A Christianity that gets you into Heaven, while also allowing you to continue living however you want to here on earth... is a Christianity foreign to the New Testament.
The Gospel changes who you are, but it also changes how you live!
Root your hearts in the firm foundation of God's love for you. Discover the Heart of Christ, and do not be afraid to build your lives upon Him (1 Jn 4:16). In doing so, you will not only find the fullness you seek, but you will also be able to share with those around you the warmth of God's love and the reconciling power of His grace.
More than 100 U.S. Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen gathered at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City to attend Mass
Video: Commander, US 2nd Fleet
I served this nation for 21 years under presidents of both parties.
Six years ago today, I was forced to retire, following months of retaliation for a decision I made to defend our Constitution.
I’ll always call out corruption, regardless of party — it’s the right thing to do.
This is how Christians in Syria received the new Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, Archbishop Luigi Roberto Cona. It was not just Catholics that came out to receive him but the Christian faithful of Syria.
What a remarkable welcome😍
In my years as a biblical counselor, I quickly discovered that I was counseling eternity amnesiacs.
What is an eternity amnesiac? It’s someone who has functionally forgotten the Forever life to come and tells themselves that this life on earth is all there is to life.
(I wish I could say to you that I have never suffered from eternity amnesia, but I have. I still do. And I still will, until I’m finally home Forever with Christ!)
As eternity amnesiacs, we make our lives much more difficult than they need to be.
This map shows the 338,000+ unique IP addresses downloading and sharing child sexual abuse material within the last six months in the United States.
The blue ones that you probably didn't even notice... are the ones being actively investigated.
The Renewed Hope Act just became law, which will hire 200+ additional analysts to identify these boys and girls.
Good is fighting back.
But this isn't finished.
There's still a lot more work to do — and we won't stop until every boy and girl is identified and protected.
Having to face a devastating end to a relationship doesn’t make you a failure. It also doesn’t make you an epic disappointment as a Christian.
On the contrary, sometimes the most God-honoring thing we can do is let go of what is so that we can experience the hope of what could be.
When we agree with voices warning that immigrants & foreigners are “taking what’s ours,” we reject the abundance mindset God calls us to have.
Where God and his Kingdom are present, there is always enough. What if Christians lived like we actually believed that?
⏯️ Full video on YouTube: “Do We Live in a World of Scarcity?” by @philvischer
Ego keeps you where you are.
Curiosity is where you can grow.
When's the last time you actually changed your mind — not because you had to, but because someone else's perspective made yours better?
I woke up to the news that a massive storm disrupted Trump’s 4th of July party in DC… and that his supporters had to seek shelter in the African American History Museum.
“Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
This happened last Thursday at Denver International Airport.
Lucas, 6, autistic and minimally verbal, was having a sensory meltdown at the security checkpoint — too much noise, too many people, bright lights. He sat on the floor rocking and hitting his head with his fists. His dad, Brian, knelt beside him, but nothing was working. Security tried to help and made it worse. Travelers stopped and stared; some took photos.
Then Sharon, 61, rolled toward Lucas in her wheelchair with her four-year-old Golden Retriever PTSD service dog, Bear. She stopped a few feet away and unclipped his leash.
Bear walked to Lucas on his own, lay down beside him, and pressed his body against his side. Lucas stopped hitting his head immediately, gripping Bear's fur, his rocking slowing until he leaned into the dog and stayed there. Sharon held back, letting Bear work.
After several minutes, Lucas calmed enough to stand. Brian turned to Sharon, tears in his eyes: "How did you know to do that?"
"Bear is my PTSD service dog," Sharon said. "He's not trained for autism. But he recognized Lucas needed help and pulled toward him. I trusted his instincts. He's done this before — approached people in distress without being asked. He just knows."
"Lucas was in complete meltdown. I couldn't reach him. Security couldn't help," Brian told reporters. "Then this stranger let her service dog help my son. Bear did what I couldn't."
Airport staff gave the family priority boarding and commended Sharon. "Bear helps me every day," she said. "But sometimes he knows others need help too. I always trust when he tells me someone needs him."
Sometimes a service dog's greatest gift is recognizing pain in someone who isn't even their handler.
Let’s allow the unfathomable depth of God’s love to settle us. Breathe hope into our dread. Trust into our doubts. And give us a soft place to land tonight.
His love is a certainty… even when life feels so very uncertain.
Happy 80th birthday to my friend George W. Bush!
Your friendship—and that of your father and your entire family—has been one of the great gifts of my life. It has always reminded me that long before we’re politicians, we’re fellow Americans and, above all, human beings.
And for the next month, I’m especially grateful to finally have someone older than me! Wishing you many more years of good health, happiness, and friendship.
Our country is stronger when we remember that what unites us is greater than what divides us.