A large percentage of young people today grow up without a father leading their home. The fabric of our civilization is fraying—largely due to absent or passive fathers. One of the stated goals of the political left is to dismantle the nuclear family, but the truth remains: every child needs the steadying presence of an...
A diminishing hunger for spiritual matters is a prevalent issue in today’s world. So, what steps can we take to rekindle our desire for the divine? Should we passively wait for a renewed spiritual awakening? Is it enough to hope for a better future? Should we succumb to the prevalent sense of apathy within the...
Spiritual hunger is a sure sign of life. The dead have no appetite—a corpse cannot be tempted by even the finest food. But the living long for nourishment. Just as newborns instinctively crave their mother’s milk, so reborn Christians naturally desire the pure milk of the Word (1 Peter 2:2). Everyone who has received the...
Stop talking about what you need to forget. If you want to get something out of your mind, begin by getting it out of your mouth. Don’t feed what you need to starve. Rehearsing the past keeps it alive. You can starve those memories through the law of replacement. Refuse to give an audience to...
Your emotions are not infallible. In fact, you should not trust them. So never give too much credence to your moods. Don’t indulge in self-pity, or doomsday thinking. Whatever you are going through is only a “season” and it will pass. You must get beyond your emotional swings. There are practical things you can do...
Bad feelings don’t come from bad circumstances, they come from bad thoughts. You can exercise some control over your feelings by controlling your thoughts. So the key to balanced emotions lies in focusing on the right thing/things. When you are going through the valley, it is difficult not to obsess on your problems. After the...