Why More Than 90 Percent of American Christians Are Vulnerable
According to recent research from the Barna group, only 8.5 percent of American adults are reading their Bibles daily. [1]. There was a time when Scripture memory was a common component of Christian discipleship, but at this point, most Christians aren’t even reading Scripture let alone memorizing it. I have no desire to lecture, but […]
To the Depressed & Fearful: You’ve Got a Friend in the Psalms
Have you ever felt so depressed it was an effort to hold up your head? Have you ever suspected that life is a sham and the game is stacked against you? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you’d find good company with King David. On numerous occasions, David had good reason to […]
Making it Count: Why the Apostle Paul Used Sports Metaphors to Describe the Christian Life
In 1952, Florence Chadwick dove into the water at Catalina Island, with the goal of swimming to the shore of mainland California. She was already an accomplished swimmer, being the first woman to swim the English Channel both ways.[1] The weather that morning was cold and foggy, and she could barely see the boats that would […]
Give Me a Break: Developing the Habit of Unplugging
According to a recent study, in 2020, the average adult spent more than three hours a day on social media. [1]. Never before has there been a generation with so much information at our fingertips. Every moment we’re connected, we’re notified of weather disasters, accidents, mass shootings, missing people, the COVID death rate, and reports of […]