What does the shift in the “Strength of Youth” standards signify? They motivate adherence by promoting personal values and understanding, just like your dentist!
We often go directly from stimulus to reaction, but we can learn proactive approaches we can take to respond to temptation with a little bit of time and practice.
Americans have misunderstood “Satanic” as either ridiculous fear-mongering or a reliable laugh-line—not appreciating what’s at its core: A worship of self or “self as god.”
Popular culture often uses demonic themes for shock value, with many modern commentators denying the existence of Satan or demons outright. But believers benefit from understanding the reality of demonic influence, and clues to the nature of that influence are found in the demons’ own words in scripture.
Conspiracy theories can be dangerous and outright false. But they can also sometimes be true (opioid epidemic). Rather than write them all off, how can we better discern truth from error?
