Looking Heavenward Transforms Our Sorrow

The Church Should Mind Its Spiritual Business

Alan D. Strange

The calling, or mission, of the church as the church is to proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth, not to be another merely (or even chiefly) political, social, or economic institution.

10 Things You Should Know about Biblical Typology

Vern S. Poythress

A symbol already has a special meaning when God first presents it in biblical history. But its meaning is more fully revealed when Christ comes, and we see the person for whom the symbolism was designed.

Podcast: What Makes You Long for Heaven? (Cameron Cole)

Cameron Cole shares how God used the unexpected and tragic death of his firstborn son to dramatically shift his daily focus heavenward, revealing the joy-inducing power of an eternal mindset.

10 Lesser-Known References to Jesus in the Old Testament

Vern S. Poythress

The Old Testament contains “types,” that is, symbolic personages and things and events that point to a climactic fulfillment in Christ. Here are ten lesser-known types that point forward to Jesus.

What Temptation Is and Is Not

J. Garrett Kell

Considering sin doesn’t have to mean conceding to it. Knowing this keeps you from being crippled by unnecessary guilt; it gives hope to keep fighting, even when temptation is raging.

5 Things You Must Remember about the Resurrection

Paul David Tripp

What does it look like to look at life through the window of the resurrection? As I assess my life right here, right now, what about the resurrection must I remember? Let me suggest five things.