Why should we confess our sins to one another (James 5:16)?
gotquestions.org (article)
To live as children of light, we must be honest with ourselves and others about who we are, including our shortcomings, failures, and struggles with sin.
What does the Bible mean that we are not to judge others?
gotquestions.org (article)
Believers are warned against judging others unfairly or unrighteously, but Jesus commends “right judgment”.
The Direction of Our Words
Paul Tripp (article/devotional)
The Bible says that every word we speak is moving in one of those two directions (life or death). So how should this spiritual reality change the way we live?
Shai Linne on Christians Labeling and Categorizing Each Other During This Cultural Moment
Justin Taylor (article)
Most people are bigger than the mental folders we place them in. It’s possible for two (or 2,000) things to be true at the same time.
Paul Tripp on Parenting with Grace and Discipline
Paul Tripp (video)
“My job is to be used by God to build in that child a sense of need.”
How to handle conflict in community
Ashley Dickson (article)
As Christians, we’re not called to run away at the first sign of conflict, but rather lean into it.
12 Ways to Love Your Wayward Child
Desiring God Staff
A former prodigal offers these suggestions on reaching the heart of your wayward child, no matter what age.
When There is Unexplained Distance in a Friendship
Christine Hoover How does one navigate a friendship when one person silently and unexplainably drifts away?
Six Truths for Dating Someone with a Sexual History
Paul Maxwell The one who has his or her own sexual history faces their own challenges. The twin emotions of dating someone with a sexual history, though, are insecurity and obsession. Insecurity, because you feel exposed and already judged when you feel the weight of your partner’s regret and struggle to process what their sins mean for you.
Spiritual Healing in the Midst of a Husband's Addiction to Pornography
Tim Challies I lamented that while there are many, many books written to help men overcome an addiction to pornography, there is very little written to help the women who have been victims of a husband’s addiction. Shortly after I received an email from Vicki Tiede who has written just such a title...
Guest Post: How the Gospel Ended My Same Sex Relationship
Mike Leake (Guest post) I am a Christian, one who believes that what the Bible says about sexuality is of great importance. I’m also someone who was in a same-sex relationship for many years, even as I claimed Christ. For a long time these were the two things that defined me...