Brian Croft and Cara Croft. The Pastor’s Family: Shepherding Your Family through the Challenges of Pastoral Ministry.Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013. 176 pp. $ 16.99. by Jonathon D. Woodyard When the Apostle Paul lists the qualifications for pastoral ministry he indicates that a pastor must “manage his own household well” (1 Tim 3:3). Brian and Cara Croft...

The Story: California gay conversion therapy ban upheld.  By Howard Mintz at the San Jose Mercury News The Lead: “In a decision that could spark a U.S. Supreme Court review, a federal appeals court on Thursday upheld the (California’s) new law barring the practice of counseling minors to convert from homosexuality (aka conversion therapy), rejecting the free...

Editor’s Note: At Karis, we care about helping women understand God’s word and his design in every season in life. That is why we are doing a series for college students. Today’s post continues this series with a discussion on the importance of the local church for college students. We hope you will continue to...

As you relax and enjoy this day of rest, consider these words about our work from John Piper. Regardless of where we work, whether it is in the home, in our church, or in the marketplace, all of our work should be done with God’s glory in mind. Let me sum up then this simple...

by Kyle Worley Like Neo in the Matrix. Like a unicorn outside of a fairy tale. The “one” is a mythical concept that leads us to believe that there is only “One” out there who can meet our deepest needs.  Countless romantic comedies revolve around the notion of the “One,” and love songs ooze with...

By Jasmine Baucham I’m Not a Baby I went out to catch the mail truck yesterday, and the postal worker asked me if I could get my mother to move her car… Which is actually my car…that I own… because I’m old enough to drive… and conceal a handgun inside… if I wanted to. (I’m...