Parenting & Family

How Will You Invest Your Summer?

The academic summer slide has a spiritual cousin - families lose their rhythms of faith once school structure disappears. Here are seven simple ways to invest your summer instead of just spending it.

How Do You Pass Faith to Your Kids When Life Won't Slow Down?

How do you pass faith to your kids? The Great Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) calls for a daily rhythm, not a perfect home — and a Savior you trust, not a performance you pull off.

How Do You Pass Faith to Your Kids? - Deuteronomy 6:4-9

A daily rhythm of faith, not a Sunday event — the Great Shema for parents who can't slow life down.

Why Is the Church Full of Hypocrites?

The church is full of hypocrites is a fair complaint — but in Jesus's story of the Pharisee and the tax collector in Luke 18, the real hypocrite isn't who you'd expect.

Loving Muslims, Following Jesus: A Pastor and Army Chaplain on Islam

A US Army chaplain and lead pastor on how Christians should think about Islam — love Muslim neighbors, understand what Muhammad taught, share Jesus boldly.

Why Doesn't God Always Heal? A Chaplain's Field Devotion

A U.S. Army chaplain asks the question every hospital room asks: why doesn't God always heal? Scripture gives four honest answers — instant healing, gradual healing, sustaining grace, and eternity.

The Week that Changed Everything: Understanding Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday opens the most consequential week in history: Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey to shouts of "Hosanna!" that would turn to "Crucify Him!" by Friday. Here's what it means for you.

Moonstruck

The moon is 400 times smaller than the sun - and 400 times closer, so it covers the sun perfectly during an eclipse. Here is what that precise design reveals about the Creator.

Earth in the Balance

Stephen Hawking called it the Anthropic Principle: however you look at it, the universe seems designed for human life. From the tilt of the earth to your DNA, here's the evidence he laid out.

How to Pray Authentically: Lessons from the Lord's Prayer

Jesus warned against praying for show. In the Sermon on the Mount, He gives us the Lord's Prayer as a model instead — a God who is close, holy, and gracious. Here's how to pray like you mean it.

Human Trafficking

Human trafficking enslaves an estimated 40-50 million people worldwide, and Miami-Dade ranks among the worst counties nationwide. Pastor Kent Keller shares warning signs and how to protect your kids.

A Christmas Parable

December leaves preachers scrambling for something new to say about Christmas. Here's a parable about a father, his children, and their presents — a mirror for how we actually receive God's gifts.

Halloween

Halloween carries two histories — a Christian one (All Saints' Eve) and a pagan one (Samhain) — never fully separated. Here's the real origin, and how to mark the night with faith instead of fear.