Back in 2010 I spent some time in Uganda and was asked by a local pastor, “What do Americans think of (then) President Barack Obama?” I don’t think this dear brother realized how loaded of a question this was! It…
Jonathan Haidt. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. New York, NY: Penguin Press, 2024. Abigail Shrier. Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up. New York, NY: Sentinel, 2024. Parenting…
Jon Tyson. The Intentional Father: A Practical Guide to Raise Sons of Courage and Character. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2021. As a pastor to many men and a father to four sons, I was eager to read Jon Tyson’s…
Children are a gift from the Lord. Instructing one’s children to follow the Lord is a sacred undertaking, filled with both deep challenges and profound joys. But it is also a duty. While many such examples can be proffered from…
There may be no better example of the Reformation in action than in the home life of the Puritans, who masterfully applied God’s Word to every area of life and developed a biblical, positive, and lavish perspective on the family…
Four days after being sworn in as the nation’s fiftieth vice president, J.D. Vance stood on stage at the nation’s premier pro-life event and declared, “I want more babies in the United States of America.”[1] Vance’s remarks were not unexpected,…
When it comes to raising children, what is the goal? Admitting there are many things we should accomplish, are they all equally important? To get at this question, let’s posit three bins representing the following categories: first-order, secondary, and, tertiary…
Imagine you’re cleaning up after your mother’s fiftieth birthday party when she pulls you aside, her expression uneasy. She takes your hands and says, “I need to tell you something. You have two sisters you’ve never known about.” Shock and…
I was riding through the Romanian countryside when my host pointed to a large flock of sheep. At the head of the flock was a shepherd who was driving several goats. Behind followed the flock of sheep. My host observed,…
Moral questions surrounding the issue of surrogacy were brought directly to my attention during an Uber ride in Dallas, Texas in 2019.[1] Having attended a conference in the Dallas metroplex, I secured an Uber driver to take me back to…
Editor’s note: This essay was originally published by Barnabas Magazine: Republished with permission. June 24, 2022, was a momentous day for which we should give thanks to God—wherever we live. The biblical conviction that every human life has…
What would happen if everyone stopped having children? The Children of Men — P.D. James’s 1992 dystopian novel about a world where women have become infertile — depicts one hopeless and chaotic outcome. The question her story raises is increasingly…
