(Editor’s Note: During the 75th Golden Globe awards, which aired on Sunday, January 7, 2018, many celebrities wore black to protest sexual harassment and to support anti-harassment initiatives that grew out of the scandals involving prominent entertainment figures including, but not limited to, Harvey Weinstein, co-founder of Miramax.) Last Sunday…
Category: Issues
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3 Legit Reasons Not to Commit Suicide
Have you ever felt like your life is worthless, like nobody cares, and you’d never be missed if you died? I have. When I was a teenager, I used to have these thoughts that nobody loved me. While I never actually planned out how I’d make it happen, I wished…
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An Open Letter to the NFL
“For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!” Isaiah 30:18 Dear NFL players, coaches, staff, and owners: I have an idea. We all know that there is racial injustice in our land. It is appalling that people get treated differently depending on the…
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To A World Without Terror
When I was a child, I rarely, if ever, heard the word “terror”. Oh, I’m sure I read it in some book at some point, or heard it in a passing sentence in a movie. But I never recall having my parents explain to me what a “terrorist” was. Perhaps…
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Why is there Suffering in the World?
I, like you, am no stranger to suffering. My mom died my senior year of high school. My sister died of breast cancer a couple years before that. She was 33. She left behind to young kids. My nephew got hit by a car and died when he was 16….
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What happens after death?
One of the big questions that people have is “What happens after I die?” Maybe you’ve asked that question. Some believe in reincarnation, that you will come back into this world, perhaps as another life form or in a different body. This is a common belief in Hinduism, Buddhism, and…
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Two Steps to Avoid Temptation
We are all tempted. Talking about it to people who love and know us well is important. I wrote about that here. How we deal with temptation is a huge indicator of our health and maturity as a Christian. Jesus lays out a simple two step plan to avoid temptation….