Why Would Jesus Weep Right Before Raising Lazarus? (John 11)
James M. Hamilton Jr.
No one knows better than Jesus what is going to happen in this episode. No one is better at mourning with those who mourn than Jesus. Jesus loves people, so he weeps with them, and over them.
Parents, Your Kids Need Big Theology
Jessica Robyn Provencher
Let them grow into understanding the big truths of Scripture by building a foundation that will shape and guide them as they learn and understand the big words and the big theology of the gospel.
Is It OK to Call God My Friend?
Drew Hunter
Jesus is—and will always be—our king. And yet, it’s also true that our king has invited us to be his friends.
10 Things You Should Know about the Church after COVID-19
Megan Hill
In all the important ways, nothing has changed about church. We are still the people of God, gathered in the presence of God, to bring glory to God.
An Unabashed Call to Men to Exercise Spiritual Effort
R. Kent Hughes
We will never get anywhere in life without discipline—whether in the arts, trades, business, athletics, or academics. Whatever your pursuit, you will never achieve greatness without discipline.
We May Be Confused, but God Isn’t
Paul David Tripp
As much as we try to make sense of our lives, there are things that we simply aren’t able to understand.
The History of the ESV
The ESV is a treasure that has been transmitted to us—a treasure we have sought to transmit to the body of Christ, to a new generation, and even to generations beyond.
What Does Luke 9:23 Mean?
C. D. "Jimmy" Agan III
Jesus seeks disciples—people who respond to all that he is and all that he offers with a faith that says, “Wherever you take me, I’ll go.”
14 Principles for Studying the Bible
Douglas Sean O'Donnell
How can you dig deeper into God’s Word? Understand it better? Apply it well? Keep these fourteen foundational Bible study principles in mind when you read.
What Did Jesus Teach about Money?
Paul David Tripp
We keep telling ourselves that the next thing will be what satisfies us, but it never does.
What Are the Bible's Key Themes?
Chris Bruno
How does knowing the end of the story influence the way we think about the story now?
An Open Letter to the Hesitant Church-Goer
David Gundersen
Helpful reflections and encouragement for believers who are hesitant to return to church for a variety of reasons.
Did Jesus Lie to His Brothers? (John 7)
James M. Hamilton Jr.
In John 7 Jesus tells his brothers he is not going to the Feast of Booths, but then he does. We must understand what the brothers are suggesting here and what Jesus is saying he is not going to do.
33 Ideas for Dating Your Wife
Justin Buzzard
Only you know how to best cultivate and guard the woman God has given you. But sometimes it helps to build off other people’s ideas in order to form your own.
5 Lessons from Shakespeare's Hamlet
Leland Ryken
Leland Ryken compels us to focus on both the content and the form of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
4 Ways to Cling to the Lord
Sam Storms
The temptation to forget God is always present. But there is a way to maintain one's devotion to the Lord.
5 “Do Nots” of Fatherhood
R. Kent Hughes
Learn five things fathers can avoid when parenting their children from seasoned pastor R. Kent Hughes.
10 Key Bible Verses on God’s Immutability
The Bible teaches that God does not change. Read ten verses that emphasize the immutability of our Father in heaven “with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”
Help! God Didn’t Answer My Prayer
Daniel J. Brendsel
The problem of “unanswered prayers” is one we all must reckon with. What we hear in Scripture often seems to contradict what we see in everyday experience
An Attribute of God That Isn’t Discussed Enough
Jon Nielson
To talk about the aseity of God, then, is to say that God is from and of himself. He is completely self-originating and dependent on nothing other than himself.
The Son of Man Came Eating and Drinking
Tim Chester
The meals of Jesus represent something bigger. They represent a new world, a new kingdom, a new outlook. But they give that new reality substance.
What Authority Does a Husband Have over His Wife?
Jonathan Leeman
A husband’s authority is what I would characterize as an authority of counsel, not an authority of command. It is both kinds of authority.
Is the Pope the Antichrist?
J. V. Fesko
J. V. Fesko discusses if the Pope is an antichrist, as opposed to the antichrist.
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.
5 Myths about Seminary
Jeff Robinson Sr.
Seminary can by no means teach a minister everything he needs to know, but it puts strong tools in his box to set him up for a lifetime of learning and growing in the Lord.
3 Reasons Why Your Small Group Is Not a Church
Matthew Emadi
Some Christians think their small group is a church. A church is, after all, a people not a place, and small groups do many of the same things that churches do.
5 Myths about the Song of Songs
Philip Graham Ryken
While the Song of Songs is for lovers, it applies not just to human relationships but also in our soul’s relationship to God.
10 Things You Should Know about Persecution
Tim Keesee
After telling his followers about his forthcoming death and resurrection, Jesus told them that they were to follow him by taking up their cross.