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The Key Difference Between Entertaining and Christian Hospitality

Rosaria Butterfield

In a world that doesn’t understand intimacy and would rather mouth off on social media than sit around a dinner table and talk about real things, it takes practice to embrace some awkwardness.

Annual Cicadas and Everyday Theology

Devon Provencher, Jessica Robyn Provencher

Theology doesn’t have to happen in a classroom. It can start with a bug, a question, or a car ride, and grow into a joyful discovery of who God is and how he’s at work in everything around us.

J. C. Ryle on True Heart Religion and Counterfeit Faith

Andrew Atherstone

One of the keynotes of Victorian evangelical piety was “heart religion"—experiential, personal, and emotionally engaged, in contrast to Christian legalism, nominalism, formalism, and barren orthodoxy.

One of the Best Defenses Against Depression That Never Gets Mentioned

Rebecca McLaughlin

If you aren’t currently a churchgoer and you start attending weekly, you reduce your chances of developing depression by a third.

8 Questions About Predestination

Joel R. Beeke, Paul M. Smalley

The doctrine of predestination, including both election and reprobation, has long been controversial. The Bible clearly teaches that God is sovereign over all things. He saves sinners by his grace alone.

7 Suggestions for When You’re Struggling to Worship Joyfully

Ryanne J. Molinari

We will not always brim over with delight on Sunday mornings. So, what are we to do when we find ourselves worshiping without joy?