Posts by Taigen Joos
You Can’t Outsource Parenting
Parenting is something like a glorious agony. If you have been a parent for any length of time, you can understand what I mean. I have two children, a boy and a girl who are twins. They truly are blessings from the Lord as the psalmist wrote, but every moment of parenting has not been…
Read MoreTraining Our Brains
May the mind of Christ my Savior Live in me from day to day; By his love and pow’r controlling All I do and say. – Kate B. Wilkinson (1859-1928) These words should strike a nerve in the hearts of Christians. Taken from the text of Philippians 2:5, Wilkinson captures in poetic language what should…
Read MoreTeens and Technology
As Christian parents living in the 21st century, we must deal with a world of technology. Televisions, DVD players, cell phones, tablets, computers, etc. have infiltrated our society. While there is value in technological advances, there are also some dangers that Christian families must be aware of. As parents, we are responsible to protect our…
Read MoreHumility, the Queen of Virtues for Both the Old and the Young
The fact that there is a “generation gap” within biblical fundamentalism should not be a surprise to anyone. This is what generations do: gap. The main issue is to determine the best way to bridge the gap. Humility must be exhibited by both the “younger” as well as the “older” fundamentalists. As a forty-four-year-old, I…
Read MoreThe Need for Healthy Fundamentalism
I recently read an article by Roger Olson, American Evangelical Christianity: A Failed Movement? Olson says that he “grew up in the ‘thick’ of American evangelical Christianity.” Olson has written much about evangelical Christianity, and recently wrote this post on patheos.com. Needless to say, that is an intriguing title, and the article is a helpful…
Read MoreThe Global Pandemic of Biblical Illiteracy
Every day there are new headlines spotlighting the Coronavirus pandemic across the world. Our news feeds are flooded with stories, statistics, and opinions about what is going on. No doubt, every church in our country, and around the world, is making decisions that, in some way, have the virus in mind. Pastors who are worth…
Read MoreThe Christian and Authority
One of the most difficult subjects for Christians to be honest about is the subject of authority. The reason for this struggle is because of our innate sin nature that desires no authority but our own. We do not want anyone or anything else telling us what we can and cannot do, what we should…
Read MoreMarriage, Yelling, and the Holy Spirit
Any pastor who has served for a period of years inevitably has counselled married couples who struggle in their marriage. The reasons for these struggles are quite varied, but rarely (if ever) one-sided in nature. One significant area of struggle is communication between husband and wife. How does the husband speak to his wife? How…
Read MoreFive Ways for a Christian Husband to Show Love to His Wife
One of the primary jobs of a husband, according to the Bible, is to love his wife as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25ff). While there are other things involved, I believe this responsibility is critical for any Christian husband to follow. Yet this calling has a web of nuances and applications that span many…
Read MoreYour Choices Impact Future Generations
Choices lead to consequences. Good choices have positive consequences; sinful choices have negative consequences. Those statements are not surprising to us, yet we often forget them, or at least don’t think much about them. We make choices every day, but we do not always see the consequences of those choices. In addition, sometimes we don’t…
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