The Biggest Challenge the Church Faces Today Is to Think Differently than the World
D. A. Carson
The greatest challenge that the church faces today to avoid thinking like the world is the same as the greatest challenge that the church always faces to avoid thinking like the world.
Podcast: Snakes and Satan in the Story of Scripture (Andy Naselli)
Where do snakes and dragons appear in the story of Scripture and what part do they play in the history of Redemption?
Podcast: Why Every Christian Should Care about Adoption (Russell Moore)
Russell Moore shares his own family’s adoption journey, explaining why adoption is important for all Christians—even those who never actually adopt.
The Touch of Compassion
Dane Ortlund
When Jesus, the Clean One, touched an unclean sinner, Christ did not become unclean. The sinner became clean.
This Day in History: John Stott Was Born
Tim Chester
On this day in history John Stott, one of the most influential Christian leaders of the twentieth century, was born. This year marks the centenary of his birth.
This Day in History: John Newton Was Born (and Surrendered His Life to the Lord)
Tony Reinke
“The day is now arrived when I propose to close all my deliberations on this subject with a solemn, unreserved, unconditional surrender of myself to the Lord.”
Have You Ever (Really) Read the Bible?
John Piper
True understanding of Scripture comes when we set aside our earthly and sinful desires and instead seek God's glory.
4 Things to Remember When Fighting for Faith
Crawford W. Loritts Jr.
How do we maintain our confidence when we are in the heat of the battle and we’re confronted with stuff we’ve never seen or experienced before?
Podcast: C. S. Lewis on Truth, Beauty, and the Human Heart (Joe Rigney)
Joe Rigney explores the legacy of one of the most beloved Christian thinkers and writers of the 20th century.
Free E-Book: "Practicing Affirmation" by Sam Crabtree
Why do so many of our relationships suffer from alienation, indifference, and even hostility?
Blessed: The Theology of the Book of Revelation with Tom Schreiner (Episode 4)
Nancy Guthrie
Join Nancy Guthrie as she talks with Thomas Schreiner about how our reading of the book of Revelation is impacted by our theology of the Trinity, judgment, and eschatology.
The Backbone of the Bible
Peter J. Gentry,
Stephen J. Wellum
What, we may well ask, in literary terms, is the plot structure of the Old Testament or even of the entire Bible as a single text?
Practical Suggestions for Cultivating Communion with God
Kelly M. Kapic
We were made by God to find our greatest joy in fellowship and communion with God.
A Mother’s Heart-Cry
Katie Faris
Every hour I need you. Morning, noon, and night. Every minute and every second. Every breath. More than anything else in my life, motherhood has illuminated my need for God. You too?
5 Tips for Being a Faithful (and Not Just Busy) Mom
Courtney Reissig
Only God is God, so only God gets his to-do list done at the end of the day.
Help! My Sunday Mornings Are Chaotic
Jani Ortlund
You have the opportunity of passing on to your children a deep love for Sunday mornings. Children learn to love what their parents love.
How to Be Content in Plenty or in Need
Barbara Hughes
Women who love God and love his word find sources of joy and satisfaction that surpass any the world has to offer.
Why Listening to a Podcast Is Not a Substitute for Going to Church
Brett McCracken
Going to a church has many benefits. If you are physically able to attend a church, you should make it a priority.
The Church’s Most Powerful Witness to the World
J. Mack Stiles
God is using the power of the church’s shared witness in remarkable ways all over the world.
Why Do Traditions Matter?
Noël Piper
Although we cannot bequeath God to our children, we can help them know him and understand him in ways that prepare them to believe in his name.
Materialism: The Material Girl
James Montgomery Boice
A fourth “ism” which is part of the “pattern of this world” is materialism.
You Were Designed for Spirituality
Justin L. McLendon,
Christopher W. Morgan
Humans are created good and blessed beyond measure, being made in God’s image, with an unhindered relationship with God, and with freedom.
How Not to Share the Gospel at Christmas
Paul David Tripp
Christmas is a wonderful opportunity to share the hope of Christ with people in your life—both in word and deed.
An Open Letter to Those Suffering in the Hospital
Kathryn Butler
Perhaps in the hospital bed, you try to pray but can’t find the words. The spiritual disciplines upon which you’ve depended seem oceans away.
Podcast: What Pastors Can Learn from Richard Baxter (Tim Cooper)
Tim Cooper discusses the importance of Richard Baxter, a Puritan responsible for many key (if not misunderstood or difficult to read) treatises on church doctrine and the role of ministry.
How Did Jesus’s Stories Get Passed On?
Peter J. Williams
Some seek to explain how the stories were passed from Jesus into the Gospels, but that question, though tending to get primacy in academic discussion, is actually secondary.
Why Modern Christians Should Stay Hitched to Church History
Gavin Ortlund
Theological retrieval is a way to draw attention to things that you were assuming that you didn’t even know that you assumed.
Introducing the Greek Scripture Journal: 1–3 John
A new Scripture journal great for college or seminary students learning Greek, pastors preparing for sermons.
Was Jehu’s Cunning Against the Baal Worshipers a Good Thing?
John Woodhouse
In Israel in the ninth century BC, under the influence of the house of Ahab, people had exchanged the truth about God for a lie. The lie was Baal.
Husbands, It’s Time to Start Leading Family Worship
Donald S. Whitney
The worthiness of God to receive your family’s worship each day is reason enough to start practicing family worship today.