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When it comes to family discipleship, low-hanging fruit is everywhere. Family discipleship does not have to be intricate or complicated.
Articles on The Christian Life
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Video: Disability and the Gospel
"Why do we in the evangelical church in the West demand that everyone be “normal” and look the same? Why do we as a culture try so hard (and succeed so well!) at hiding people …
Help! My Teen Struggles with Self-Image
From its beginning, the self-esteem movement has been crushing. And the movement hasn’t dissipated over the last generation or two, it has only intensified.
Treasured Words on the Altar of the Urgent
If we're honest with ourselves, often, in the craziness of life, instead of treasuring and applying more Scripture to a heart that needs it we shy away from time in the Word.
Trevin Wax's Challenge to the Church, to Us
Do our hopes and dreams look the same as the world's? Do we claim Jesus is Lord, and then relentlessly pursue a bigger paycheck, a bigger house, a better job, or more leisure?
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Caring for a Loved One with Cancer: Be Prepared to Help for the Long Haul
It is not unusual for visits, calls, and offers of help for those battling cancer to taper off after a couple weeks.
Video: Engaging Our Culture with Joy
In this video, Greg Forster sits down with Justin Taylor to discuss his new book, Joy for the World: How Christianity Lost Its Cultural Influence and Can Begin Rebuilding It.
How God’s Word Offers Us Freedom from Shame
Shame is, effectively, a public disgrace. When we think about shame, we’re thinking about three audiences. There’s God, there are fellow believers, and there are outsiders.
Make a Change from Me-ology to Theology
Me-ology prizes you and me. Theology prizes the God of the universe who holds everything together.
Family Worship 101 with Don Whitney
Crossway is pleased to announce the launch of Family Worship 101 with Don Whitney, a free, 5-day email course .
Podcast: Get to Know Your Favorite Theologians’ Favorite Poet (Stephen Witmer)
Dr. Stephen Witmer discusses how reading George Herbert’s poetry is a way to shepherd our souls, live counter-culturally, and see Christ differently.
How Union with Christ Shapes Our Assurance of Salvation
Many of us will experience seasons where assurance of our salvation gets covered over and feels hidden, almost the way the sun can be hidden behind the clouds.
Our Union with Christ Saves Us from Having a Dull Testimony
The reality of every Christian conversion is that we have gone from death to life. Every Christian testimony is a story of resurrection—and resurrection is not boring.
Podcast: Aging Wisely in an Anti-Aging World (Jen Wilkin)
Jen Wilkin considers how Christians can navigate the chiasm of life through a reforming our perspective on aging and caregiving that is set apart from our current culture.
Whether We’re 5 or 95, We Can All Feel Homesick for Something Better
Because we are fallen and because sin has afflicted us, we are cut off from him, and we are living our lives and laboring in a world that is a pale shadow of the perfect creation that he originally designed.
Podcast: A Beginner’s Guide to Fasting (Cassie Achermann)
Cassie Achermann discusses what fasting is, how the Bible talks about it, and how you can begin to practice it.
Podcast: Practical Tips to Help You Pray More (Courtney Reissig)
Courtney Reissig discusses the importance of prayer and how prayer helps us trust God by coming to him in a posture of dependency.
Podcast: The Historical, Cosmic, and Existential Evidence for the Resurrection (Patrick Schreiner)
Dr. Patrick Schreiner considers the goodness, beauty, and truth of the resurrection and the role that this central truth plays in the lives of Christians.
Podcast: What Union with Christ Means for Your Fight Against Sin (Brad Wetherell)
Brad Wetherell discusses the transforming doctrine of union with Christ, reminding believers that this reality brings hope to every area of their lives.
Podcast: What Is Repentance, and Am I Doing It Right? (Chris Brauns)
Chris Brauns discusses the doctrine of repentance and how it is not just the way into the Christian life, but the way of the Christian life.
Podcast: How Reverence Changes the Way You Worship, Suffer, and Grow (Laura Story)
Laura Story discusses the importance of reverence towards God and how it helps us through suffering, changes our worship, and is the soil for spiritual growth.
It’s helpful to describe lament as going to God because of who he is—his character—and crying out to him about what it feels like to live in a broken world.
Podcast: Are We Enjoying Life as Much as God Wants Us To? (Ray Ortlund)
Ray Ortlund encourages Christians to live a life of embodied holiness through boldly enjoying God’s creation.
Podcast: You Can’t Do It All (And That’s Good News) (Winfree Brisley)
Winfree Brisley discusses common challenges that Christians face and what it means for our ultimate source of strength to come from the Lord.
Podcast: Fighting for Wisdom in a World Flooded with Knowledge (Matthew Harmon)
Dr. Matthew Harmon discusses how wisdom helps us grow in our relationship with God and makes us more like Christ, the embodiment of true wisdom.
Podcast: Answering Tough Questions About the Holy Spirit (Joel Beeke)
Joel Beeke discusses the role of the Holy Spirit throughout the Old Testament, his presence in the New Testament, and his function in the life of believers today.
Podcast: The Anti-Self-Help Message for Real and Lasting Change (Tim Chester)
Tim Chester examines the way in which Christians change and how we can narrow the gap between our head and heart to accomplish real lasting change.
Podcast: What Is the Purpose of Our Pain? (Keith Krell)
Keith Krell discusses the many reasons God allows suffering and how this pain can bring us closer to the Lord.
Podcast: Three Ways to Worship the Lord Beyond Sunday Morning (Emily Jensen)
Emily Jensen shares what worship means and some practical ways that it can extend beyond Sunday mornings and into everyday tasks.