Podcast: Help! My Christian Life Is a Mess (Lewis & Sarah Allen)
Lewis and Sarah Allen talk about the painful trials and unexpected disappointments in our lives as Christians and what we should do when our faith feels weak or our walk with Christ feels like a mess.
2016 ESV Bible Preview
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Turning High Thoughts to the Help of the Lowly
John Piper
Paul loved God and people. His love for God summoned him ever higher into God’s revealed glory, and his love for people summoned him alongside ordinary folks.
Christ in All of Scripture – Job 42:10–17
This series of posts pairs a brief passage of Scripture with associated study notes drawn from the Gospel Transformation Bible.
Are You Awake in the Gospel?
Jared C. Wilson
Gospel wakefulness persists and endures, settling deep into the heart and the conscience of a believer that it carries through all emotional highs and lows.
Video: Nancy Guthrie on Pretending to Teach the Bible
In this video, popular author and Bible study leader Nancy Guthrie explains a valuable tip for those looking to study the Bible well.
How Can Parents Balance Being Both Firm and Approachable?
Adam Griffin
When I beat myself up for not getting it exactly right, I’m actually making matters worse. I’m not walking in freedom.
We Need a Theological Framework for Racial Reconciliation
Mark Vroegop
It’s really critical that the Bible and theological categories inform the racial reconciliation conversation lest culture and politics become where we start from.
Mom, What Is Your Only Comfort in This Life?
Katie Faris
When our hearts are full of questions and we're asking Why? and How?, so often what we think we want or need is answers to those questions.
Introducing a Devotional Liturgy for the Advent Season
A closer look at two new devotionals for this Christmas season to help Christians effectively prepare their hearts for the arrival of their King and worship him the way he deserves.
Experiencing Gospel Transformation in 2017
Robert W. Yarbrough
Paul teaches that the very resurrection life of Christ dwells in those who have been united to this risen Lord.
Simply Read: Day 5
Day 5 of Simply Read, an 8-day Bible reading challenge through the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts.
Podcast: Can We Really Be Content? (Erik Raymond)
What does it look like to cultivate a spirit of contentment in a world that often seems dead set on helping us do just the opposite?
How to Make Yourself at Home While Awaiting Heaven
Betsy Childs Howard
Fixing our eyes on the home that is to come will help us thrive in this world that is not our home.
Podcast: How to Be Like God without Trying to Be God (Jen Wilkin)
Jen Wilkin helps us understand what the Bible teaches us about how we, as redeemed creatures made in the image of God, are called to reflect God’s character to a watching world.
Reading the Bible with Dead Guys: Martin Luther on Galatians 3:2
Martin Luther
*Reading the Bible With Dead Guys is a weekly blog series giving you the chance to read God’s Word alongside some great theologians from church history.
Give Them Jesus
Jeff Vanderstelt
It is God’s intent that every person who comes into a relationship with him through Jesus Christ eventually will grow up into maturity. And maturity looks like Jesus.
Jesus Is Lovely
John Owen
“He is altogether lovely. This is our beloved, and this is our friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.”
Podcast: Christianity Is Both Easier and Harder Than You Think (Kevin DeYoung)
Kevin DeYoung discusses the reasons we’re so hard on ourselves and what it looks like to truly embrace the freedom and joy of being beloved children of our heavenly Father.
How We Can Cherish the Work of the Holy Spirit
Mike McKinley
John Owen points out three things that we see in the New Testament in terms of how we can go about cherishing the work of the Spirit.
11 Notable Quotes from Come, Let Us Adore Him
Recapture your attention and reactivate your awe for Christ and his coming during Christmastime.
The Image Conscious Disciple
Jonathan K. Dodson
If we are honest, our real image is nowhere near as attractive as we want it to be.
How Birth Teaches Us to Boast
Gloria Furman
While self-awareness is a natural side effect of maturity, God-awareness is a supernatural gift of grace.
Jesus’s Greatest Moments of Willing Suffering
Paul David Tripp
What appeared to be a defeat was another step in the success of Jesus's great redemptive mission. His power was on display, and his power is our hope.
3 Moral Principles to Consider Related to Reproductive Technology
Wayne Grudem
Modern medicine can be used to overcome many diseases and disabilities today. We should view this as a good thing, and as something for which we can give thanks to God.
Podcast: What's Happening to Evangelicalism? (Michael Reeves)
Michael Reeves discusses the term “evangelical,” the different ways it’s used in our culture today, and how we should respond to the cultural baggage often associated with the term.
What Your Complaining Says about God
One of the things that’s important for us to do for our own sanctification is to ask the question, “Why am I grumbling and complaining about this?”
Podcast: The Antidote to a Boring Prayer Life (Donald Whitney)
Donald Whitney talks about a simple, proven approach to prayer that has the potential to transform your spiritual life for the better.
I'd Love to Read More, but...
Dave Kraft
Leaders are life-long learners and one of the best ways that we can know of to keep learning is to keep reading.
ESV.org—How to Highlight and Favorite a Passage
Select verses or sections that you’re using for study, memorization, or devotion, making it easy to return to them quickly and easily.