Reading the Bible Gathers a Family from Every Tribe and Tongue
John Piper
Without the Bible, there would be no ingathering of God’s people, and without the Bible, there would be no beautification of the bride. So everyone who enters the people of God by faith comes by the word.
An Indirect Approach to Evangelism
Jerram Barrs
Jerram Barrs offers additional insight on the challenge of sharing the gospel during the holiday season that may be helpful as you interact with close friends and family.
What Is Marriage?
Marriage is the one flesh union of one man with one woman for one lifetime.
Learning to Lament: A 5-Day Devotional
Explore how the psalms of lament and the book of Lamentations give voice to our pain and invite us to grieve, struggle, and tap into the rich reservoir of God's grace and mercy.
Why There Is No Systematic Theology without the Bible
The Bible creates the framework for all theological understanding.
You Are More Than Your Twitter Bio
Nancy Guthrie
What does the way you introduce yourself say about how you see yourself, about where you find the source of your identity?
How Motherhood Revealed My Desperate Need for God
Katie Faris
Love is patient, love is kind, it keeps no record of wrongs, and I just know that I fall short—that I can’t conjure up that kind of love on my own.
Everyday Discipleship
Pastor Jeff Vanderstelt recalls the mission that Christ left his followers before his ascension.
Putting Health in Its Place
Bob Cutillo, MD
G.K. Chesterton said that "life is as bright as diamond and as brittle as a window pane." Our lives and health are beautiful but fragile, and we need to cherish them.
God’s Commitment to Creation
Ian K. Smith
Is the world so broken that God will abandon it, and we will need to find a home elsewhere?
Four Crucial Questions at the Heart of the Gospel
Greg Gilbert
Greg Gilbert begins to define the gospel by turning to the Bible and identifying four essential questions at the heart of the proclamation of the gospel.
Did Jesus Have Bad PR?
Rebecca McLaughlin
Christianity was a multiracial, multiethnic, multicultural movement from the beginning.
Podcast: How to Lament after Two Years of Loss (Mark Vroegop)
Mark Vroegop considers what it looks like to lament the COVID-19 pandemic—and how that lament can help us heal, both individually and as churches.
An Interview with the Editors of the ‘ESV Archaeology Study Bible’
In this video, Dane Ortlund sits down with Drs. David Chapman and John Currid to discuss the, ESV Archaeology Study Bible.
Gospel-Centered Leadership: A 12-Day Devotional
Over the course of twelve days, be encouraged by Scripture and wise leadership principles as you seek to become a better leader at home, in your workplace, and in the church.
Podcast: How Should We Respond to Our Doubt? (Randy Newman)
Randy Newman explains that when we struggle with questions about our faith, we should view these not as roadblocks to faith but as natural twists and turns that accompany our lives as Christians.
Podcast: 5 Strange Stories in the Book of Acts (Nancy Guthrie)
Nancy Guthrie answers a series of questions about some of the amazing but at times confusing stories in the book of Acts.
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Chaos to Cosmos = Dark to Light
Sidney Greidanus
Jesus Christ, the Word of God, is not only the maker of the first creation, which is now broken, but also the maker of the coming new creation.
Podcast: Growing as a Follower in a Culture Obsessed with Leadership (Richard Langer, Joanne Jung)
Richard Langer and Joanne Jung point out the prevalence of books, podcasts, and workshops on leadership and suggest that the contrasting idea of followership is where our focus should be.
You Have Been Raised Up with Christ
Paul's letter to the Ephesian church details how being embraced by the love of Christ truly changes everything.
One Powerful Reason to Pray
Michele Bennett Walton
Though God’s loving disposition toward us was settled at the cross, our feelings and circumstances often shake our confidence in who God is for us.
How to Be Fluent in the Gospel
Jeff Vanderstelt
We live in a day and age where people are asking questions, but often we don’t have the answers.
Preaching Can't Love You Back (but People Will)
Alex Duke
I love expositional preaching. It re-centered my ideological world, exploded my love for Jesus, and opened my mind to the wonders of the Scriptures. But expositional preaching has never loved me back.
5 Key Principles for Transformative Bible Study (Women of the Word Episode 4)
Jen Wilkin
Jen Wilkin walks through principles for studying the Bible that are essential to remember in order to get the most out of your time in God's word.
Podcast: Recover the Lost Art of Bible Meditation in 2023 (David Mathis)
David Mathis talks about the spiritual discipline of meditating on Scripture and why it has the power to lead us to renewed excitement, joy, and satisfaction when it comes to God's word.
On a Mission to Prove Ourselves
Tim Chester
The people of this world are on a mission: a mission to prove themselves.
Why Should Christians Be Motivated to Exercise?
David Mathis
On one hand, the primary motivation to exercise can be really simple. In all of life—in exercise and in everything you do—do all for the glory of God