Social Issues

Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Drunkenness

by Eddie Foster
March 2, 2015 • 4 minute read

In the 16th post in this series covering the works of the flesh, we examine alcohol abuse and look at several strategies we can use to avoid drunkenness. The Bible doesn’t teach that...

Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Murders

by Eddie Foster
February 23, 2015 • 4 minute read

In the 15th post in this series covering the works of the flesh, we discuss several strategies for developing more respect for the sanctity of human life. You may be asking why a biblically...

Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Dissensions

by Eddie Foster
February 2, 2015 • 4 minute read

In the 12th post in this series covering the works of the flesh, we look at several strategies we can use to combat dissensions in our lives. Uprising. Sedition. Disunion. Division. All of...

Who Decides Right From Wrong for You?

by Paul Suckling
January 28, 2015 • 4 minute read

We live in a confusing world and are faced with complicated issues. What is your basis for deciding right and wrong? What should it be? We live in a world that is confusing and challenging....

Supreme Court and Same-Sex Marriage

by Tim Groves
January 23, 2015 • 4 minute read

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether all states will be required to allow same-sex marriages. But is this really their decision to make? Within the past decade, same-sex...

Je ne suis pas Charlie

by Joel Meeker
January 16, 2015 • 3 minute read

“Je suis Charlie” has become a rallying cry for free speech. But is unbridled freedom of speech really the greatest lesson to learn from the tragedy in Paris? The world was...

Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Witchcraft

by Eddie Foster
December 22, 2014 • 6 minute read

In the sixth post in this series covering the works of the flesh, we look at what sorcery means today and several strategies for combating it. If you ask most professing Christians if they...

Ebola Outbreak: A Dress Rehearsal for the “Big One”

by Joel Meeker
December 11, 2014 • 3 minute read

A Life, Hope & Truth correspondent reports on his recent trip to Africa and Europe and the implications of the current Ebola outbreak for future pandemics. I just returned from a trip to...

Fighting the Works of the Flesh: Sex Outside of Marriage

by Eddie Foster
November 24, 2014 • 4 minute read

In the second of this series covering the works of the flesh mentioned in Galatians 5:19-21, we look at several strategies for combating fornication. The idea of restraint and self-control...

Are We Having the Wrong Conversation About the College Rape Culture?

Wrong Conversation About College Rape Culture?

by Life, Hope & Truth Contributor
October 30, 2014 • 4 minute read

U.S. colleges are answering outcries against a rampant rape culture with new educational and judicial initiatives. But what are they missing? Colleges across the U.S. are facing lawsuits...

Compassion Online Is Hard to Find

by Life, Hope & Truth Contributor
September 11, 2014 • 4 minute read

Our online culture often encourages individuals to openly express opinions in hostile ways. But is this the way God wants Christians to communicate? While browsing the news feed on Facebook...

When Depression Turns Deadly: Understanding Suicide

by Debbie Caudle
September 3, 2014 • 5 minute read

Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, Vincent van Gogh—these are all famous individuals who died by their own hand. Why do people commit suicide?

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