An Open Letter to Teens Facing Doubts about Christianity
Rebecca McLaughlin
Perhaps you believe in Jesus, but sometimes you are not sure. Maybe you find the Bible hard to understand or you find yourself wondering what is true. Asking questions is often the best way to learn.
Jesus’s Path to the Cross: A 9-Day Devotional
Travel with Jesus through Scripture on his path to the cross, learning more about the people and places he encountered along the way.
What Does Mark 2:17 Mean?
Douglas Sean O'Donnell
The Bible, like all good literature, is full of questions. It includes over 3,000 of them—questions that are intended to make us ponder the person and powers of God and our relationship with him.
8 Tips for Studying God's Word
Learn some practical tips for engaging with and getting the most out of your time in God's living, active Word.
Is the Bible Pro-Life?
Scott Klusendorf
Abortion advocates are correct that the Bible does not specifically mention abortion. But what’s the best explanation for its silence?
3 Questions about Creation: Who, How, and Why?
Kevin DeYoung
When considering the creation of the universe, there are three principal questions we can ask: Who? How? and Why?
Is God Far Away When He Feels Far Away?
David Powlison
Scripture captures both the subjective experience of being internally broken and the external experience of having something objectively hard circumstances.
How Hannah’s Prayer Found Its Fulfillment in Mary’s Magnificat
Benjamin L. Gladd
Why does Luke talk so much about God being "high"? The answer lies in Mary’s praise in the well-known Magnificat.
Will God’s Wrath Come upon the Sexually Immoral? (Ephesians 5)
Benjamin L. Merkle
Not everyone who commits these sins is excluded from God’s heavenly kingdom. Yet, those who persistently give themselves over to them demonstrate that they are indeed excluded from eternal life.
How to Grow in the Fear of the Lord
Michael Reeves
Since the fear of God is a matter of the heart’s deepest inclinations, how you think you can cultivate it will depend on how you think our hearts work.
Tim Keller on the Purpose of Your Job, Your Life, and the Universe
Matt Smethurst
Does Monday morning excite you? If so, that’s great, but that’s not how many of us feel. Our jobs challenge us, exhaust us, and sometimes threaten to consume us.
3 Practical Ways to Remain Faithful in Ministry
John MacArthur
Practical things you need to do in your life to remain faithful in ministry are the same means of grace that are available to every believer.
Why Study the Books of 1-2 Chronicles?
James Duguid
Chronicles is a reboot. It is not just the same old material; it has a new tone, a new message, new truth about God to communicate.
Vocation: My Choosing or God's Calling?
Gene Edward Veith Jr.
One aspect of the doctrine of vocation flies in the face of every self-help book and occupational seminar, every conversation about “your plans,” and every agonizing bout of decision-making.
Why Christian Mission Must Focus on Evangelism
Ajith Fernando
The gospel of Jesus Christ, by its very nature, refuses to be bottled up. It must be shared.
An Open Letter to the Older Women in the Church
Kristie Anyabwile
Older women, read Titus 2, and be encouraged to embrace your calling to train younger women in the church.
Why Study the Book of Judges?
Miles V. Van Pelt
The narratives contained in the book of Judges were written to “bear witness” or “testify” to the person and work of Jesus and the great salvation that he has achieved for his people.
7 Suggestions for When You’re Struggling to Worship Joyfully
Ryanne J. Molinari
We will not always brim over with delight on Sunday mornings. So, what are we to do when we find ourselves worshiping without joy?
What Does It Mean to Walk in the Spirit?
Margaret Elizabeth Köstenberger
Prior to their new life in Christ, New Testament believers had not experienced the continual indwelling of the Spirit. It was at Pentecost that the Spirit came upon the first believers and the church was born.
In the Beginning God Created a Priest
David S. Schrock
While priesthood is not defined or assigned until Sinai, we can see how priesthood in Israel finds an original pattern in Genesis.
10 Things You Should Know about Infertility
Matthew Arbo
Infertility is a more common experience than some realize affecting 7–10% of couples.
6 Ways to Fight the Debilitating Power of Doubt
Paul David Tripp
In your suffering, doubt is a battle worth fighting. Remember, you never fight this battle alone but with the strength that is yours because of the presence and power of Christ.
Is Your View of Women Aligned with Your Theology?
Paul David Tripp
A body of Christ is healthiest when women are esteemed and their gifts highly valued, not just in the home but also in the church.
Why Do We Sometimes Feel Empty?
Nancy Guthrie
Perhaps you have come to see your emptiness as your biggest problem. That’s not how God sees it.
Pastoral Concern about Evangelical Prophecy
Joel R. Beeke,
Paul M. Smalley
The question about the cessation or continuation of special revelation has very practical ramifications for the Christian life, for God’s special revelation carries great authority.
5 Common Ways Church Members Go Astray
Jeramie Rinne
How can church elders engage relationally with their local fellowship and keep a watch out for church members who may be straying?
What to Look for in a Spiritual Mentor
Melissa B. Kruger
A spiritual mentoring relationship is one where a younger believer is tethered to a more mature believer for a season so that he or she might grow stronger in faith and be equipped for ministry.
12 Ideas You Must Embrace to Affirm Theistic Evolution
Wayne Grudem
Explore the 12 details of Genesis 1-3 that speak to the nature of God's creation.
You Become Like What You “Like”
Tony Reinke
Social media has become the new PR firm of the brand Self, and we check our feeds compulsively and find it nearly impossible to turn away from looking at—and loving—our “second self.”
What Is the Great Gain of Godliness? (1 Timothy 6)
Denny Burk
Believers should not act as if material possessions are the key to the good life, because they are not. The good life is in godly contentment.