Favorite Christmas Traditions from Crossway Kids’ Book Authors
Read what the authors of Crossway kids' books had to say about their favorite Christmas traditions, and perhaps even find inspiration to incorporate new traditions into your own celebrations this year.
Do You Idolize a Picture-Perfect Home?
Gloria Furman
Christian, everything God has for you is grace upon grace because of what Jesus has done for you.
Talking about Heaven with a Grieving Person
Nancy Guthrie
What do you do when that’s the way everyone is talking about someone who has died, but you’re not sure that you ever saw any genuine relationship with Christ?
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.
Pastor, Are You Prepared to Shepherd Your Flock through Dementia?
John Dunlop, MD
The tragedy of dementia is more common than you think. Over 30% of the average church congregation will die with some form of dementia. That represents an enormous challenge in pastoral ministry.
Praying for Fullness this Christmas
John Piper
Paul prays that we would experience Christ’s fullness—not just know about it, but be filled with it.
The Rescuing Love of God
Mike Bullmore
Apart from God, man gets himself into all sorts of spiritually dangerous and eternity-threatening situations.
Remember These Two Things When Your Emotions Feel out of Control
J. Alasdair Groves
There’s something deeply right about being out of control of your emotions. We were not made to control our emotions—at least that we were made to be affected by the world around us.
What Is Our True Comfort in Life and Death?
Matthew McCullough
If you want both comfort in life and death, start by recognizing the truth about the world and about yourself.
Podcast: Don’t Waste Your Waiting (Mark Vroegop)
Mark Vroegop offers his thoughts on the difficult yet important question of what it looks like to wait well as a Christian.
Can Grace and Law Coexist?
Bryan Chapell
The beauty and the goodness of who he is is reflected not only in the grace of God but in the law of God.
The Spiritual Marathon: Two Sides of Perseverance
Mike McKinley
In the book of Jude, we find two realities about perseverance that we must keep in tension if we are to persevere in faith.
God Is Great, God Is Good
Lee Tankersley
Our need to anchor our souls with the reminder of God's goodness and greatness hasn't changed.
Where Is God in a World with So Much Evil?
Collin Hansen
In this video, Collin Hansen offers encouragement for those who struggle to trust God’s justice and goodness in the face of evil and suffering.
You’re Needed, No Matter What Life-Season You’re In
Rosaria Butterfield
Without trying to be somebody you're not, think about how you can be hospitable to those around you in your current season of life.
Spurgeon’s Secret to a Fruitful Ministry
Michael Reeves
Fruitful ministry is less about self and more about Christ.
Overflowing with Peace and Thanksgiving
R. Kent Hughes
When the buckets we carry are full of Christ, our lives are bathed with the peace of God in thanksgiving.
The Question at the Heart of Christianity
Matthew Barrett
Central to our faith is the answer to this question: How is one right with God?
Behind-the-Scenes: The Creation of the ESV Psalms, Read by Kristyn Getty
Giving priority to the Scriptures can help ensure that we make God’s voice the loudest message we hear.
What Your Marriage Desperately Needs
Paul David Tripp
Here is what you have to understand: forgiveness is a vertical commitment that is followed by a horizontal transaction.
What We Can Learn from the Reformation 500 Years Later
Stephen J. Nichols
The Reformation emphasized preaching the gospel with boldness and clarity.
5 Questions for Newlyweds to Consider
Chad Van Dixhoorn,
Emily Van Dixhoorn
Marriage is for mutual support, companionship, reproduction of the human race, and the promotion of sexual purity. Here are five questions to consider when entering into a marriage.
The Spiritual Impact of How We Treat Our Bodies
David Mathis
Go a night or longer without sleep and see if your heart appreciates appropriately, if your mind thinks clearly, or if your will is appropriately calibrated to choose good.
Ours Is a Hungry Generation
Francis A. Schaeffer
Only one Comforter is great enough: the infinite-personal God who exists—that is, the God of Judeo-Christian Scripture. Only He is the sufficient Comforter.
What Is Feminism?
Courtney Reissig
Nearly every few weeks, it seems, another female celebrity is either claiming feminism for herself or renouncing feminism as an unnecessary ideology for women today.
In an Outrage Culture, Choose Respect
Paul David Tripp
We would do well to remember that behind the social media post is someone who was formed by God to bear his likeness.
How Lament Can Help with Racial Reconciliation
Mark Vroegop
When we don't know what to say, lament can become a really helpful language to use.
Why Do We Need a Liturgy for Our Daily Worship?
Jonathan Gibson
It's not whether or not you're going to have a liturgy for your daily quiet time, it's just which kind of liturgy you're going to have.
How to Be Sustained by Crumbs
Abigail Dodds
The Lord has a storehouse of blessing and honor for his people—the question is, are we humble enough to enter as unworthy characters in his story, humble enough to beg for crumbs?
Podcast: Do You Know That Jesus Is Praying for You? (Joel Beeke)
Joel Beeke discusses the doctrine of Christ's ongoing intercession in heaven and why it's more important and spiritually edifying than you may realize.