Valentine’s Day Love Lessons: 3 Biblical Principles for Building A Strong Christian Relationship

Valentine’s Day has a mysterious past with roots in both Christian and ancient Roman customs. According to one account, the church created Valentine’s Day on February 14 (or 15) in an attempt to convert the pagan Lupercalia festival—which was marked by animal sacrifice, intoxication, and the sexual partnering of men and women—to Christianity. According to a different theory, Valentine’s Day honors St. Valentine, a Roman physician and priest who was crucified in 270 AD. Legend has it that he fell in love with his jailer’s daughter, whom he had miraculously…

7 Movies That Reveal the Spiritual Battle Between Good and Evil

It was startling to learn that there were Christian horror movies. Although these movies may not fit into the family-friendly genre, you can determine whether your kids are ready after you’ve seen them. The Bible forewarns us time and again that there is enormous and total evil and that our enemy is seeking to kill and harm us in every way he can. The Bible frequently uses unsettling imagery and statements to convey the existence of evil because these warnings are radical and harsh. Naturally, this does not imply that…

7 Movies That Every Christian Parent Should Watch With Their Family

What movies should we be showing our kids? We want our kids to hear lovely, instructive stories. And we want to share this experience alongside our children. This is a beautiful thing. In time past, the major medium for narrative as a shared experience was film. We may not read books aloud to one another as was common in the past (though we could if we so choose); we may not prioritize the medium of the stage (and what a pleasure it would be if we did); but we still…