Podcast: Help! My Christian Life Is a Mess (Lewis & Sarah Allen)
Lewis and Sarah Allen talk about the painful trials and unexpected disappointments in our lives as Christians and what we should do when our faith feels weak or our walk with Christ feels like a mess.
How You Can Slow Down and Appreciate Christmas More This Year
Jonathan Gibson
A daily liturgy can help us by giving us the discipline to do something day after day. And a liturgy helps us with content and structure.
Give Thanks!
Thankfulness doesn’t come naturally, yet it is an important part of life.
Why Land Is More than Real Estate
After the resurrection of Jesus, God sends the Holy Spirit, who fills not just Israel, but the whole earth with his glory.
Earthly Categories for Spiritual Things
Joe Rigney
General revelation works both directly and indirectly. It works directly by creating categories in our minds and hearts for knowing God. This is direct because we move straight from the made thing to God himself.
How to Pray This Thanksgiving
Use this prayer as a guide as you lead your family at the table or as spend time in personal prayer this Thanksgiving.
7 Reasons Why We Should Not Show Partiality
John Piper
God is good to us not merely to tell us what to do, as if he were only an authority, but also to tell us why. He has reasons.
The Glory Meant for Us
Abigail Dodds
You and I and all those who belong to him and are his children are indeed called to his glory, and we shall become partakers of his divine nature.
Why It Matters that God Is Our Father
God is our Father at the level of creation and at the level of redemption.
Pastor, Are You Growing in Submission to Scripture?
Tim Patrick,
Andrew Reid
God’s leaders are to be people who are growing in submission to Scripture. Their daily lives are to reflect and exemplify the scriptures that they teach.
Podcast: Why Are We Apathetic about What Really Matters? (Uche Anizor)
Uche Anizor discusses seven deadly causes of spiritual apathy that we should all be on the lookout for and how to take steps back toward God when we realize we’re not doing well.
Can I Passionately Follow Jesus and Not Care About Good Doctrine?
Kevin DeYoung
The real heart affection that’s going to burn bright and is going to last must be connected to that knowledge, deep doctrine, and precision or carefulness with what we believe.
Life Is a Battle; Dress Appropriately
Iain M. Duguid
You don’t put your armor on once the battle starts, you wear your armor so you’re ready when the battle begins.
Jesus’s Greatest Moments of Willing Suffering
Paul David Tripp
What appeared to be a defeat was another step in the success of Jesus's great redemptive mission. His power was on display, and his power is our hope.
What Can I Do to Foster a Deep Hunger for Jesus?
Amy DiMarcangelo
There are so many ways that we can foster a hunger for Jesus, but the most important and primary thing is to be praying for the Holy Spirit to change our hearts.
One Great Encouragement to Spend Personal Time With the Lord
Jonathan Gibson
The Lord Jesus is the one who encourages us not just to say the Lord's Prayer together at church, but also to go to our room, to shut the door, and to pray to our Father in heaven.
We Desperately Need What We Reject
Herman Bavinck
There is a disharmony between our thinking and feeling, between our willing and acting. There is a discord between religion and culture, between science and life.
4 Gospel Truths to Remember on Monday Morning
Tim Chester
What's the connection between faith in God and your Monday-morning struggles? Identifying and remembering these four liberating truths about God will help.
Why It’s Surprisingly Easy to Reward Disobedience
Sam Crabtree
Reward the behaviors you want and don’t reward the behaviors you don’t want.
The Passover Lamb Is the Fulfillment of Centuries of Hope
Paul David Tripp
The bad news all of us have to face is that sin captures us all. It always enslaves and leads to death. The good news is that Jesus is the Passover Lamb who has purchased our freedom.
Secularism: The Cosmos Is All That Is
James Montgomery Boice
Secularism, more than any other single word, aptly describes the mental framework and value structure of the people of our time.
Gospel-Centered Help for Fathers
Leading your family well can become a daunting task, particularly if you misunderstand the role of fatherhood as God intended it.
Why Are We So Reluctant to Die?
Richard Baxter
Is there a rest remaining for the people of God? Why then are we so reluctant to die and to depart from here so that we may possess our rest?
Why Do We Feel So Disappointed When We Have to Wait?
Mark Vroegop
Why do we feel so disappointed when we have to wait? Well, the reality is that waiting and expectations go together.
Learning to Endure Life's Troubles Like Jesus
Philip Graham Ryken
Whatever trouble you are facing, there is somebody that you can relate to in the Bible.
How Gospel-Identity Enables Gospel-Behavior
Bryan Chapell
The gospel changes not only the way God deals with us, but the way we deal with each other.
Creative Ways to Use Tracts This Christmas
Short gospel tracts are a great way to succinctly present the true story of Christmas to a world longing for deep and enduring peace.
Podcast: Christianity Is Both Easier and Harder Than You Think (Kevin DeYoung)
Kevin DeYoung discusses the reasons we’re so hard on ourselves and what it looks like to truly embrace the freedom and joy of being beloved children of our heavenly Father.
Podcast: Understanding the Presence of God (Ryan Lister)
What does the Bible say about the presence of God, and how does it relate the Christian life?
Why Work in the Home Matters to God
Courtney Reissig
The first thing we need to understand regarding why stay at home work matters to God is that God created us for work.