Many children might prefer not to attend such events. Many adults feel the same way. But maturity means learning to fulfill our duties toward others even when it costs us time, comfort, or convenience. This is one of the great lessons our modern world desperately lacks. We are constantly told to organize life around personal... Continue Reading

Paul connects truthfulness with our new identity in Christ: “Therefore, putting away lying, ‘Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,’ for we are members of one another” (Ephesians 4:25). Similarly, he writes, “Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds” (Colossians 3:9).  ... Continue Reading

We must present what is good, lovely, true, and honorable in such a compelling way that our children learn to recognize the counterfeits. We want them not merely to reject poison, but to hunger for what is genuinely nourishing.   It’s important to remember that someone is always trying to sell us something. Some of... Continue Reading

Our theology may be sound, but we’re often worse than our theology. Deep down, we can still harbor contempt for those who we perceive haven’t come as far as we have—or at least as far as we think they should have by now. Can you truly delight in people who aren’t like you, who do... Continue Reading