Follow-Up Reflection: In last week’s article, we addressed an engaged couple’s question about the choices and decisions they will face as newlyweds. This week, we want to continue that …

As America celebrates her 250th birthday, citizens across our nation will gather beneath fireworks, wave flags, and remember the extraordinary events that gave birth to the United States. Two and a …

There is an unsaid feeling of shame that often comes with starting over.  We do not always say it out loud, but we feel it. We wonder if a new beginning means we misread the first …

Nearly every area of life depends upon narrowness and exclusivity. None of us are eager to be a surgeon’s guinea pig on an operating table, preferring instead a physician who understands the single …

Engaged Couple: We are engaged and preparing for marriage soon. As our wedding day draws closer, we are beginning to see the numerous decisions before us, both the choices we must make now and the …

Mother: My husband and I are the parents of three children, two of whom are in their early teens. We have not experienced any major problems so far, but we are starting to notice changes in their …

I was shocked recently to run across a sermon online where a self-proclaimed lesbian pastor in the Lutheran church boasted of her ability to “make just about any scripture gay.” Though blatant …

June is Fidelity Month—an observance dedicated to the importance of fidelity to God, spouses and families, and our country and communities.”  Founded by Robert P. George, McCormick Professor …

For the overwhelming majority of my 45.5 years of life here on earth, I’ve been a regular attender of church. At least 90 percent of the Sunday mornings of the 2,368 weeks of my existence have …

Wife: My husband and I have two biological children, and we feel led to welcome another child into our family through adoption. We would be grateful for any wisdom or guidance you feel led to share. …

Like a silver lantern hanging in a midnight sky, a full moon possesses a gentle yet striking beauty, casting mysterious shadows while also inviting sacred reflection. Remarkably, these astronomical …

Husband/Wife: This is very difficult to share, but my husband and I have three children and just found out that we are expecting a fourth child. I am in my mid-forties and know this is a high-risk …

Most of us have lived long enough to know that life can change quickly. A phone call, a diagnosis, a divorce, a layoff, a funeral, a financial setback, a season of uncertainty — and suddenly the …

Before his passing in 2017, the late theologian R.C. Sproul remarked, “The greatest spiritual need in people’s lives today is to discover the true identity of God.” Those words are just as …

Did you know that more than 8,000 faith-based adoption agencies currently serve our nation? Or that evangelicals are twice as likely to adopt as are their secular counterparts? Names like Amy …

Fourth in a series of reflective articles addressing current worship trends in churches in America and how they evolved. Topics regarding marriage will resume shortly. To conclude this four-part …

People sometimes ask me, usually well-meaning with kindness and a little curiosity, why I “left ministry.”  I understand the question. For nearly twenty years, much of my life was …

Sports have been a big part of my life over the years, though admittedly I have no major accolades to boast of. In my youth I enjoyed being a participant on numerous teams, and as an adult I have …

Third in a series of reflective articles addressing current worship trends in churches in America and how they evolved. Topics regarding marriage will resume shortly. The church founded by Jesus …

Second in a series of reflective articles addressing current worship trends in churches in America and how they evolved. Topics regarding marriage will resume shortly. There was a time in our …