laura McKillip Wood · September 1, 2024
Prayer

Transformative Fire: Prayer’s Impact on Marriage, Mission, and Ministry

Sadly, prayer is often little more than a formality many people practice out of tradition. But when we look closely at Jesus’ model prayer in Luke 11:1-4, we…

Rudy Hagood · September 1, 2024
Culture & Public Square

Escaping the Echo Chamber

An echo chamber is an environment where the same opinions are repeatedly voiced and promoted, so that people are not exposed to opposing views. Echo chambers also extend…

Kent E. Fillinger · September 1, 2024
Devotionals

Be a Lighthouse

How can we disagree without destroying families, splitting churches, and devastating relationships? God calls us to preach truth boldly, but also to care deeply for those who misunderstand…

David Faust · September 1, 2024
Culture & Public Square

Political Engagement that Honors Jesus and Unifies the Body

There is something right and beautiful about grateful, healthy patriotism, as long as it is always subject to our greater citizenship and its responsibilities.

Christian Standard · September 1, 2024
Family & Relationships

Grandchildren: A Mission Field

Legacy Coalition was created to encourage churches to minister to grandparents as they encourage and influence their grandchildren. . . .

Laura McKillip Wood · July 1, 2024
Church & Ministry

‘Preaching with No Regrets’

Most every preacher will tell you they have a certain number of regrets in their life when it comes to ministry. I certainly do. But I don’t want…

Christian Standard · July 1, 2024
Apologetics & Worldview

A New Religion—’Enlightenized Inclusified Guruism’

Over the past 20 years teenagers' religious perspectives have evolved . . . from "moralistic therapeutic deism" to what I call "enlightenized inclusified guruism." (Yes, I know these…

Tyler McKenzie · July 1, 2024
Mission & Evangelism

Evangelism and Discipleship . . . Evangelism Comes First

The word "evangelism" seems to have fallen out of favor with many in church circles these days and been replaced with the word "discipleship." . . .

Jerry Harris · July 1, 2024
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