When a Child Disobeys

When a Child Disobeys Six Steps for Healthy Correction Article by Sam Crabtree Pastor, Minneapolis, Minnesota Correcting children can be a matter of babies and bathwater. How do we preserve the phenomenal God-given potential these children possess, without condoning...

Prayer for Beginners

Prayer for Beginners Article by Marshall Segal Staff writer, desiringGod.org How’s your prayer life? It’s a simple question, but it can be tough to answer. Literally it sounds like, “How has your talking to God been lately?” Emotionally it might feel like, “Sum up...

Are You Pretending to Be Happy?

Are You Pretending to Be Happy? Article by Marshall Segal Staff writer, desiringGod.org Walk through any bookstore in America, and you might think we have the corner on happiness. Cover after cover promises some secret to new or deeper contentment, each selling tens...

The Most Important Time to Go to Church

The Most Important Time to Go to Church David ‘Gunner’ Gundersen  CHRISTIAN LIVING The most important time to be at church is when you don’t feel like it. I’ve talked with three Christians about this recently—two struggling with depression, and a third who just went...