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We do need to be careful that, as Christians, we don’t let digital technology become an idol or a distraction from our relationship with God.

 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. In [...]

As a mother, this pandemic has brought a new dimension to my parenting—daily temperature checks and health attestation forms. Where I live, they’ve been required to attend school in-person. Beyond that, I certainly don’t want to find out that my [...]

This blog was originally published in April 2018. A friend from Asia recently told me that, in his country, it’s typical for only about 30 percent of the money for a public works project to actually be used for the [...]

Charitable giving actually increased in 2020, despite (or because of?) the global pandemic. I read it on the internet so it must be true. (Just kidding. It’s real.)* I’m so thankful for all the families and churches I know who [...]

My parents never had the sex talk with me. I think they hoped my youth pastor or the gym teacher would take care of it. And to some extent that’s what happened. Fifth grade sex ed was all about mechanics, [...]

As my local church has begun meeting again—with masks, social distance, and limited numbers—I saw a friend this past Sunday who I hadn’t talked to since lockdowns began. She’s a pastor’s wife, well-grounded in scripture, a homeschooling mom of four, [...]

It hardly feels necessary to explain why the topic of mental health is the one we have chosen to pray for this month. The endless roller coaster of 2020 has us all beat.  For some, like me, this has been [...]

My first experience in the Majority World was on a youth group “missions trip.” I have to put that in quotes, because I’m fairly certain that everyone involved—from the people who generously donated to our trip fund to the youth [...]