I looked at caller id and felt a shadow of foreboding. My sister never called on Sunday afternoons. Was something wrong?
“There was an incident at the lake,” she said. “Jon’s gone.”Continue Reading
Warning: Unchecked Cravings Can Ruin Your Life
I slammed the freezer door, turned on my heels, and scooted out of the kitchen. The only way to stop dipping into the ice cream was to flee. In my hurry, I didn’t notice the freezer door had bounced open.Continue Reading
What the Bible Says You Can Know for Sure
Are you confused by what you read and hear? We adjust our diets, opinions, and preferences based on so-called scientific research only to find we’ve been sold a bunch of subjective biases or political and commercial agendas. In an age of dis- and mis-information, we need some healthy skepticism. Is there anything we can know for sure?Continue Reading
What Does the Bible Say About Women and the Church?
Being a woman with the spiritual gifts of teaching and leadership, when the Lord called me into ministry I ran into Christian leaders who believed the Bible confined women to the nursery or the kitchen. Worse, as a counselor, I met women whose pastors stood behind their abusive husbands. Such misunderstanding and misinterpretation of Scripture has harmed many in the body of Christ, and not just women. Continue Reading