Saul Had an Extraordinary, Supernatural Conversion—and So Did You
Isn’t it interesting how God saves people? And whom God saves? And how he changes them? It’s often the people we least expect and in a way we would never expect.
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Saul Had an Extraordinary, Supernatural Conversion—and So Did You
Isn’t it interesting how God saves people? And whom God saves? And how he changes them? It’s often the people we least expect and in a way we would never expect.
God speaks in light of who he is and what he has done, and we respond back to God.
Practical Tips for Expository Preachers
Alistair Begg shares five tips that he learned from an older minister when he was a theological student.
Why Tim Keller Taught That Sin Isn’t Just “Missing the Mark”—It’s Misplaced Worship
An idol is a good thing made into an ultimate thing. And how do you know if you’ve made a good thing into an ultimate thing? Well, how do you respond when it’s threatened or lost?
Because God controls all things, he can ultimately work all things for our good, even those things that others mean for evil.
Casting off the old self and walking in love is only possible through God's work in us as new creation.
The church is led to maturity on her mission through intentional, earnest, persistent intercessory prayer. A man of God leads from his knees!
How Stories Teach Kids about Sin
The calling to raise children to love God and hate sin is daunting, and Christian parents should avail themselves of all the help they can get.
There’s No Heaven That Envy Can’t Turn into Hell
Envy is one of those sins that hides and lurks. And so many times we can be experiencing envy that's robbing our joy, and yet we're not even aware that we're struggling with the sin of envy.
How Puritan Women Are Misunderstood Today
You don't have to agree with Puritan women, but it does mean that you have to allow them to tell their own stories in their own words before you start to interpret them for yourself.
Help! My Kids Are Bored This Summer
We can help our children begin to take ownership over their time—and to recognize it's given to them by God to steward well.
How the Gospel Transforms Our Productivity
To be productive is to embrace the reality of what God does in us and to respond in worship through our work and our rest.
Why You Shouldn't Ignore Your Conscience
Your conscience can function like a moral version of your nervous system.
10 Verses that Have Been Central to Wayne Grudem’s Life
After being presented with a collection of essays in his honor, Wayne Grudem reflects on the verses that have impacted his life and ministry.
A Simple Way to Think about Sanctification
Walking with and becoming like our Savior are two important dimensions of sanctification.
3 Battles Your Teen Faces Every Day
Teens must stand up against the untruths they hear from culture and from within themselves.
What Is Distinct about the Theology of Galatians?
No compromise can be accepted or tolerated when it comes to the gospel, and all teachings and teachers must be evaluated and measured by the gospel revealed to us by Jesus Christ himself.
If Someone Asked You What the Bible Is About, What Would You Say?
No human being, no matter how brilliant, insightful, or experienced, would have been able to write the grand biblical story. God chooses to surprise us again and again.
An Open Letter to the Church on the Issue of Infertility
Recognizing that many couples in your church community are infertile will invariably change the way you think about your community.
4 Things that Make the Bible Literary
The subject of literature is human experience. We should read the Bible through that lens.
Introducing ‘The Hebrew Old Testament, Reader’s Edition’
This new edition was created with both new and seasoned Hebrew readers in mind to accelerate facility with the original language text.
George Whitefield’s Theology of Sin and Salvation
George Whitefield held that no aspect of human nature remains unpolluted by the effects of the fallen nature every individual inherits from our first parents.
John MacArthur's Story: A Passion for Doctrine
John MacArthur, Richard Mayhue
I grew up with an appreciation that the Bible contained truth—completely consistent and coherent because God was behind all of it.
The ESV is an “essentially” translation of the Bible in contemporary English emphasizing “word-for-word” accuracy, literary excellence, and depth of meaning.
Grace Gives Us a New Way to Live
The most outrageous acts of penance in the world are powerless to do what needs to be done—radically transform your heart. So you and I are left with only one final option.
Why do we need suggestions on how to express gratitude? Shouldn’t a truly grateful heart just naturally overflow in expressing that gratefulness?
Dear Pastor . . . Pride Is a Subtle Enemy
How frequently does pride come with us into our studies and sit with us as we prepare our sermon? How often does it choose our subject and more often choose our words and ornaments?
Answering Kids’ Hardest Questions: Why Can’t I Have Screen Time All the Time?
Andrew T. Walker, Christian Walker
There is no Bible verse that says, “Thou shalt not use an iPad,” or a commandment that says “You can have twenty-five minutes of screen time per day.”
Falling Behind in Your Bible Reading Plan Isn’t Your Greatest Danger
Perhaps the biggest danger in reading and studying our Bibles is to miss the whole point, which is to miss encountering Jesus, the risen Lord and Savior of us all.
The very rhythms of the world are a pointer to what it means to be part of the created order as a human being.