This third post in The Five SEX LIES introduces SEX LIE #3: There is NOTHING Bigger or Better Than Sex. Of course, aside from adolescent boys, everyone knows sex isn’t the be all and end all of life. Or do they? How else could you explain why sex is used to peddle everything from cars […]
Well, it’s a new year! And it’s the first day of class here at BU… And if you’re not back on campus quite yet, you soon will be. The start of a new year, and new academic term, serve as great reminders that we are constantly being given the chance to start anew — […]
Our lives — both what we say and how we live — say a lot about us. They are a living testament to what we believe to be important, meaningful, and worthy of… well, our very lives. And while words are important, it is ultimately how we live our lives — and what we give […]
Does the Bible contain a blueprint for your life? It’s a fair question — especially among Christians who want to live a life in alignment with the heart and will of God. But does the Bible really hold a prescriptive way of living life — a specific model or blueprint for the “with God […]
This post is the first in a five-part series. Sex Lie #1: My Sexuality is my Identity Back when I was in college, we never thought of our sexuality as being integral to our identity. We naively thought the word “gay” described what someone liked to do rather than defining who someone was at their […]
Does this image look like it could have been captured on your campus? Would you fit into this photo? And what I mean by that is, have people learned to recognize you by the top of your head and the casing of your phone — because you’re always looking down at it? For as fun, […]
Could you benefit from a change of perspective? Is there a situation, circumstance, relationships, or some other context in your life that would be well served from you reconsidering it from another vantage point — or another’s vantage point. Truth is, we could all benefit from this, from time to time. Yet there often come […]
We are products of our past… But we don’t have to be prisoners of it. It has shaped us to be who we are today, but it does not define us. Nor does it dictate our future. And would you actually believe that God can redeem our past and use it — for His glory, […]
In a culture that suggests we should share every moment of our lives — on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or elsewhere– how do you live an authentic life? Do you know what I mean? How do you live a life that is true to who you are, and what you are really about — without trying […]
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. (Proverbs 4:23) Above all else… Guard your heart… For everything you do… Flows from it. Think about those four phrases for just a moment — and the profound truth that they illuminate. Above all else — meaning this is of the utmost […]