O God Who Cherishes All You Have Created.
All people are your creatures, and you grieve the brokenness of this world even as it plays out in the particulars of each life and each death.
Today we sense an echo of that same sadness upon learning tha...
Brett Kunkle
Some key distinctions are critical when thinking about this problem.
When approaching the problem of evil it is important to begin by making some key distinctions. Distinctions help us to define the issues more precisely, which leads t...
Dana Dill
No matter what form of Christian ministry you find yourself laboring in (e.g. children's, youth, adult, parenting), here is a question you will be asked:
“What happens when a forgiven believer in Jesus sins?”
Since this question has ever...
Dana Dill
Have you ever thought about all the things we are denied access to?
We are denied access behind the counter at retail stores and various shops.
We are denied access to country clubs we don’t belong to.
We are denied access to hotel pool...
Brett Kunkle
Knowledge, not just belief, about God leads to spiritual transformation. So what is knowledge, and how do we get it?
I don’t want you to merely believe true things. That’s a good start, but it’s not enough. I want you to have knowledge...
Dana Dill
It seems almost everybody likes Jesus. He honored in pop culture, revered in every major religion in the world, and honored even among the most irreverent. You’ll be hard pressed to find people who don’t like Jesus or see him positively in...
Brett Kunkle
On March 5, 2001, shots rang out at Santana High School in Santee, California. When the bullets stopped, two students lay dead and thirteen others injured. The cause? Was this another deadly gang shooting?
No.
The shooter, Charles “An...
Dana Dill
Humility is something Christians often praise, but often fail to possess in our daily thoughts, feelings, or actions. It’s something we love in other people. Like a beautiful gem in the earth, it’s rare and regularly disregarded by passers...
Brett Kunkle
During this cultural moment, the conversation on identity is massive, particularly among our youth.
Who am I? What am I? What does it mean to be human? Where do I find my identity and what do I find it in? What defines me? What gives m...
Dana Dill
As my little ones are growing up (too quickly), I am finding that good parenting involves saying the word “No” a lot. I need to say “No” when my daughter wants to stick her finger in the electrical outlet. I have to strongly reject her wis...
Brett Kunkle
Learn to spot the non-sequiturs atheists sometimes use to argue against Christianity.
“Religion is capable of driving people to such dangerous folly that faith seems to me to qualify as a kind of mental illness.” So says Richard Dawkin...
Dana Dill
If you have kids within the 10 to 18 year old range, you may have heard statements like these concerning corporate worship with your local church:
The sermons are too long/boring/confusing.
The pastor isn’t funny/relevant/engaging.
I ...
