Introducing the ‘Pour Out Your Heart Prayer Journal: A Planner for a Life of Prayer’
Designed to be used over many years, this durable hardcover journal features a unique method that guides readers toward an intentional, Scripture-focused prayer life.
Introducing the 10 Questions Devotional Series for Kids and Teens
The new 10 Questions series invites children ages 8–14 to investigate spiritual questions and provides reliable theological and practical answers on their level.
The Importance of Preaching God’s Severity According to John Owen
John Owen
There are some sins or degrees in sinning that neither the holiness, nor majesty, nor wisdom of God can so bear withal, as to suffer them to pass unpunished or unremarked on in this world.
Give Yourself to Prayer This Lenten Season
Paul David Tripp
Lent could be one of those seasons where you take time to meditate, examine, and consider. Here are four categories that can organize this season of worship for you.
Read the Bible for the Sake of Others
Jeremy M. Kimble
Sermons, classes, and small groups aren’t the only ways the church teaches us to read Scripture. We’ll also become better Bible readers by investing in relationships with fellow members.
Parenting Is a Holy Vocation
Mary J. Moerbe,
Gene Edward Veith Jr.
God joins together the family to share the work of providing daily bread, protection, guidance, and instruction.
Why It Matters That Jesus Is Better Than Everything
Jeff Vanderstelt
Introducing people to Jesus involves showing them how Jesus meets their needs better than anything else.
The God Who Runs After Those Who Wander
Jen Oshman
We are a people who are prone to wander. We are so drawn to instant gratification. We're drawn to the things that we can see that are tangible and right in front of us.
How to Read the Bible in Seminary
David Mathis,
Jonathan Parnell
There is more to seminary, and the whole Christian life, than the necessity of pursuing daily soul survival in the Scriptures, but this need must not be overlooked.
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.
April 2024 New Releases
Learn about the new and notable resources releasing this month like The (Not-So-Secret) Secret to Reaching the Next Generation by Kevin DeYoung and Heavenward by Cameron Cole.
It Takes Time to Become an Effective Missionary
Matt Rhodes
God works in mysterious ways, and we should never set limits on him. All the same, depending on God to work in unlikely ways just because he can do so is unwise.
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.
The Strategic Righteousness of Ruth
John Piper
The question that Ruth 3 answers is, What do a God-saturated man, a God-dependent young woman, and a God-exalting older woman do when they are filled with hope in the sovereign goodness of God?
Encouragement for Those Who Aren’t Resting on the Sabbath
Guy Prentiss Waters
The Sabbath is a day that God calls us to observe in his word. It’s a day that we need to observe for our own good—soul and body.
Why Gospel-Centered Youth Ministry Is Important
Collin Hansen
When we’re so concerned with keeping the youth entertained or promoting a moral lifestyle, we can easily forget the message of first importance.
How Our Theology Shapes Our Prayers
Graham A. Cole
Theology helps us uncover what we know about God and turn it into prayer and praise to God.
How the Bible Is One Big, Divine, Holy Story of Marriage
One of the amazing things about the Bible is the grand scope of its vision.
What Serving Others in the Church Should Look Like
Jen Oshman
Each believer receives different gifts from God and is called by God to serve the local church in a unique way. These gifts are a grace, undeserved, freely bestowed by God.
Identifying the Right and Wrong Motivations for Being a Missionary
Matt Bennett
While our motives will never be totally pure or stable, there are some priorities we should have as we assess what is primarily driving a person to missions.
Podcast: The Blessings and Burdens of Pastoral Ministry (Jeff Robinson)
What are the joys and hardships of doing ministry for the long-haul and what does it look like to be faithful in the midst of pastoral overwhelm and exhaustion?
How Sharing a Meal Can Show Grace
Tim Chester
Tim Chester shares how sharing a meal can show grace.
The Rescuing Love of God
Mike Bullmore
Apart from God, man gets himself into all sorts of spiritually dangerous and eternity-threatening situations.
3 Things You Should Know about the Redesigned ESV Student Study Bible
Here are three things you should know about the redesigned Student Study Bible.
Reading the Bible with Dead Guys: Charles Hodge on Romans 8:32
Charles Hodge
*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.
You Are Complete When God Is Yours
Charles H. Spurgeon
Dwell in the light of your Lord, and let your soul be always delighted by his love.
God Used This Broken Pastor—and He Can Use You Too
Jonathan W. Arnold
Part of what I try to do as I’m reading church history is to make sure that I’m keeping these people human.
When Ministry Becomes a Mistress (by Dave Kraft)
Dave Kraft
Ministry idolatry is becoming increasingly widespread, reaching epidemic proportions.
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?