“I hate my body.” “My thighs are too big; my hair is too thin and I don’t like what I see in the mirror.”   Do the imperfections you see in the mirror shape your sense of self? If they do, consider keeping those thoughts to yourself when your children are around. A child’s…

When you go through a difficult time, have you ever noticed what people say? Their words can be encouraging and uplifting or frustrating, even offensive. This happens in churches more than I care to admit. A well-meaning person tries to encourage you and uses cliches like, “I believe everything happens for a reason?” Or “Don’t…

Does culture influence Christians or change us? We would all agree in theory that Christians should be shaping  culture and not the other way around. But I ask this question based on recent Barna research. Everyday and in so many ways, we see the decline of Christian morality in America. There isn’t an institution that…

Angela suffers from mild depression. It runs in her family and can worsen if not treated. She is being treated but wanted to spiritually address the way depression leads to to feeling hopeless. Intellectual, she knows that with God, nothing is beyond repair and healing. So, she wants to actively engage her faith in fighting…

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