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Originally posted on Substack: https://charper.substack.com/p/the-front-porch Every day, from the moment we open our eyes, we are being discipled. Not just by sermons and podcasts but by something deeper, more invisible. We are being discipled by narratives. By...
When Faith Meets Pain
By nearly every measure, we possess more tools, more comfort, and more access to information than any generation before us. We can order groceries from our phones, cross oceans in a matter of hours, and connect with people on the other side of the globe instantly....
There Will Be Tears: Christian Dating Amid Dating Chaos
We are in a new chapter now. Ours is a post-purity-culture world. Books are now being published about the damage it caused to a generation of young people. Joshua Harris, the champion of "kissing dating goodbye," has lost both his marriage and his faith. Jen Hatmaker...
Your Kids Are Hooked: How Gambling Is Taking Over Gen Z and Alpha
In the quiet suburb where I grew up, the dangers facing kids seemed straightforward, almost quaint by today's standards. But imagine, if you will, a modern parent—let's call her Sarah—sitting at the kitchen table, scrolling through her teenager's bank app on a whim....
SLEEPING OVER | Convenience Without Cohabitation
It’s late. You’ve been out with your girlfriend—BBQ, movies, a few drinks. Now you’re faced with a decision: do you let her drive home after drinking, or offer her your bed while you take the couch? Or, more commonly do you sleep together as convenience dictates.
The Art of Rest: Sabbath in a World ThatNever Logs Off
Our workweeks bleed into our weekends. We attend meetings while driving, reply to emails at dinner, and doomscroll into restless nights.
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The Infant God of Christmas
Strictly speaking, the only time God ever changed was in a manger. That is the problem with being infinite, omnipotent, and all the rest. The theologians have a fancy word for this: immutability. It means that God does not shift. He does not evolve. He does not wake...
A Humble Vision for the Santa Tradition
During a season marked by unity, many Christians have found a particularly unflattering way to quarrel. Truly, the Santa Claus debate has descended to new depths of ugliness with the advent of YouTube and social media, but this is not to say that the conversation...
Clocks and Gas Lamps: The Industrialization of the Soul
I think a lot about exhaustion lately. Maybe because I'm often exhausted. Whenever I feel this burnout, my mind always wanders back to history to look for the roots of things because I need to understand why we are the way we are, and why modern life feels so...
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Understanding the Armor of God: Practical Applications for Men
Living a life committed to Christ isn’t a walk in the park. It’s more like a long, gritty hike through beautiful but unpredictable terrain.
How to Support Your Wife’s Spiritual Growth
Ephesians 5:25 tells us, “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.” He is our model.
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The Bible isn’t just another book; it’s the foundation of our faith and the guide for how we are called to lead, love, and serve.
The Importance of Sabbath Rest in a Man’s Life
If you’re like most men, you probably have a to do list as long as your arm today. Taking time to rest does not come naturally to most of us.
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Let’s get something straight right out of the gate: every man who’s walked seriously with Jesus has wrestled with doubt.
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