Author: Paul Santhouse

I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I’m also a husband, father, and grandpa. And I’m part of the Moody Publishers* team. Since I've worked with books for nearly four decades, and I believe the local church is where we become the kind of people Jesus would be in our shoes, that's mostly what this blog is about. Thanks for visiting. Paul *As this is my personal blog, the views and opinions expressed herein are my own, not those of my employer.

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A letter from a former student, now in the workplace . . . May I tell you about my life? I am surrounded by people, especially when I work days. There are guys everywhere, and they all want one thing. Sex. They brush past me, lightly touching some part of my body, neither by accident […]

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Christian Smith is a sociologist. His extensive research on emerging adults reveals a simple power. Regardless of sophisticated youth programming, mission trips, youth group and church busy-ness, kids adopt Christian values through two primary means: 1. The authentic life of their parents 2. Establishing a habit of prayer and bible reading The secondary helps of […]

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In publishing, there are two types of authors. 1. Those who observe patterns 2. Those who create patterns The first group observes, takes notes, and searches for meaning. For example, a marriage counselor hearing the same thing over and over, keeping track, and noticing that these words, behaviors, or beliefs nearly always result in these […]

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We met with a student over the weekend who has officially decided against the faith. Super bright, open, pleasant and polite — just doesn’t believe. Why not? 1. Questions. Sovereignty and free will, reliability of Scripture, boilerplate skepticism. 2. Evidence. Doesn’t see evidence at church or among Christians that there’s any difference between Christians and […]