Topic > Christian Living
Reevaluating the customs we hold dear
There are times when the traditions we cling to are actually the barriers to love and grace entering the church! Another timely message on unity.
The Blessed Hope
So many predictions of the end of the world have come and gone. Those predictions are unsettling and often fill people with fear. Yet the Bible does refer to a time called “the day of the Lord” when He will return. It will happen, but only God knows when.
Belonging
My dad was full of stories about his hometown. So you can imagine how excited I was as a child when he took our family there every summer. We fished the St. Joseph River together and visited his boyhood farm where all of his stories came to life. Although that place was never really my home, whenever I visit that town—now with grown children and grandchildren of my own—it fills me with a nostalgic sense of belonging.
What do doughnuts have to do with Christian unity?
An unconventional illustration to help us focus on what matters most. So grab your spot at the table for a conversation about disagreements, unity, and how fried pastries tie it all together. A sweet end to our study of Romans 14.
Discover the ways our actions help, or hinder, others
Whether you’re a parent guiding a little one through life, or contributing to your team at the office . . . each of us holds tremendous influence over the people we come into contact with!
A helpful guideline for handling disagreements
When we’re in a heated argument, we’re often so focused on who’s right and who’s wrong that we forget our actions should reflect the love of Christ. A helpful guideline for handling disagreements by asking the poignant question, does this honor God?
Help from Romans 14 on muddling through the gray areas of the Christian life
The church is just like one great big family, there’s bound to be some disagreements as time goes on. Let's explore eight principles to keeping unity in the family of God.
How to handle disagreements in the family of God
If you grew up with brothers or sisters, your disagreements with one another likely led to a few fights! But do those actions carry over into the way we treat our brothers and sisters in Christ? Timely lessons from Romans 14.
How to accept one another’s convictions, even if we disagree!
We’re never going to see eye-to-eye with friends and family on every topic. But if we’re not careful, we can wind up looking down on others when they make choices we disagree with.
Principles for making biblically sound decisions on questionable issues, while maintaining Christian unity
So often it’s not the big issues that divide a church and destroy relationships. It’s the gray areas of faith that can cause the most controversy! Practical advice you won’t want to miss.
Discover an important balance between practicing our freedom, and causing others to stumble
Enjoying a glass of wine with dinner may be a treat for you, but for a recovering alcoholic it could have serious implications. An important discussion about Paul's word in Romans chapter 14.
Guidelines on making wise decisions on tricky issues
The Bible is clear that things like adultery, stealing, and murder are sin. But what about those gray areas like watching certain movies, playing video games, and social drinking?
What’s Love?
When asked “What’s love?” children have some great answers. Noelle, age 7, said, “Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it every day.” Rebecca, who is 8, answered, “Since my grandmother got arthritis, she can’t bend over and polish her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even after his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.” Jessica, also 8, concluded, “You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”
Discover help in navigating through murky moral waters
As followers of Jesus we want to know the boundary lines. What we can do, and what we can’t do. Unfortunately, life isn’t always that black and white.
How Christians in Rome worked through some sticky disagreements
How can an activity be sin for one person and perfectly all right for another? That hardly seems fair! Let's walk through a passage in Romans 14 where the apostle Paul helped the Christians in Rome work through some sticky disagreements.
