Articles for Outreach & Missions

10 Basic Marriage Truths Every Christian Spouse Should Know

A marriage that endures through the decades is the result of God’s grace through two people who are committed to one another. Here are 10 basic marriage truths—in no particular order—that every married Christian should remember.

How to Take Care of Your Wife – 7 Guidelines

How do you take care of your wife? While there is no silver bullet, there are many things that the Scriptures teach us about how we can cherish our wives.

Rick Warren: Redemptive Criticism (and Other Virtues)

Rick Warren: How have the past 10 years changed me? I hope I’m more dependent. The most important thing to me in the Christian life is depending on Jesus, particularly when it comes to criticism.

Scary Church (Or: How to Read the Book of Acts)

My comfortable Christian life was shaken to the core. I entered into the territory of scary church. Did the Holy Spirit inspire the book of Acts as an example for us today?

The Arduous Journey of Being Married to a Non-Believing Man

Being unequally yoked in marriage is tough. Here's what one woman found out the hard way as she spent over two decades gradually wooing and praying her husband into the kingdom.

On Falling in Love Biblically

Falling in love biblically means seeing the person in front of us as an incomplete work in progress who will one day be made complete...

Best Analogy of the Existence of the Invisible God I’ve Ever Heard

My daughter-in-law sent me this story by Hungarian writer Útmutató a Léleknek. It is the best analogy of the existence of the invisible God that I have ever heard.

Post Traumatic Church Disorder: 12 Symptoms and 5 Treatments

Just below the surface, it affects daily interactions, vision casting and strategic planning. It affects how we relate to God and how we relate to others. I call it Post Traumatic Church Disorder.