Honoring God's Image
What does Moses’ visit with God on Mount Sinai have to do with upholding the sanctity of human life –and why should it matter to you?
God revealed something about Himself as He spoke to Moses –something which has everything to do with being life-affirming. Read more at pregnancyhelp.com, where you’ll find my guest post for the week.
You’ve seen it all over social media. Another tragic school shooting. More lives lost. More outcries about gun control. Among all the typical political yelling matches, one voice in the fray caught my attention. Middle school teacher Kelly Guthrie Raley made some profoundly sensible remarks in a now-viral Facebook post following the mass shooting in Florida. Raley bravely tackled issues such as: Lack of discipline in the home Lack of parental support of teachers Defensiveness and blame-shifting on the part of parents (making students' poor behavior the teachers’ Continue Reading
It was going to be an exciting conference, one the youth group had been looking forward to for weeks. Our church had been praying for their spiritual breakthrough. No one expected what happened. At about one p.m. the day of the trip, passengers in the second vehicle watched in horror as the van carrying ten students and their youth leader careened off the highway's shoulder, flipped, and rolled. In an instant, joyful anticipation was eclipsed by terror and trauma. The human heart frames a question whenever hard things happen: Why? Why did God allow this awful thing to Continue Reading
"Oh, Mama," said my then four-year-old son joyfully, "I love Jesus, and you love Jesus, and ... oh, everyone loves Jesus!" Ever have a similarly sweet-yet-challenging parenting moment? "Well, Jed," I explained, "Umm ... not everyone loves Jesus." Eyes wide and hands on hips, Jed demanded, "Who doesn't love Jesus?" I figured my preschooler needed a simple, concrete example. "You know Mikey across the street? I don't think his parents have ever told him about ... hold on, Jed, wait! Come back!" I'm not sure how Jed planned to set Mikey straight, but I thought we'd better have Continue Reading
