Podcast: Sinclair Ferguson on Living a Life Worthy of the Gospel (Sinclair Ferguson)
Sinclair Ferguson walks through why living lives worthy of the gospel is a biblical exhortation that all Christians must take seriously and one that doesn't inevitably lead to the sin of legalism.
Identifying Devotional Gems in Unexpected Places
Leland Ryken
In compiling my anthology, I worked hard to find devotional riches in unexpected places. Many of the authors would doubtless be surprised by what I chose for devotional purposes.
Three Purposes of God in Your Suffering
We know that suffering is a result of sin and a fallen world, but that usually feels inadequate when we're in anguish.
Podcast: The Good News About Not Being a Perfect Mom (Katie Faris)
Katie Faris discusses the false expectations put on moms and the true grace they can experience.
Lacking Assurance of Salvation? Join a Church
Mark Dever
You don’t join a church in order to be saved, but you may want to join the church to help you in making certain that you are saved.
How Sharing a Meal Can Show Grace
Tim Chester
Tim Chester shares how sharing a meal can show grace.
Podcast: Why Your Church Needs Plural Leadership (Dave Harvey)
Dave Harvey discusses why plural leadership—a team of elders—is so crucial for the health of a local church.
Don’t Neglect Worship to Enjoy the Earth
Joe Rigney
Our lives ought to be structured by regular rhythms of direct and indirect godwardness, moving back and forth between direct interaction with God himself and active engagement with the world.
7 Ways to Use ‘Unfolding Grace’ in Your Church
Drew Hunter
Many Christians know key doctrines or various texts within the Bible, but they often miss the sweep of the Bible’s big story and how it connects to Christ.
Do You Idolize a Picture-Perfect Home?
Gloria Furman
Christian, everything God has for you is grace upon grace because of what Jesus has done for you.
Podcast: Mind Your Own Conscience and Love Your Neighbor (Andy Naselli and J. D. Crowley)
Should always obey our conscience? What should we do when our conscience disagrees with another Christian’s, and how the conscience relates to objective right and wrong?
What Is Our True Comfort in Life and Death?
Matthew McCullough
If you want both comfort in life and death, start by recognizing the truth about the world and about yourself.
Talking about Heaven with a Grieving Person
Nancy Guthrie
What do you do when that’s the way everyone is talking about someone who has died, but you’re not sure that you ever saw any genuine relationship with Christ?
Blessed: The Theology of the Book of Revelation with Tom Schreiner (Episode 4)
Nancy Guthrie
Join Nancy Guthrie as she talks with Thomas Schreiner about how our reading of the book of Revelation is impacted by our theology of the Trinity, judgment, and eschatology.
Your Words Will Change the World Today
David Gibson
Do you ever consciously and deliberately set your words to work, sending them off into the world and into someone else’s life to do them good?
How Lament Can Help with Racial Reconciliation
Mark Vroegop
When we don't know what to say, lament can become a really helpful language to use.
The Christian’s Perfect Piece of Real Estate
Sam Allberry
The Bible says there is an environment in which we can truly flourish, somewhere we will truly feel we belong, where life will slot into place—somewhere that will feel deeply right.
Cross-Cultural Evangelism
Leeann Stiles
Fortunately for those of us who are Gentiles, Peter obeyed God, crossing cultural and ethnic barriers with the good news.
Podcast: Why Have So Many People Stopped Going to Church? (Paul Tripp)
Paul Tripp reflects on the importance of not just the universal church but the local gathered church, and he responds to many of the reasons that people stop going to church.
Podcast: Learning from the Church Fathers (Michael Haykin)
What can we learn from the early church fathers and how can early Christian creeds help us define our faith today?
Should We Look for God in Every Story?
Leland Ryken
Finding God is our primary task and our greatest treasure. Can he be found in every story? How can literature feed us spiritually?
Why You'll Never Be Content without God
Erik Raymond
Since God is able to be completely content in himself, we are able to find contentment in him as well. We will never find true contentment with God.
Podcast: Using Stories to Help Kids Understand Right and Wrong (Betsy Childs Howard)
Why are stories such powerful tools for instilling deep, biblical truths in our kids? Are moral formation and the gospel of grace mutually exclusive?
Saved to the Uttermost
Dane Ortlund
The doctrine of the atonement reassures us with what Christ has done in the past, the doctrine of his intercession reassures us with what he is doing in the present.
Why Do We Need a Liturgy for Our Daily Worship?
Jonathan Gibson
It's not whether or not you're going to have a liturgy for your daily quiet time, it's just which kind of liturgy you're going to have.
In an Outrage Culture, Choose Respect
Paul David Tripp
We would do well to remember that behind the social media post is someone who was formed by God to bear his likeness.
Why We Can’t Lament without Listening
Mark Vroegop
When it comes to loaded subjects like racism or ethnic tension, too often believers fall into the familiar ditches of denial or despair.
How Our Theology Shapes Our Prayers
Graham A. Cole
Theology helps us uncover what we know about God and turn it into prayer and praise to God.
The God Who Runs After Those Who Wander
Jen Oshman
We are a people who are prone to wander. We are so drawn to instant gratification. We're drawn to the things that we can see that are tangible and right in front of us.
The Question at the Heart of Christianity
Matthew Barrett
Central to our faith is the answer to this question: How is one right with God?