Some advice on dating

Matt Chandler, a pastor from Texas, shares some great advice on these questions: Is My Boyfriend (or Girlfriend) Godly Enough? Is There “Too Fast” in Christian Dating? Has Facebook Ruined Dating? Should My Church Help Me Get Married? Should I Date a Godly Girl I Do...

Why does God use angels?

Have you ever thought about why God uses angels to do his work? Check out this passage from John Calvin’s Institutes: Why it is through angels, rather than through himself without their service that God is wont to declare his power, to provide for the safety of...

What truly helps

What should be our focus as we read the scriptures? Consider these thoughts from John Calvin: Not to take too long, let us remember here, as in all religious doctrine, that we ought to hold to one rule of modesty and sobriety: not to speak, or guess, or even to seek...

Opiates, the Religion of the People

Here is a powerful article by Andrew Sullivan, on the opiate crisis in America. He writes: It’s been several decades since Daniel Bell wrote The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism, but his insights have proven prescient. Ever-more-powerful market forces actually...

Our Thoughts, God’s Sanctuary

I posted this passage from A.W. Tozer back in 2012. Here it is again, because it’s so great, and because a lot of you probably weren’t around Young Adults in 2012. Enjoy, and let’s all think about growing in this direction, no? It is my experience...