Many churches claim they want to love people with same-sex attraction. In practice, the welcome often comes with conditions: change first, then belong. The result is either heavy-handed confrontation or quiet avoidance. Matthew Aaron’s account cuts through that...
Will the good of the other
Empathy sounds like an uncontroversial virtue. We should care about how other people feel. We should avoid needless cruelty. We should treat people with compassion. But what happens when empathy stops being one virtue among many and becomes the standard by which every...
All you need is love
There really is something about love: On the one hand, because we are all different, we all react to things differently. Some things that really speak to us, or really hit us, or really move us might leave others cold. But on the other hand, because we are all made in...
Must we always make people feel good?
Too many believers have this mistaken notion that above all, we should never make anybody feel bad, nor should people be offended, or upset, or put out in any way. We must just be nice to everyone, and never hurt their feelings or cause them any sort of negativity....
“Something Beautiful” – Jeff & Jennifer Christie Discuss How Life Helped Her Heal After Being Raped
Jennifer’s story is controversial and confronting, as well as a powerful story of beauty rising like a phoenix from the ashes of unspeakable destruction.





