The young woman offering us customer service was pleasant and upbeat. She assured us that our billing issues with her company would be promptly resolved. Image by James Chan from Pixabay When I noticed the following month that our bill continued to climb, I contacted her again. She assured me once again that, of course, she would take care of the problem right away. It's been three months’ worth of attempts now, and the problem still hasn’t been resolved. I noticed something interesting in my interactions with this young woman. Her confident, positive, can-do attitude is typical Continue Reading
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One Fun, Doable Way to Teach Kids Faith and Gratitude
A gentle breeze ruffled the surface of the lake as I wandered along the shore line, eyes to the ground. Oh, there’s a good one! I picked up a smooth, round, grey stone and put it in a container. By the time I was done collecting rocks, I had a small bucketful. I’m not a rock hound, nor did I need more stones for the landscaping in our yard. So why was I collecting rocks on a mountain lake shore during our summer vacation? I wanted to work on developing gratitude in my life—and you can use this same method for your whole family. My “gratitude craft” involved the rocks I’d Continue Reading
Why You can Trust the Bible
I recently read a story about a family searching for a new church home in the city to which they had relocated. In the process of decision-making, they attended a particular church just as Easter approached. Everything seemed fine—until the minister said it didn’t really matter whether or not Jesus was raised from the dead. Whereas orthodox Christianity teaches the Bible is a collection of inspired books which God preserved in order to reveal himself to man, liberalism treats the Bible as a collection of books which we are free to interpret as we wish. This is problematic, because Continue Reading
How to Navigate Gender Issues as a Christian Parent
Your daughter’s friend was born female, but identifies as a boy, including a name change. Your kind-hearted girl comes alongside her friend, but you feel nervous about who is influencing whom. You’re downtown in the big city, and your son is too old to use the women’s restroom with Mom. Just after he heads into the men’s room, you see a cross-dressed person follow him in. What’s a parent to do? If you’re a Christian parent with a traditional view of sex, marriage and gender, you might feel like an anomaly. More importantly, you may be wondering how to teach your children what Continue Reading