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...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
Does it feel like everyone around you fits in well together but you don’t? Do you feel like no one understands you or that you don’t belong anywhere? We want to let you know that it’s not weird to feel like this. More people than you realize have felt like they’re...
Do you have a bad habit you want to kick to the curb? Are you looking to learn something new or make some sort of improvement to your life? If you’ve never faced challenges like these before, it can be pretty daunting to figure out how to accomplish them. No two...
When you think of yourself, what comes to mind? Do you like the person you’re thinking of? Do you feel like they’re deserving of love? Do you feel like they’re valuable as a person? If your thoughts about yourself are negative and you don’t think well of yourself, you...
At some point in your life, you may feel isolated. This might be during a short phase of life, such as when you’re a developing teenager, it might be a long-lasting sensation or it may even be a sudden feeling of loneliness. Regardless of how long or how suddenly your...
Immigration is a hot-button topic that’s usually in the spotlight of political debates. However, whether someone should or should not be in your country is no excuse to dehumanize or mistreat them. The Bible is explicitly clear on this issue, yet many of those who...
At first glance, you might think the word “codependency” refers to a good thing. After all, two people in a healthy relationship should be able to depend on one another for affection and support. However, codependency is defined as a relationship in which one or both...
These days, many polls show a decline in the population that professes membership of a certain church or way of faith and an increase of people who identify as “none.” The “nones,” as they’re referred to, are those who do not practice any form of religion, either an...
Admittedly, one of the first things that comes to our minds with the question of ethics is Michael and Holly’s “Let’s Get Ethical” song from “The Office.”However, as pointed out by Oscar in the episode, what Michael and Holly teach isn’t really much about ethics as it...
Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it! All this comes from the God who settled the relationship between us and him, and then called us to...
Life is easy. Everything is sorted out in an easy-to-follow manner. Arranging our priorities is always crystal clear. Oh, wait. That’s not life, that’s how it was in a dream last night. In reality, as most of us are aware, life is challenging and sorting out our...