Chasing Hot Dogs?
Someone has defined failure as succeeding at something that doesn't really matter. Are you passionate about things that last? I hope so.
Someone has defined failure as succeeding at something that doesn't really matter. Are you passionate about things that last? I hope so.
Over the years, though, I've come to realize it's important to be honest with our children when they ask those hard questions that don't have straightforward answers.
If you have experienced the spiritual mountaintop you are probably also familiar with the spiritual valley. These low places can be emotionally taxing and sometimes takes the form of discouragement, or even depression.
Many Christians assume that doubt is the opposite of faith. It isn't. Unbelief is the opposite of faith. And somewhere in between faith and unbelief lies the realm of doubt.
It's becoming increasingly more popular to operate in the black and white world of facts…and, of course, to leave no space for the miraculous.
The problem we have with anger is the motivation behind it, how we express it, and how we direct it. These determine whether our anger is right or wrong.
Dating is nothing new for my daughter. Years ago Rachael began leaving our house once a month for dinner and a movie with the guy she loved: Her dad.
Identifying our values and their priority in our lives can lead to greater understanding and harmony in the home, marriage, church, and workplace.
In my heart I knew my self-righteous standoff was petty and immature. But in order to end the madness I had to be the one to break. And that meant humbling myself.
As a Christian, when I think of character qualities I would like to possess one that looms large is magnanimity.