Who Was George Whitefield, and Why Is He Worth Reading Today?
Ian Maddock
As evangelicals, we are theologically indebted to the Protestant Reformation, and we are ecclesiologically indebted to practices and patterns that emerged during the eighteenth century revivals.
Common Mistakes in Evangelism
Jeff Vanderstelt
Listening is one of the most important aspects of evangelism. Speak Jesus into the needs of everyone you share the gospel with.
Where Is God in My Loneliness?
Lydia Brownback
Loneliness serves a purpose: it points us toward community and toward our heavenly Father.
Why Unborn Children Have the Right to Governmental Protection
Wayne Grudem
We have laws against murder because people agree that murder is wrong, and so there are moral standards that underlie many, if not all, of our current laws.
Misunderstood Christian Classics
The way to get attention and be mainstream in the secular establishment is to debunk what has been accepted as true for centuries.
How to Keep Corporate Prayer Focused
Megan Hill
We want to avoid the various negative experiences many of us have faced in corporate prayer.
What Is the Single Best Explanation for Jesus’s Genius?
Peter J. Williams
God invented humans. He invented language. He invented human language. So when you allow that, it’s hardly surprising that he should know such a lot.
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.
How Does the Holy Spirit Beautify the Church?
Dustin Benge
We can't talk about the church without talking about the Holy Spirit. He is our helper. He is our beautifier.
Introducing the ESV Single Column Journaling Bible, Large Print
We get the immeasurable joy of physically wrapping our hands around the Word of God as we try and wrap our minds around its message.
Podcast: The Art Process behind ‘The Biggest Story Bible Storybook’ (Don Clark)
Don Clark discusses what appealed to him (and what scared him) about illustrating the stories of the Bible for The Biggest Story Bible Storybook.
Can We Have Justice without Jesus?
Rebecca McLaughlin
The real question is whether or not we would want justice without Jesus. And there are two reasons why the answer to that question should be ‘no.’
You Are Not What You Do
Michael P. Jensen
It is our achievements that make us; our lack of achievement leaves us wondering who we really are.
Simply Read: Day 8
Day 8 of Simply Read, an 8-day Bible reading challenge through the Gospel of Luke and the book of Acts.
How Christ Has Changed Our Destiny
Dane Ortlund
What does it mean to be united to Christ? It’s a little bit mysterious and elusive.
The Search for Love
Mike Cosper
Maybe in every story is a thread that the human heart that can’t give up the belief that one day, true love will come along.
5 Ways to Use the ‘ESV Story of Redemption Bible’
Use these five features of the ‘ESV Story of Redemption Bible’ to learn how God has brought salvation to mankind throughout human history.
Reading the Bible with Dead Guys: Francis Schaeffer on Romans 5
Francis A. Schaeffer
*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.
Where Is the Promise of the Gospel Found in the Pentateuch?
Ian J. Vaillancourt
There are going to be two lineages, two seeds: one of the woman and one of the serpent. Ultimately, the seed of the serpent is going to bruise the heel of the seed of the woman.
Jen Wilkin Answers Your Questions about Bible Study (Women of the Word Bonus Episode)
Jen Wilkin
In this special bonus episode, Jen Wilkin answers the questions that listeners have sent in about studying the Bible.
How to Pray for a New Year
Paul David Tripp
The one prayer Christ calls us all to pray requires us to let go of our momentary agendas and take up his eternal one.
Finding Rest in a Restless World
It’s easy to settle for a subhuman life. Despite all our efforts, achievements, and success, many of us discover each night that our hearts don’t rest.
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?
Scripture: The Treasure of the Christian Life
Dane Ortlund
When we immerse ourselves in Edwards's writings, we do not find him speaking of Scripture so much as speaking from it.
Trusting When We Don't Understand, Believing When We Can't See
Nancy Guthrie
The question that haunts most people who experience significant suffering and loss—is, “why?”
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.
Christ in All of Scripture – Jonah 2:9-10
This series of posts pairs a brief passage of Scripture with associated study notes drawn from the Gospel Transformation Bible.
What Are You in Awe Of?
Our hearts are always captured by something—that’s how God made us.
How to Comfort the Comfortless
Susan Hunt
Involvement in someone’s pain gives a dimension to a relationship that nothing else is able to do.
The Heart of True Activism
John Piper
One of the most prominent burdens felt by society and church in the early 20th Century was the plight of orphans.