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Piecing Together My Life
Focus on Parenting Podcast Mom or dad, could you use some encouragement and support? Put your ear buds in for this Christian parenting podcast and get practical, faith-based inspiration through all stages of parenting. Hosted by Dr. Danny Huerta, in every 8 to 15 minute episode, you’ll hear parenting experts share Biblical truths, effective parenting techniques, and useful resources that will help you feel equipped as a mom or dad in today’s culture.
The Better Samaritan’s Top 10 Blog Posts of 2021
As we wrap up 2021, here is what readers liked most during our first year at The Better Samaritan. 10. The COVID Debate Amongst Churches Kent Annan got frustrated when it came to sign up for his COVID booster shot. Here’s the major mistake he sees the church making. 9. Thinking Biblically about Refugees and Immigrants Matthew Soerens, widely respected expert with World Relief, unpacks the situation in the United States.
Four Keys for Church Leaders Surviving the Tension of Unprecedented Times
December 24, 2021 Four Keys for Church Leaders Surviving the Tension of Unprecedented Times We’re living in both the here, and the not yet. And it is exhausting. Brian From and Aubrey Sampson The Better Samaritan is a part of CT's Blog Forum. Support the work of CT. Subscribe and get one year free. The views of the blogger do not necessarily reflect those of Christianity Today.
By Margot Starbuck Though I'm not proud of it, when I am really passionate about communicating something, I create merch. Since I'm a stinky salesperson, these inspirational products eventually get jammed into nooks and crannies around my home.
The Real War on Christmas Is a War on Consumerism
We’ve been here before. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, many of us relax. We spend time with family, sharing anecdotes of Christmases past with a smile, and quietly reflecting on what this time of year is meant for — loving each other and remembering the joy of our Savior’s birth. Well … maybe not. When December rolls around, most of us find ourselves squeezed between our convictions about responsible stewardship and the cacophony of messages ever wooing us toward indulgent consumption.
Eight Prayers for the Online Dating Journey
When single folks like me—who on many days would prefer to be partnered—talk to God, our prayer life can sometimes sound a bit demanding. When we’re feeling frustrated that dating apps are drying up or that the pandemic isn’t helping our marital prospects, we can get a little bossy with the Almighty.
Four Crucial Things to Know About Communicating in a Crisi...
Days after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, my boss called me and asked if I would be willing to serve on the core crisis management team tasked with coordinating cross-departmental collaboration and organization-wide communication related to our company’s pandemic response. I agreed and on March 19, 2020 I called into the Zoom line for what was to be the first of countless team meetings.
How to Stay Emotionally Healthy During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Source: Margot Starbuck, used with permission. By Margot Starbuck The World Health Organization has coached us about how to avoid contracting and spreading the coronavirus to stay physically healthy. But what about attending to our mental health in the midst of the current outbreak? How do we stay emotionally healthy when many around us are fearful? Today I am scheduled to drop my 21-year-old daughter at the airport to embark on a two-week trip through a number of European countries.
Coronavirus-Choices You Can Make to Stay Emotionally Healthy
Source: Margot Starbuck, used with permission. By Margot Starbuck The World Health Organization has coached us about how to avoid contracting and spreading the coronavirus to stay physically healthy. But what about attending to our mental health in the midst of the current outbreak? How do we stay emotionally healthy when many around us are fearful? Today I am scheduled to drop my twenty-one year-old daughter at the airport to embark on a two-week trip through a number of European countries.
How to Stay Emotionally Healthy During the Coronavirus Outbreak
By Margot Starbuck The World Health Organization has coached us about how to avoid contracting and spreading the coronavirus to stay physically healthy. But what about attending to our mental health in the midst of the current outbreak? How do we stay emotionally healthy when many around us are fearful? Today I am scheduled to drop my 21-year-old daughter at the airport to embark on a two-week trip through a number of European countries.
Childfree
In a country – the U.S. – where the culture is structured to encourage parenting in every conceivable way (forgive the pun), where influential religious forces and powerful political forces conspire to create for cisgender, male-partnered, fertile women in particular a pro-birth stew of disinformation about reproduction, disincentives against the use of contraception and limited access to abortion, this is a radical choice.
The Wonder Women of Syria
Last week Wonder Woman staring Gal Gadot broke box office records worldwide, while Lebanon banned the movie and protestors in Austin, Texas, boycotted the all-female screening.
What ‘Love Your Enemies’ Means in the Age of ISIS and Racism
Terrorists stab innocent people on the London bridge, the third terrorist attack in Great Britain in three months. Immigrants live with the daily fear of being separated from their families. Refugees from Syria are banned from entering the United States and face hostility worldwide. In what feels like an increasingly volatile climate, that some of us are surprised by and others are less so, how does Jesus’ exhortation to love our enemies find real traction in our living?
Youth Sports Might Not Be Teaching Your Children What You Think
The irate fan hollering from the bleachers registered his discontent so that all the players, coaches, referees and fans could take note. The man’s ire continued to escalate as he paced back and forth, spewing angry rants throughout the game. But this wasn’t a diehard fan who’d paid $120 to see his favorite major league team compete for the championship. It wasn’t a wild-eyed fan of the Chicago Bulls or the Pittsburgh Steelers. This was the father of a five-year-old playing city rec league soccer.
Hope for Your Wounded Past
As children, we don’t always have the perspective that enables us to understand that adult screaming, raging, ignoring, and abusing are abnormal. But, if we have this kind of rage or abuse in our past, there comes a time in our adult lives when we need to acknowledge where we’ve come from—an awakening of sorts. An awareness that leads to growth. Acknowledge My friend Annie was in her 30s when she began to struggle with an eating disorder.
38 Minutes to See What’s Behind Ferguson, MO
Give me 38 minutes. If you don’t have them now, block them out on your Google calendar, right now, for later this evening. Stay up past your bedtime if you have to. I want you to spend 38 minutes listening to the stories of eight people in my community—Durham, North Carolina—as they share the most vulnerable stories of being dehumanized by those charged to serve and protect them.
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