Have you ever noticed that some Christians seem to be unhappy about everything? Whatever the circumstances, they are miserable. They are constantly angry, upset, annoyed. It’s like they have a never-ending case of PMS. Like a sulky teenage girl, they are always too cool for school. Even though they may have many things that others can only dream of having, they don’t seem to enjoy any of them. Everything is a hassle…too much bother. Others want to play the victim in every

One of the great questions of our time is, "How can we follow Jesus' command to love our enemies while still speaking God’s truth?" In the book of Acts, Stephen sets an example we can all follow when we are in this situation. Let’s take a look at his story: Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed amazing miracles and signs among the people. But one day, some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews f

So is it just me, or has the whole world gone bananas? For instance, the other day on Twitter, there were women fighting ferociously over whether a character on a Hallmark television show should have picked one suitor or another. And it wasn’t like the episode just aired—it happened MONTHS ago! But they were in it to win it! I told Jamie about it, and he said the same thing was happening on his feed but with football. I don’t remember what else he said after that…somethin

I almost couldn’t believe what my eyes were seeing. I’d driven past the house a thousand times (at least). Because Jamie and I live in the country, we have to drive to “the big city” whenever we want to go to the store, go to a doctor, or run most of our errands. The other day on one such outing, we drove past a woman sitting in her front yard in a full burka. She was facing Mecca, with her prayer mat in front of her, going through her daily ritual. Immediately my heart b