Don’t Risk It All
My husband is a good, hard-working man, who has been stuck in a job he really doesn’t like for almost 10 years. He came to me the other day with an idea to cash out his 401(k) and use the money to open a business. He has always loved the idea of going into business […]
Parenting Your Adult Children
The 2006 movie Failure to Launch, a movie starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew McConaughey is a comedy, but it shows one of the many issues parents face with their young adult children. Failure to launch is a known struggle when young adults remain dependent on their parents, and parents struggle when their adult children […]
A Biblical Viewpoint
In the January Faith Radio Ministry Magazine, a free publication released four times yearly, I shared an article: Seeing Cultural Trends Through a Biblical Lens. I wrote, “We can recognize the sufficiency of Scripture to speak to not only how we can live our individual lives to the glory of God, as disciples of Jesus […]
Advice From an Atheist:
Be More Christian, Not Less
Several years ago, I wrote a book about how I’m tired of taking sides. But sometimes taking sides is unavoidable. When faced with Jesus’ claim that He is “the way, the truth, and the life” and that no one comes to God the Father except through Him, we have to choose. Do we believe Him […]
Are We Living in the Last Days? Four Views of the Hope We Share About Revelation and Christ’s Return
by Bryan Chapell
The world is a mess. The world is a mess and seems to be getting messier. I could draw up an inventory of all the wars and conflicts, the diseases and disasters, the rise of immorality and decline of virtue, but that would be to tell you what you have already observed and already know. […]
Choose Better Five Biblical Models for Making Ethical Decisions
by T. David Gordon
Over the course of a lifetime, not to mention over the course of any given month or week, we have to make many decisions. Some of them are consequential and some insignificant, some change the course of our lives and some barely even register. Yet as Christians we know we are responsible before God to […]
Letting Your Voice Be Heard… Wisely
The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking… (Proverbs 15:28) Words. A lot of words are said every day. A lot of words are heard every day. And on most days more words are said than heard. We find ourselves in an interesting time in history. But this is not an interesting time because […]
Thank You For 25 Years
As the Publisher of River Region Christians, I write to you with a mixture of gratitude and heartfelt reflection in this final issue. After 25 years of monthly publications, we have decided to close this chapter of our journey. Our mission, rooted in spreading the Gospel and fostering unity among Christians, has been a labor […]
Are You Willing to Live Out the Gospel in Front of Your Kids?
In today’s world, being a parent can feel like being a superhero – you think you need to be perfect all the time. However, Paul David Tripp, in his insightful book “Age of Opportunity”, offers a refreshing perspective that might change the way you think about your role as a parent, especially during the challenging […]
How to Know When You Should Offer Advice/Help
I’m worried about my younger brother, and I need some advice. He’s divorced and has a son, and lately, it seems like he only wants to be a dad when it’s convenient. On top of this, he’s very irresponsible with money for someone in their thirties. Our mom and dad passed away several years ago, […]