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Does God Still Speak Today?

In high school, I heard a teacher say that if you speak to God then you're praying, but if God speaks back to you then you're crazy. That statement came…

What ‘In the World, Not of the World’ Really Means

*This is a follow-up post to my article Can Christians Listen To "Secular" Music? My thoughts here will make more sense if you read that post too. *** As Christians,…

How I Discern Secular Entertainment as a Christian

*This is bonus content for the blog, Can Christians Listen to 'Secular' Music? In the blog, Can Christians Listen to 'Secular' Music, we started answering the question, "what about consuming…

Talking With God by Adam Weber – Book Review

Here are my thoughts on Talking With God by Adam Weber and why you should read it. What’s It About Whether you’re just getting started in prayer, or you’ve been…

How Christians Can Help Heal A Broken World

Several months ago, I remember getting really frustrated at an article I read that some “Christian” site had posted about a mainstream singer and how their music is “dragging a…

Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?

***For a companion post, read my blog 8 Blogs & Videos for Christians Deciding What to Do About Halloween Some people might think asking questions like “should Christians celebrate Halloween”…

Does Prayer Really Change Things?

“The world starts changing when the Church starts praying.” That’s a bold claim, isn’t it? Do you believe it’s true? That’s a lyric from the song When We Pray by…

How Christians Should Handle Personal Convictions and Gray Areas

A while back some friends and I got together for a movie night. After MUCH deliberation over what movie to watch (we’ve all been there, haven’t we?), we got so…