Breakpoint

Amazon doesn't sell what kids need most: our love, our time, and our commitment to raising them in the Lord and teaching them what's true. Give these gifts, and it won't matter how much you spend on a stroller.

In Truth Changes Everything, Jeff Myers' skill to teach through stories is on full display. Ultimately, he demonstrates that these amazing stories happened because of what is true about the world and how followers of Christ oriented their lives to that truth.

Stories of the faithful who have gone before offer a perspective for our own life and faith that we cannot get anywhere else.

Sure, go ahead and let the kids dress up like Batman and hit up your neighbors for candy. But when the hoopla of modern Halloween is over, encourage your kids to imitate some real heroes—not in what they put on, but in how they live their lives.

That was Chuck Colson, from October 31, 2007, describing the rich history behind All Saints' Day.

As youth struggle with an unprecedented loss of satisfaction and sense of meaning, God's Word is the best way to draw them closer to the One they're already keen to know.

No matter what day it is, Paul's instructions in Philippians 4 should guide our celebrations. Christians should think on "whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, and commendable."

(This commentary is an updated version of one that first aired on Oct. 31, 2014).

As the intentional handiwork of a Creator, we have a foundation to discover the meaning our culture has lost.

Though we love the idea that God is not "safe," we often live as if our safety or comfort marks the boundaries of our relationship with Him. Many Christians cannot conceive that God's will for our lives could involve anything unpleasant or uncomfortable.

(This Breakpoint is re-published from 11.4.21)