Did Jesus Have Teenage Rebellion?
Jesus’ obedience to God led Him to “rebel” against Joseph and Mary. At least, some parents would have labeled Him rebellious. Read More …
Unconditional Love: It Might Not Be What You Think
Unconditional love. It sounds so good. And yet many people reject the idea that God loves us unconditionally. To be honest, I don’t blame them, because I have seen many people misuse this concept. We need to understand that God’s unconditional love is not His unconditional approval. Read More …
Finding the Truth About Debt-Free Virgins Without Tattoos
Nowhere in the New Testament does God tell us that we should seek to preserve our virginity until marriage. Instead, He tells us to walk in sanctification and honor, and to abstain from sexual sins. What’s the difference? Everything. Read More …
Yes, God’s Love is Truly Unconditional
Jesus tells us that we should love our enemies—those who hate and mistreat us—so that we can be like our Father in Heaven. In other words, God doesn’t expect any more of us than He expects of Himself.
According to Jesus, if God’s love was conditional, He would be no better than the tax collectors who loved those who loved them. There would be nothing special about Him. Read More …
Youth Alive 2018: Set Free by Truth
A year ago, I had a life-changing weekend. It was rather random, you might say. A Facebook friend, who I still have not yet met in real life, invited me to like the page for a youth event. I might Read More …
New Recording: The Stone is Rolled Back!
It’s such a wonderful day! We get to celebrate Jesus’ triumph over death and the grave! One awesome thing that God has done for me in recent years is taking away my fear of death. I used to be afraid Read More …
I Don’t Feel Like Reading the Bible
I’ve got to be honest: most days, I don’t feel like reading the Bible.
And in case you think this is some article where I give you my top five reasons why I read it anyway, it’s not. Read More …
Bill Gothard Personally Smears Former Lawsuit Plaintiff
Bill Gothard has reached a new low. After bragging about his tremendous victory when the lawsuit against him was dropped, he proceeded, today, to respond to one plaintiff’s statement in a disgusting way. Read More …
The Trauma of Spiritual Abuse, Part 2: Blinded, Bleeding, Broken
As I began to read about the effects of sexual abuse, I started to see some definite similarities between the effects of sexual abuse and spiritual abuse. Both can seem fairly innocuous. Both can have far-reaching consequences that no one, including the victim, recognizes as the result of the abuse.
But the results are there, nonetheless. Read More …
Bill Gothard/IBLP Lawsuit Has Been Dropped
Yesterday, the news came out that the lawsuit against Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) has been dropped. Today, Bill Gothard gave a statement on Facebook, where he stated: A Huge Victory: Conspiracy Exposed, Lawsuit Dropped! Read More …