Category Archives: Jennifer Slattery

Are You Raising a Sloth or a Servant?

Popular opinion says our culture is becoming increasingly narcissistic, unmotivated, and selfish. Some blame the media, others parents, and still others religious or social institutions. Whether this is true or not, most of us would agree—humans have a tendency to think of themselves first.  In fact, according to many neurologistsRead the Rest…

Dealing With Betrayal P. II

Would you be willing to die for your faith? I suspect this is a question we've all asked ourselves at one point or another, assuming it will always remain hypothetical. And yet, each day, Christ asks us this very question. You may not face an executioner, but death must come,Read the Rest…

Dealing With Betrayal Part. I

In an act of Christian kindness, you open your home and heart to a relative, only to have them turn against you. How could they? When wronged, it can be tempting to seek revenge, vindication, but will this help? Or could this make things worse by keeping our wounds freshRead the Rest…

Battling Anxiety

Why is it our spouses, friends, or family members seem to roll with the punches unscathed, while we worry about every what-if? And when we try to talk about it, others smile and quote Matthew 6 where Jesus commands us not to worry. We nod, and thank them, admitting howRead the Rest…

Parenting Prodigals

  Wouldn’t it be nice if parenting came with guarantees? If there was a simple mathematical formula you could follow—hold Jonny X number of hours, read X number of stories, and take him to church X times a week, and viola! You’ll produce a happy, successful, Christ-centered offspring. Unfortunately, lifeRead the Rest…