This article originally appeared in August 2011 on the Christians in Social Media blog. Yesterday, author and speaker Jonathan Acuff posted a comment on his Facebook fan page that could lead to very beneficial discussion between teens and those who live and work with them. “Posting a photo online is like getting a digital tattoo. [...]
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A Mile in Our Shoes
Posted in Christianity, Culture and Worldview, Politics, relationships, Sexuality, tagged Amerndment One, bigotry, Christianity, Collin Hansen, Gay marriage, grace, homosexuality, Matt Emerson, Obama, Politics, Tim Keller on May 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
This week has been one of the most heartbreaking, inspiring, challenging, convicting, angering, and frustrating weeks I have had in a very long time. My heart is breaking for so many that I see who are consumed by the self-deceiving justification of accepting a less-than-the-best plan for their lives. My heart is also breaking because [...]
Priorities and the Idol of Happiness
Posted in Culture and Worldview, tagged Ethics, pet meds, pet psychologists, priorities, Psychiatric meds, stewardship on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I just saw this title on an ABC.com Tweet: Prozac for Puppy? More American Pets Are Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs (here’s the article: http://t.co/s43CO670) In the article, I read this startling statistic: Last year, Americans spent nearly $7 billion dollars on pills for their pets and the sales growth is dramatic, up 35 percent in just [...]
Is God Really Good?
Posted in Biblical Counseling, Christianity, Culture and Worldview, tagged anxiety, Charles Spurgeon, CS Lewis, death, goodness of God, happiness, James 1, loss, Luke 18, Pain, Psalm 106, Psalm 145, worry on February 6, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; His love endures forever. Psalm 106:1 This has been a tough verse to swallow in the last ten days for my kids at school. There is no goodness in death itself, and it is hard to reconcile an untimely death and a sovereign [...]
