Jesus bids us follow. Much of what it means to follow Jesus applies across the board to every apprentice of Christ – all of us are called...

At times, it seems like a fairy tale. Peace on earth. All things made new. Thy Kingdom come. The meek inheriting the earth. The last...

Wandering loner Broken by Life Pharmaceutically numbed Descendant of slaves Chibuike’s mistake was speaking out Against the regime, which...

Our broken world needs well-integrated, psychologically healthy people – people, in other words, who are kind, tolerant, and nice. We...

Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.” (John 15:1) The metaphor is beautiful: Jesus is the trunk, we are the...

What is complicated grief? Although only a minority (around 10-15% according to research) of people experience complicated grief after a...

Grief over the death of a loved one is not pathological. It is normal. Most people who are mourning don’t necessarily need a course of...

George Campbell Morgan, a well-known British preacher in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, once attended a small country church...

Tear Down to Build Up Discovering an authentic belief system that gives purpose and meaning to life is a high priority for many people....

Why does God seem hidden sometimes? If you’ve been a spiritually oriented person for any length of time, you’ve experienced seasons when...

The Dark Side of Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder is currently classified in two types, distinguished by the severity of the episodes....

Skepticism is often seen as a lack of faith. Understandably -- we long for certainty. That’s why simplistic answers appeal to us. We like...

Avoiding pain is instinctive. Grief is painful, so we put it off, push it away, avoid it, postpone it, gloss over it, and deny it as long...

Father’s Day stirs mixed emotions. On the one hand, I love being a father and always had. I became one quite early – I was only 20 when...

We tend to err on the extremes too often. A pastor (especially a pastor of a megachurch) falls into moral failure. One extreme is to...

When the love of Christ flooded my soul, I knew I was accepted. I was overwhelmed with joy. I was radically converted. Unfortunately, I...

Brilliant teachers can change your life. I became fascinated with mental illness in college when I took a course in psychopathology from...

What does it mean to be discipled? According to Billy Graham, it essentially meant read the Bible, go to church, tell others about...

There is no good reason to feel guilty about being afraid. I was erroneously taught that fear is the opposite of faith. Fear, anxiety,...