As our country approaches a national election, many will (and should) look carefully at the party platform of the candidate they intend to vote for before they cast their vote (here are links to the two major party platforms: Democrat Party, Republican Party).  Christians will read these platforms and come to different conclusions about which is more important, or which lines up better with what they believe.  This is understandable and inevitable, as our individual experiences and beliefs shape the way we think about public policies.  What Christians must [...]

It is said that we are born into the world looking for someone who is looking for us. This is why it’s so important for parents to connect with their children in the earliest part of their life. We were made for relational connection, made in the image of a “We” not an “I.” Just as each person of the Trinity delights in the other, so we who bear God’s image were made to delight in others and be delighted in by others. Unfortunately, many of us feel like [...]