*This article was originally published at ChurchandGospel.com on October 12, 2016* Lonely Are you lonely? If so, believe it or not, you would not be alone! Despite living in the most connected time in world history, with connection to others as easy as a click of a button, society has become more isolated than ever. Dustin Willis in Life in Community, comments, “cellphones make it possible to talk to someone without being present, and we can text without ever hearing a person’s voice. We are constantly linked through Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest, Instagram (and whatever else some Ivy League student creates next week). Technology has made communication so easy that we are addicted t
*This article was originally published at ChurchandGospel.com on September 27, 2016.* Teachable Moments with Your Child “In the great green room, there was a telephone, and a red-balloon and a picture of the cow jumping over the moon. And there were three little bears, sitting on chairs. And two little kittens, and a pair of mittens. And a little toy house, and a young mouse. And a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush. And a quiet old lady who was whispering, ‘hush’.” These are words I have spoken nearly daily for the last four years. The words come from a children’s nighttime book called Goodnight Moon. I find it fascinating that no matter how many times we read Goodnight Moon, my child
*This article was originally published at ChurchandGospel.com on September 6, 2016.* At home, I have a three year old (that turns 4 this weekend!) and a one year old that mean the world to me. It is such a joy to watch them grow and see them experience something for the first time. As a parent, I have a responsibility to teach them about God (i.e., Deut. 6:1-8; Proverbs 22). This is a mighty calling that we should not take lightly. Intentional discipleship exists to ensure that Gospel truths are properly understood and effectively passed from one person/generation to the next. Every truth learned helps avoid making preventable mistakes. We already have a big enough task ahead of us thro
During my ordination service, Dr. Eric Lethco declared the battle for my generation of Christians will be that of interpretation. Our generation will be the one that is forced to define Biblical terms. Some terms that have been believed previously to be considered safe and normal, will no longer have the same definition in society as they have Biblically. We have already seen this take place in the years since Lethco's message as our society has redefined the terms marriage, gender, and evangelical. The last several decades, Christians argued over what style of music they preferred to listen to. We became so distracted by personal preferences, that we lost sight of the battle we are curr
