What Is New about the New Covenant? (Jeremiah 31)
Jerry Hwang
Since the old covenant could be broken by disobedience, the new covenant will impart a greater ability to obey. The result will be the kind of covenant relationship that Yahweh has always sought with his people.
10 Things You Should Know about Communion with Christ
Benjamin M. Skaug
Before we can have communion (or fellowship) with Christ, we must first be in a right relationship with him. That relationship can only come from our being in union with Christ.
What Should Christians Think about Same-Sex Marriage?
Kevin DeYoung
What’s the big deal about marriage? Why not let people have whatever relationships they choose and call them whatever they want? Why go to the trouble of sanctioning a specific relationship and giving it a unique legal standing?
The Origins of the Red-Letter Bible
Crossway talks about Lous Klopsch and the origins of the red-letter Bible.
What George Mueller Can Teach Us about Prayer
Donald S. Whitney
George Mueller (1805–1898) is widely considered one the greatest men of prayer and faith since the days of the New Testament.
This Day in History: The Death of Martin Luther
Herman Selderhuis
On this day in history, as night turned to day on February 18th, the earthly life of Martin Luther, the most famous man of the sixteenth century, came to an end.
10 Things You Should Know about Missions and the Local Church
Andy Johnson
World missions and the work of the local church are integrally related, both ultimately existing to bring honor to Christ among the nations.
The Hidden Cancer in Our Churches
Michael Reeves
What is the most urgent need of the church today? Better leadership? Better training? Healthier giving? Orthodoxy? Moral integrity?
10 Things You Should Know about the Danger of Media
Tony Reinke
Why do we seek spectacles? Because we’re human—hardwired with an unquenchable appetite to see glory.
11 Passages to Read When You Lose Your Job
Losing your job can be discouraging and confusing. Lean on the eternal hope of Christ in a difficult time with these Bible passages.
Did Jesus Descend to Hell? (Ephesians 4)
Benjamin L. Merkle
God is the Divine Warrior who ascends to his throne after defeating his enemies. Here, Christ is the victorious conqueror who ascends to his throne in heaven after defeating the spiritual forces.
10 Things You Should Know about Studying the Bible
Drew Hunter
We study the Bible because it is God’s word to the world. We want to hear him.
Did a Faithless Gideon Use a Fleece to Test God’s Will? (Judges 6)
Miles V. Van Pelt
It is always in the context of human weakness that the Lord achieves his greatest victories, even the weakness of his own Son’s death on the cross.
10 Key Bible Verses on Glorification
And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
5 Myths about Gender Identity
Samuel D. Ferguson
While we should be careful not to reduce gender to cultural stereotypes, we must realize that uprooting gender from biology effectively kills it. If gender can be anything, it ends up being nothing.
10 Key Bible Verses on Blessing
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.
How to Fight Your Phone Idolatry
Brett McCracken
When we scroll immoderately, we become idolaters, hopelessly hooked into a drip feed of sweet-tasting poison that will never satisfy. If we can’t break free, we’ll scroll ourselves to spiritual death.
What Did Jesus Teach about Family?
David W. Jones,
Andreas J. Köstenberger
Believers are called to seek first God’s kingdom and his righteousness, even when it brings them into conflict with natural family obligations.
10 Things You Should Know about Sound Doctrine
Bobby Jamieson
Bobby Jamieson lists ten things we should know about sound doctrine.
6 Lessons from Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen's classic novel, Pride and Prejudice contains some poignant lessons for Christians. Learn more about how her characters can point us to the Gospel.
Kids Bible Reading Plans
With a little intentionality, adults can help build a foundation of biblical literacy in children from an early age.
5 Ways the COVID-19 Pandemic Points Us to the Gospel
Paul David Tripp
When we are weary and distraught, we have a place to go. Jesus welcomes us to come to him and cast our cares on him.
What Does Romans 6:23 Mean?
Robert W. Yarbrough
Life is complex. Gray areas abound. Yet Jesus taught that we all face a simple but fateful either/or: a wide way leading to woe, or a narrow way leading to life.
5 Myths about Complementarianism
Andreas J. Köstenberger,
Margaret Elizabeth Köstenberger
Complementarian interpretation of Scripture holds that God’s creation purpose for man and woman entails equality of individual value but also distinct roles.
Does Rahab Show Us That It's Sometimes Okay to Lie? (Joshua 2)
David Reimer
Although sparingly told—or perhaps because it is sparingly told—the tiny drama has exercised a fascination out of all proportion to its size.
Why Does Paul Tell the Church to Deliver Someone to Satan? (1 Corinthians 5)
Andrew David Naselli
God’s church must be unleavened or pure. Tolerating unrepentant sexual immorality ruins the whole church’s purity.
The Most Powerful Message Tim Keller Ever Preached
Matt Smethurst
Tim Keller’s teaching shone brightest when the topic was the darkest. But it wasn’t just his teaching that glimmered in the dark.
7 Tips for Cultivating Deeper Relationships at Church
Jeremy Linneman
Belonging is much deeper than fitting in, and it’s much more satisfying than merely having other people around. To belong is one of our deepest human needs.
7 Tips for Loving “Those” People in Your Church
Jamie Dunlop
What do you do with “those” people in your church—the ones who drive you crazy? If love at church were easy, how would that testify to the power of his saving work in our lives?
9 Powers of Satan That Are Not Ultimate
John Piper
While God has his reasons for permitting Satan to exist and pursue evil, he has never given, nor will give to Satan any freedom that God himself doesn't restrain and decisively direct for his purposes.