Posts tagged “Culture”
Renewing our minds
You can tell a lot about a society by what they read. The first issue of LIFE magazine was published in 1936. It was…
Make room for lasting friendships
If you’ve seen the movie The Sandlot, you’ll know something about my childhood. I grew up on a dead-end street filled with boys. We…
Why so few Christians?
When I was kid, about nine in ten Americans claimed to be Christian. Now that I’m middle-aged, only six in ten Americans stand with…
Truth in an elevator
Many years ago, my pastor was giving a sermon and told an interesting story about his trip to a shopping mall during Christmastime. This…
We need a doctor
“Why do churches talk about sin? Wouldn’t it be better to focus on God’s love?” Have you ever wondered that? If you have, you’re…
God’s intentions, not mine
It can be discouraging to be a Christian in today’s social and political culture. We are pressured not to express our faith or God’s…
The hidden force behind violence . . . And what you can do about it
I’ll never forget where I was on April 20, 1999. I was a sophomore in high school and had just finished golf practice. My…
The wisdom of margin
You can learn a lot from a piece of notebook paper. Just think of those little red lines near the left-hand side, the ones…
Jesus deleted your sins
Food and phones have something in common. Most of us feel bad about our relationship with both of them. We struggle to enjoy them…
The allure of screens
The book of Proverbs, written around three thousand years ago, doesn’t say much about tablets and TikTok, but it can teach us wisdom with…
Setting boundaries
My greatest fear for Christians in our digital age is not online bullying or mature websites. It’s the impact that all this scrolling has…
Face-to-face with friends
Imagine trying to have a conversation with a friend while surrounded by a crowd of people who are tapping you on the shoulder and…