Category Archives: Bible

The Future is Local

The Problem If you haven’t read Jonathan Haidt’s excellent book, The Anxious Generation, I highly recommend it. I reviewed it last year, here. This book and the research behind it have helped lead the charge to make some significant changes in society to help with the growing mental health crisis in our world. The basicContinue reading “The Future is Local”

Is Positive Thinking Enough?

James Allen’s As a Man Thinketh is a classic in the self-help genre, originally published in 1903. Drawing inspiration from Proverbs 23:7—“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he”—Allen explores the profound connection between thought and character, arguing that the quality and direction of our inner thinking shapes our lives. The book’s enduringContinue reading “Is Positive Thinking Enough?”

How to Have a Good Day

A few months ago, I came across this short video. I’m the wrong generation to know who Forrest Frank is or to recognize his music, but I appreciated the simplicity of the encouragement in this video. We’ve all been there, dragging through a difficult day or time in need of someone to give us aContinue reading “How to Have a Good Day”

Love & Respect – A Perfect Harmony

The passage revisits Ephesians 5:21-33, emphasizing mutual submission in marriage as rooted in reverence for Christ. It portrays a partnership where husbands love sacrificially and wives respect their husbands. True Christian marriage reflects this divine relationship, highlighting how unity stems from diverse individuals growing together in faith and love over time.

Good Foreigners

You have been called out of darkness and into God’s glorious light. It’s time to live like it. We are aliens and strangers, foreigners and exiles in this land. We now live as the people of God. Those who’ve received mercy and we proclaim the mercy of Christ available to all who believe by both our words and our deeds. Live for His Glory and to lead others to glorify Him.