It is no accident that the words “disciple” and “discipline” come from the same Latin root word meaning “teaching”. As disciples of the Lord Jesus, we are taught through discipline. The chief teaching ...

“So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.” — Bible (Matthew 23:3) Joe and Jane consider themselves to be Christians ...

“The problem with everyday life is it’s so daily.” I don’t know who said that originally, but I’ve thought it many times. Life seems easy during the exciting moments – special events, lavish parties, ...

With all of the fads, trends and here-today-gone-tomorrow crazes of the diet industry, it's refreshing and reassuring to encounter a tried-and-true method. Carol Showalter's 1975 book, 3D: Diet, ...

Discipline is quite the virtue. There are thousands of books devoted to instilling it, working toward it, trying to gain it. A simple search on Amazon yields 446,614 book titles on the topic. The ...

Nine-year-old Harry knew his mother's rules, as age-old as the act of parenting itself: No ball playing in the house. And yet he couldn't seem to help himself. Again and again, his mother, Lisa, would ...

We do no one any favors if we ignore or downplay core beliefs. The response was not surprising. Some called it a “purge”; others a “witch hunt.” In October, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) ...

Misusing terminology is not simply a matter of semantics. A person who confuses the meaning of words is likely to behave accordingly. That occurred to me during a conversation with a parent who was ...