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J. C. Ryle on True Heart Religion and Counterfeit Faith
One of the keynotes of Victorian evangelical piety was “heart religion"—experiential, personal, and emotionally engaged, in contrast to Christian legalism, nominalism, formalism, and barren orthodoxy.
Read-Aloud Video: ‘Arlo and the Keep-Out Club’
Watch a video and enjoy hearing this children's story about the danger of peer pressure and the joy of friendship with Jesus, read aloud by its author.
Mom, What Is Your Only Comfort in This Life?
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.
Learn about the new and notable resources releasing this month, including Sharing Christ in Joy and Sorrow by Chris Bruno and the ESV Expository Commentary 12-Volume Set.
The theological doctrine of calling is a rich, rich doctrine all of us should wrestle with and embrace.
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.
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.
8 Notable Quotes from Ten Words to Live By
Are Christians to disregard the law or embrace it with joy? Learn to see the law of God as a feast for your famished soul.
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.
Making Disciples Like a Soldier, Athlete, Farmer . . . Mom
Your prayer-full, hope-filled work of evangelism and discipleship—done through the strengthening grace of Jesus—gives him praise that echoes in eternity.
Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation?
What if my sins are too great? What if God doesn’t welcome me in? Baptism reminds us that God has marked you out as belonging to him.
Where Do We First See the Hope of the Resurrection in the Bible?
When you read what New Testament authors say, Jesus’s resurrection has fulfilled an earlier hope. And we can see that the resurrection is an ancient notion.
The True Test of a Gospel-Centered Church
Salvation from the judgment of God into fellowship with God is all of God. It is not of us.
Practically Caring for Others in the Midst of COVID
It behooves us all to reach out and stay connected with people who are working in the hospital right now.
It’s so unfair. Have you ever said that to God? Or even if you haven’t said it, did you think it? I know I have. I love the answer that Psalm 73 gives to this question of the fairness of God.
“He is altogether lovely. This is our beloved, and this is our friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.”
As the summer winds down and school and small groups recommence, find some resources to get back into your study of God's Word.
While self-awareness is a natural side effect of maturity, God-awareness is a supernatural gift of grace.
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: Understanding the Presence of God (Ryan Lister)
What does the Bible say about the presence of God, and how does it relate the Christian life?
4 Ways to Strengthen Your Marriage This Christmas Season
Be intentional to focus on the gospel this Christmas. Here are some suggestions for how to do this in your marriage this year.
Secularism: The Cosmos Is All That Is
Secularism, more than any other single word, aptly describes the mental framework and value structure of the people of our time.
ESV.org—How to Use Supplemental Study Resources
Go Deeper in Your Study of God's Word Did you know that you can access supplemental study resources with ESV.org? To open the library and see which study resources are available for your account, click …
Why Land Is More than Real Estate
After the resurrection of Jesus, God sends the Holy Spirit, who fills not just Israel, but the whole earth with his glory.
Podcast: Why Are We Apathetic about What Really Matters? (Uche Anizor)
Uche Anizor discusses seven deadly causes of spiritual apathy that we should all be on the lookout for and how to take steps back toward God when we realize we’re not doing well.
Introducing the ESV Gospel of John, Share the Good News Edition
This beautifully crafted edition of the Gospel of John is perfect for churches to use in their outreach efforts.
Podcast: The Life and Mind of C. S. Lewis (Harry Lee Poe)
Learn fascinating details about the start of Lewis’s career, his personal faith, the relationships that would shape his world, and the books that would make his name world-renowned.
Where is the hope in Psalm 88?
Prepare Your Heart for Thanksgiving with Paul Tripp
Contentment celebrates grace. The contented heart is satisfied with the Giver and is therefore freed from craving the next gift.
Where Is the Promise of the Gospel Found in the Pentateuch?
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.
Christmas Gift Guide
Christmas Gift Guide