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Using Your Unique Personality to Share Your Faith

What stirs in your heart when you read Matthew 9:37-38? “Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’”

What about Mark 16:15? “And he said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.’”

Do verses about evangelism like these excite you? Or do they fill you with anxiety?

For extroverts like me, connecting with people about the Christian faith is somewhat natural.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, faith February 6, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Earn, Save and Give All You Can

If your boss offered you a big raise, can you think of a good reason to turn it down? Coach Tony Bennett, the University of Virginia men’s basketball coach, had the best reason of all: to bless other people.

In 2019, Coach Bennett’s team won their first NCAA Championship title in program history. As a reward, the university offered Bennett a substantial raise. Although he was grateful for the offer, Coach Bennett rejected it. “I have more than I need,” he said.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family February 2, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Finding Hope for Lasting Relief from Depression

Author Dr. Gregory Jantz can personally relate to those who suffer from depression. Not only is he founder of the Center: A Place of Hope, a clinic for treating depression and other mental health challenges, but he has also experienced depression himself.

At one time, he struggled to get out of bed in the morning, and life seemed dull and hopeless. He worked too much, ate poorly, adopted a sedentary lifestyle, and struggled with caffeine addiction, insomnia, and low spiritual interest.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith January 30, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

A Hero Among Us

What does a hero look like? In comic books, they wear a mask or a cape. In real life, they’re not so easy to spot.

Like William Crawford. For years, he worked as a janitor at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. To the cadets, he was a shy, unassuming worker who quietly went about his cleaning duties around the squadron. But one day, a cadet who was studying World War II read an incredible story about a soldier who risked his life in battle to save dozens of fellow soldiers.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family January 26, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Engaging Others with Love, Kindness and Service

Years ago, I ran a short errand before an important meeting I had across town. As I hustled from the store to my car, I saw a young mother struggling to corral two toddlers while muscling a grocery cart across the parking lot. She looked tired and overwhelmed. I was just pulling out when I saw her reach her car and break into tears. Her tire was flat.

I wasn’t prepared for the situation. I was running late, and I wasn’t dressed to wrestle with a flat tire.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family January 25, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Ohio Veto Override a Victory for Children and Common Sense

Score one in the Buckeye State for the genius of the checks and balances system of government.

The Ohio Senate’s override of Governor Mike DeWine’s incredulous veto of legislation banning the sexual mutilation of children caps a bizarre legislative odyssey that left many social conservatives heavy-hearted – and vowing action to right the chief executive’s wrong.

Wednesday’s vote ensures that the Saving Ohio Adolescents from Experimentation Act (SAFE Act) will now go into effect in 90 days.

The Act makes it illegal for doctors to prescribe puberty blocking drugs and opposite sex hormones for minors.

Topics: Current Events Tags: faith, news January 24, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Take a Risk. Get Married.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record on Monday, closing above 38,000 for the first time ever. Not to be outdone, the S&P 500 also set a new high. How long it lasts is a question and matter left to financial gurus, many of whom disagree.

Tracking the stock market’s performance provides us with an indication of where the economy is, and maybe even where it’s going. Numbers can’t tell us everything, but they can tell us a lot.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family, marriage January 24, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

When Your Money and Marriage Clash

Money can be a touchy subject for husbands and wives because most, if not all, of the decisions a couple makes each day involve money.

Do you drink coffee at home or spend extra money at a coffee shop?

What kind of clothing do you buy?

What kind of car do you drive?

Should you pursue a different job?

Should you buy a new house?

Should you spend less or more on groceries?

Even your dreams for the future are impacted by your budget.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith, family January 24, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Righteous Anger

When the culture erupts into chaos and violence breaks out in the streets, anger is usually identified as the culprit. We’re told that people get so angry about the economy, about politics, or about injustice that they can’t help but act destructively.

Actually, destructive behavior isn’t the result of angry people, but of people who aren’t in control of their anger. We all get angry, and anger itself can be quite productive. Anger motivated our ancestors to rise up and fight a Revolution for freedom and to put an end to slavery.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: faith January 23, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Seeing God’s Image in All Men

Racism is a problem in America. What isn’t so obvious is what to do about it.

I grew up in Compton, California. I’ve seen the ugliness of racism up close. So has Pastor Miles McPherson, who grew up in a black neighborhood but went to school in a white neighborhood. He says he was too dark for white people and too light for black people. He was disrespected and mistreated by both races.

Although race relations have improved over the past few generations, nothing we’ve tried has eradicated it.

Topics: Current Events Tags: faith January 15, 2024 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura