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Feelings and Faith: Mountaintop Moments
This is important for Christians to understand: “Spiritual highs are like brief interludes of alignment between head knowledge and heart feelings, like a glimpse of heaven. But ironically, we are more likely to experience the reality, presence, and awesomeness of God in our lowest moments rather than our highest.”
Do You Talk Too Much, or Not Enough?
“Many think I don’t speak enough—and they might be right. In compensating for one temptation, it’s possible to err in the opposite direction. So here I am, in print, baring my weaker side to you in the hope that we might learn together.”
Golden Threads (Video)
This is yet another excellent video from the John 10:10 Project. You (and your kids) will enjoy watching it.
When Broken Relationships Break Your Heart
Dave Harvey writes about the common experience of a broken relationship. “It’s a bit like a gunshot wound. First, the blast—rejection. Then the bullet—penetrating, tearing, wounding. Maybe you pulled the trigger. Or maybe it was pointed at you. Either way, the wound remains.”
How to Guide Your Children Through the Digital Age
Jonathan Noyes offers some tips on guiding your children through the digital age. “As I travel the country speaking on mental health and suicide, one thing has become clear. Technology is shaping what we believe about the world and how we view ourselves as individuals.”
Why the Church Needs Creeds and Confessions
It is not wise, or even possible really, for a church to do without creeds and confessions. “Creeds and confessions seem like ancient relics from distant ages. Looking back for wisdom and guidance is not valued in the digital age where everything new competes for our attention and immediate gratification is promised. Any practice that constrains the will of the autonomous individual is frowned upon. Even among Christians, living faithfully within a tradition seems like some kind of violation of authentic selfhood.”
Flashback: Will the Cause of Righteousness Be Overthrown?
Sometimes it seems as if the cause of righteousness must be overthrown, as if the cause of evil must triumph in the end. Sometimes we look at the darkness of the world and wonder if and when the light will really break through.
The world provides no cheerleaders on the pathway to godliness.
—Kevin DeYoung
