So, you’ve married the love of your life … congratulations! Being married to the person you love the most is a wonderful thing. However, once you’re married, it doesn’t mean that you have to stop enjoying fun date activities together. Couples should keep dating while...
Can the Bible be trusted by modern or progressive thinkers?
When viewing contradictions in the Bible — whether it be contradictions within the text itself or contradictions with science and history — people are left wondering if they can even trust the Bible. Before discussing if the Bible can be trusted, it’s worth reflecting...
Three hard questions about God even the most devout Christians have — part 1
Having faith in God is easy for some (it’s described as a spiritual gift in the Bible), but for many, it’s very difficult. People have a lot of hard questions about God, even the most devout of Christians. Take a look at some hard questions about God in the first part...
Clinging to the spiritual meaning of Easter amid the rabbits and eggs
If you’ve been in a supermarket or mall anytime in March and April, then you’ve probably seen all of the chocolate eggs, chocolate bunny rabbits, marshmallow eggs and the giant, terrifying rabbit-people on whom parents place their children for photos and a developing...
A few important tips to help you stop worrying about everything
You might have heard it said that worrying just adds stress to your life, which is bad for your mental and physical well-being. The problem with this is that knowing this can just add even more worry to your life, which creates this vicious cycle of worrying and...
Three thoughts on how to improve your spiritual health in a material world
In today’s world, it’s easy to get swept up in materialism. We work jobs so we can make money so we can buy things. That’s a great oversimplification, but you get the idea. We constantly focus on earning something so we can exchange it for something else. This isn’t...
What does it mean to wait on the Lord in today’s culture?
In today’s world, we’re not the best at waiting on things. We like fast food, fast internet, fast video streams, no wait times at the hospital or the DMV … the list could go on. So, when the Bible tells us (more than once) to wait upon the Lord, what does this mean?...
Speaking Christianese: Breaking down common Christian phrases — part 1
If you’re a Christian, you might not have noticed that we have a lot of weird Christian phrases. If you’re not a Christian, some of these Christian phrases have probably stood out to you. We’re here to help people decipher the mysterious language of Christianese by...
Finding peace within yourself amid chaos and uncertainty
The modern world can feel chaotic and overwhelming. It often seems like there is no peace around the next corner in life. However, this often has more to do with our internal view rather than the situations we find ourselves facing. Finding peace within yourself is...
The Enneagram and Christianity: Why are Christians so swept up with the Enneagram?
Anyone who’s been connected to Western Christian culture over the last few years is probably familiar with the Enneagram on some level. You know, that popular personality test, right? Well, to summarize the Enneagram as a personality test really misses the point of...