According to the Harvard Business Review, “Self-esteem is... considered the bedrock of individual success. You can’t possibly get ahead in life, the logic goes unless you believe that you are perfectly awesome.” The quest for self-esteem is, deep down, an attempt to silence negative verdicts that assault us from the outside and from within.

The issue of suffering is one of the biggest reasons people stay away from God. Many today are convinced that the problem of pain and suffering tells us there is no God. Christianity does not answer all of our questions about pain and suffering and God, but it tells us that we are not alone in our suffering, that our God, himself, has suffered with us and for us. Jesus identifies with our pain.

The issue of suffering is one of the biggest reasons people stay away from God. Many today are convinced that the problem of pain and suffering tells us there is no God. Christianity does not answer all of our questions about pain and suffering and God, but it tells us that we are not alone in our suffering, that our God, himself, has suffered with us and for us. Jesus identifies with our pain.

The age-old tradition of conventional marriage, one man and one woman for a lifetime is being questioned today, not just by secular society but also within Christianity. In a world where people find their identity in their sexuality, we need to live in such a way that we point to the true source of our identity and value-Jesus Christ.

The age-old tradition of conventional marriage, one man and one woman for a lifetime is being questioned today, not just by secular society but also within Christianity. In a world where people find their identity in their sexuality, we need to live in such a way that we point to the true source of our identity and value-Jesus Christ.

One of our society’s most heated and polarizing conversations centers on the value of human life. God’s word teaches that all life has value. How we treat the unborn or the born says a lot about what we truly value.

The church is a man-made invention, not God’s idea." At its best and at its worst Jesus loves the church. It's His plan for the world and not ours. It's our responsibility to make certain that the local church seeks to be Jesus’ church and to be intentional to fulfill the mission He has given to us.

The church is a man-made invention, not God’s idea." At its best and at its worst Jesus loves the church. It's His plan for the world and not ours. It's our responsibility to make certain that the local church seeks to be Jesus’ church and to be intentional to fulfill the mission He has given to us.

There are few topics that evoke as much emotion as politics do today. As Christians, we all face the intensity of those emotions and the challenge of how to integrate our faith into the political process in a way that honors God and others.

There are few topics that evoke as much emotion as politics do today. As Christians, we all face the intensity of those emotions and the challenge of how to integrate our faith into the political process in a way that honors God and others.