Author: Bethany Sundstrom-Smith

In recent weeks another sexual abuse scandal surfaced.  Josh Duggar, of the family on the reality show 19 Kids and Counting from TLC, admitted to sexually molesting several young girls when

Words matter. Actually, the meanings of words matter.  Someone can say something to you, use a word, but if you don’t know what it means, or think it

  Searching for a new church isn’t easy.  Generally it’s frustrating and tedious, especially if you live in an area with several options. In this series I’ve already

I believe one needs to assess three overarching concepts when looking for a new church.  They are: 1. Your personality. 2. The emotional and spiritual maturity of the

I guess I’m a “church hopper.” I never meant to be.  I never set out for this like some sort of goal. In fact, I consider myself a “church stayer”,

Over the last month we featured here on Thinking Through Christianity several articles in a series titled, Why I Go To Church. You can read them here. Read all the

  If you spend any time on the internet you’ve seen articles about all sorts of crazy theological ideas. Or maybe your out-of-state cousin that’s a real Bible-thumper gave you an earful

I always think the saddest part of the year is the day after Christmas.  All that build-up and then nothing. I don’t recall ever having a bad Christmas.  I

  Church service.  That dreaded event.  Both Christians and non-Christians probably have an opinion about a church service.  And it’s probably not that it’s awesome. Church services vary

What does a perfect Christian look like?  Jesus?  I suppose.  But, we’re not Jesus.  What would a real, perfect Christian look like today?  What job would they have,