An Open Letter to Those Nearing Retirement
John Dunlop, MD
We need to have a clear understanding of our priorities in retirement and have a plan to implement them that can be flexible enough to adapt to changes in our abilities and life situations over the coming years.
4 Steps to Engaging with Your Emotions
J. Alasdair Groves,
Winston T. Smith
When you engage something, you move closer and explore it, preparing yourself to deal with whatever you uncover.
4 Ways to Go Deeper in the Psalms
Lydia Brownback
From the psalms we see that God works in and through our emotions to draw us closer to him and to mature us spiritually.
Podcast: How to Date Your Wife (Justin Buzzard)
Justin Buzzard offers advice for husbands eager to love and serve their wives on a daily basis.
7 Questions about the Creeds
J. I. Packer
What is a creed and why is it important for the Church? Learn the basics from the answers to seven questions from To Be a Christian: An Anglican Catechism.
4 Simple (Yet Profound) Things to Remember This Thanksgiving
Joe Rigney
The great privilege of man is to receive everything that God gives, and then to enjoy it and to enjoy him in it.
10 Things to Remember When Reading the Bible
Vern S. Poythress
At the heart of the Bible is the gospel, the good news that Christ has come and has lived and died and has risen from the dead, and now lives to intercede for us.
Why Bother with Apologetics?
R. C. Sproul
Apologetics does not just entail defense. Apologetics can be used to show that Christianity is true and that all non-Christian worldviews are false.
Richard Baxter’s Advice for Quieting One’s Heart When Depressed
Richard Baxter,
Michael S. Lundy
With respect to God’s supernatural revelation, cling to God’s Word, the sacred Bible, written by the special inspiration of the Holy Spirit, as the sufficient documentation of it.
Give Up on Your Own Self-Righteousness
Paul David Tripp
There is a difference between a person in whom disappointment leads to self-reformation and someone in whom grief leads to heartfelt confession. We often confuse the two.
How God Changes Hearts for His Glory
Michael Reeves
As Spurgeon saw it, the new birth of a Christian has to be a work of pure divine grace: the sinful human heart is impotent, unwilling, and wholly unworthy.
Turning Prayer from Monologue into Dialogue with God
Daniel J. Brendsel
Prayer is not pleading with a God who is not already there to somehow show up. Prayer is not enticing a silent God to finally speak.
Help for Humanly Impossible Acts
John Piper
The languishing come to drink at the fountain of God’s life-giving word. That too is worship. It magnifies the necessity and desirableness of God.
5 Myths about End-of-Life Care
Kathryn Butler
Few things halt conversation as quickly as the topic of death, yet the stewardship of our God-given lives matters until the very end.
The Best Reason to Read the Bible
Jen Wilkin
A lot of people think that the reason they are to study the Bible is so that they can know the Bible well. But when we study the Bible, we always should be coming to an increasing knowledge of God not just the Bible.
15 Ways to Honor Christ as Women
Susan Hunt
As “true” Christian women, we consecrate ourselves to fulfill his calling and purposes for our lives.
Why All Christians Can (and Should) Share the Gospel
J. Mack Stiles
Opportunities abound for sharing our faith. Things are happening all around us that cause people to ask religious questions.
Glorifying Christ Every Way: Remembering J. I. Packer
Leland Ryken
Packer never held a prestigious professorship at a famous university, nor did he fill a high-visibility pulpit permanently. He was soft-spoken and unassuming. No assignment was too small or humble.
Loving Others through Political Difference
Jonathan Leeman,
Andrew David Naselli
What is wisdom? It’s a capacity of mind that combines the fear of the Lord with the skill of living in God’s created but fallen world in a way that yields justice, peace, and flourishing.
What Might Your Spiritual Life Look Like If You Stayed in Youth Group Forever?
Laura Story
What might worship and spiritual formation look like if our churches never ventured past the content or approach we use with our teens?
4 Reasons We Should Study the Book of Revelation
Nancy Guthrie
Many of us have a rather lightweight perception of what it means to be blessed. Revelation is going to correct some of our assumptions about what the blessed life looks like.
48 Ways to Show Thankfulness
Sam Crabtree
Why do we need suggestions on how to express gratitude? Shouldn’t a truly grateful heart just naturally overflow in expressing that gratefulness, without needing to be prompted by tips?
How to Grieve in Hope After Losing a Loved One
Matthew McCullough
How do we face up to death and what it takes from us while we wait for what Christ has promised? It’s crucial, first of all, to accept that grief is not only unavoidable; it’s also appropriate for Christians.
3 Ways Early Christians Were Intentional about Sharing the Gospel
David Kotter
The New Testament shows that early Christians were consistent in sharing the good news with individuals and households, as well as proclaiming the gospel in public squares.
An Open Letter to the Single Person on Valentine’s Day
Barry Danylak
You are completely valued and treasured just as you are because the Being running this massive universe is, in fact, a personal Being and he loves you wholly and completely.
The Problem of Pain Is a Problem for Everyone
Randy Newman
There are only a few ways to handle this issue, and all of them feel incomplete. So the question is this: Which incomplete answer will you embrace to help you with the problem of evil?
Does God Give Us More than We Can Handle?
Sharon W. Betters
Perhaps it takes growing old to realize that aging with grace sometimes feels impossible. It is more than we can handle.
How to Have the Mind of Christ
Sinclair B. Ferguson
It is all very well to say that being “worthy of the gospel of Christ” means being restored to the image of God so that we begin to reflect the character of the Lord Jesus. But what does that mean?
The Idolatry of Spiritual Laziness
Jared C. Wilson
We can (and should) command repentance from sin, but it is grace that enables repentance and belief that accompanies it.
Can Humility and Social Media Coexist?
Gavin Ortlund
We cannot stop the incessant screaming and scrambling that is the internet. But we can try to reduce our own involvement in the problems and do whatever we can to contribute to a healthier culture.