By Jacqueline J. Holness As we are steeped in American culture, particularly pop culture, it is nearly impossible to ignore cultural cues around beauty and body image. Thankfully I have the Bible to turn to when I feel I’m not enough—whether it’s pretty enough, tall enough, thin enough, young enough, and on and on. Despite […]
By Melissa Wuske What to Do About Ministers and Porn Pornography is an issue among ministers and church leaders, and the church at large is divided about how to respond. (This according to a Barna Research study commissioned by Josh McDowell Ministries.) Of those surveyed, 21 percent of youth ministers and 14 percent of ministers […]
By Jennifer Avery In my mind I can very clearly remember the days all throughout school when the teacher would make the one request that I hated the most—to work in groups. Most of the time we were given multiple-choice worksheets and were asked to complete them within the class period. Each student would take […]
By David Faust Some friends of mine recently adopted a dog. It’s a mixed breed—half Dachshund and half something much larger, a Rhodesian Ridgeback. Friendly and good with children, the dog is a rescue, my friends say fondly. From the pet owners I have encountered, I observe that it increases the love between owner and […]
By Simon Presland My friend’s father died in his arms. “Where is God?” he asked me in the days and weeks that followed. Several people I know have lost their jobs for extended periods of time. “Where is God?” was their constant refrain. Over the last couple of years, a few couples in our congregation […]
