Online Infidelity

From Guest Contributor, Dr. Linda Mintle At 42, Tara is married but bored. She regularly engages in on-line dating as a way to escape her mundane life. In the past year, she has dated 20 men. She secretly meets them a few times a week and enjoys the time they spend...

The Journal

I was sleeping soundly and was very cozy in my bed one bright sunny morning in April when I was awakened by a still small voice.  “No God, not today”, I responded.  I had just barely started the journey of writing a book.  It was a book I felt like God...

Cops in the Cornfield

Back in high school, there was a certain rite of passage that kids in my neck of the woods seemed to cherish. They would have loud, obnoxious, alcohol-fueled parties, and then they would run into the nearby cornfields to hide when the cops showed up to bust the party....

Freedom in Forgiveness

We live in a society that actually has an epidemic of unforgiveness.  Think about it.  There are so many people walking around upset with someone or something.  They may be walking around upset with a sports team, upset with a child, or upset with the...

Is There Life After Talking?

There are so many young people who are disillusioned with Christianity.  They are disillusioned with bad theology, emotional rants, moral failures, refusal to help the poor (and yes it is refusal when one remains inactive), American flags on church altars and the...