We spend our teen years figuring out where we belong. Pandemic isolation and an uptick in social media use has made this more difficult for today’s teenagers, according to Anna Meade Harris. Harris is the editor-in-chief of the Rooted Ministry blog, and author of a February 2022 Gospel Coalition article “Breaking Social Media’s Grip on …

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We spend weeks getting ready for Christmas, but have we built a tradition around getting our families ready to celebrate the Resurrection?  “Christmas kind of steals the spotlight,” says Birmingham, Alabama pastor, father of four, and pediatric physician Scott James. “But Christmas points to Easter. Without Easter, Christmas loses its glimmer.”  James has written the …

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Christians have the best reasons to hope, but we don’t always feel hopeful.   “People find the pandemic a mystery,” says author Jack Countryman. “It’s a scary time. We see that thousands of people are dying and you wonder whether or not you’re going to be next.”   Countryman is the author of 35 books, …

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No question, our teachers are heroes. During two years of pandemic disruption they’ve cycled through teaching remotely, teaching in person, and teaching both ways simultaneously.   “Over the last two years, one of the biggest changes has been how often we have an update that changes things,” says Ann Collins, who serves as the principal …

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The Inside Out podcast is checking in with parents of young children to learn what they’re facing as they raise children in extraordinary times.    “It’s really been like a blur of survival mode for nearly two years,” says Addison, NY-area Janet Mourhess. She and her husband are the parents of four children, ranging in …

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Part of the fallout of the COVID pandemic is that more Americans are battling depression. But before we try to help a friend in the middle of the struggle, there are some things we need to know.  “I think some of the common misunderstandings are that everyone experiences depression the same way or looks the …

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The headlines have been filled with Christian leaders who’ve abused power. In this Inside Out podcast, counselor, pastor, chaplain, and author Michael MacKenzie talks about developing a Christian culture that discourages church leadership from misusing their position and influence.     “We as a culture are enamored–have been enamored–with power, with charisma, and not in …

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Even as we’re tightening our belts and scrambling for gifts this Christmas, author, editor, and speaker Kristen Wetherell joins me to talk about creative ways to be generous this season.   “I think one of the ways that we can give in a creative and kind of unconventional manner that’s still deeply, deeply biblical is …

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Do you expect an uncomfortable family gathering this Christmas? “I think that the Enemy and the World are in overdrive right now, seeking to divide people. Dividing families, dividing communities, dividing nations,” says Pastor Rob Rienow, co-founder of Visionary Family Ministries and author of the 2020 book Healing Family Relationships. “It’s political, it’s COVID, it’s …

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In the US, Evangelical Christians are the most resistant to the pandemic vaccines, with a number applying to be exempt for religious reasons. As Americans, we have the right. But as followers of Jesus, is it the right thing to do? “It really depends on the individual and the moral witness that they’re called to …

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