Podcast: 6 Practical Principles for Increasing Your Productivity (Ana Ávila)
Ana Ávila emphasizes that we each have just the right amount of time to do what God wants us to do, walking through several key productivity principles that will help us manage our time wisely.
God’s Commitment to Creation
Is the world so broken that God will abandon it, and we will need to find a home elsewhere?
Outward Beauty Cannot Bear the Weight of Being Your Source of Hope
Jen Oshman
Does our outward appearance convey to the watching world where our hope is? Does it show that our hope is firmly rooted and established in Jesus, in his good work, on our behalf?
Overcoming Common Barriers to Bible Study (Women of the Word Episode 2)
Jen Wilkin
Jen Wilkin identifies a handful of perceived obstacles that prevent us from studying the Bible and how we can actually overcome those and take joy in reading and studying God's word.
The Difference between Gospel-ish and Gospel Fluency
Jeff Vanderstelt
To become truly gospel fluent is to be able to listen to somebody well enough to hear the real longing or hurts that they're dealing with.
Dear Christian, If Heaven Is Real, Then Your Life Isn’t Meaningless
Cameron Cole
Many people struggle with finding meaning in normal life because most people don’t have super exciting, glamorous lives.
Introducing 2 Devotionals from Paul David Tripp
With 40 daily readings, each of these short devotionals encourage Christians to experience the life-giving message of the gospel every day.
I’ve Heard It Said “Do What Makes You Happy”
Jen Oshman
It’s not wrong to want to be happy. Being happy is a good thing, and God is the creator of happiness. But we do have to think about where our happiness comes from.
Podcast: How to Find a New Church (Edward W. Klink III)
Mickey Klink talks about what you should look for in a new church, what factors should impact your decision, and what warning signs to be on the lookout for in your search.
Blessed: Revelation’s Message to Persecuted Believers with Karen Ellis (Episode 9)
Nancy Guthrie
Nancy Guthrie talks with Karen Ellis about what it looks like for believers to patiently endure persecution.
How Baptism and the Lord’s Supper Help Us Fight Against Individualism
Kevin P. Emmert
When many Christians today think about the sacraments of baptism and communion, they think of them primarily as acts that we perform.
Radiating Biblical Femininity
Lydia Brownback
How does a biblical role model in Proverbs 31 demonstrate that women have been made in the image of God?
Identity and Imitation: Getting First Things First
Bryan Chapell
Why is grace so important to the chemistry of the heart from which godly lives emerge?
Lamenting Sin’s Curse
Paul David Tripp
This gospel meditation by Paul David Tripp laments the effects of sin’s curse on the world.
Fighting for Personal Sanctification
Owen Strachan
Living for the Lord is tremendously difficult at times. Owen Strachan gives three exhortations to keep in mind as you strive for personal holiness.
10 Bible Study Tools Every Christian Needs (Women of the Word Episode 8)
Jen Wilkin
Jen Wilkin walks through different tools that can be used in the Bible study process and offers wisdom to help know when and how to best use them.
The Great (American) Commission - Part 1
Tim Keesee
This is the first post ([part 2]http://www.crossway.org/blog/?p=35254), part 3) in a 3-part series by Tim Keesee on the role of American missionaries in the 21st century.
The Grace of Mentors in Pastoral Ministry
Jeramie Rinne
We need not only solid teaching and preaching about obedient Christian living, we also need to see holiness in practice.
Why the Church Can Rest in Christ’s Victory
Mark Dever
We’re a part of what the Lord is doing in the world when we’re pastoring a church or even a member of a church. We know that he will accomplish his good end.
5 Key Principles for Transformative Bible Study (Women of the Word Episode 4)
Jen Wilkin
Jen Wilkin walks through principles for studying the Bible that are essential to remember in order to get the most out of your time in God's word.
Learn How to Pursue Christian Unity from Two Men Who Didn’t
Tim Cooper
It would be really good if we lived in a world where Christians didn’t disagree with each other. But we do live in a world where Christians disagree.
Is the Good Life Attainable?
Tim Savage
What about the window of time in between forgiveness of past sins and assurance of future heaven?
The Importance of Rest
Mike Bullmore
We need to know that we are not in charge and we need to know how to submit to God as the one who is in charge.
Podcast: Are You Ashamed of Yourself? Jesus Isn't (Erik Raymond)
Erik Raymond talks about why nothing in our lives is a surprise to our Savior because Jesus’s heart is bent toward those who have an embarrassing history, feel far from God, or struggle with sin.
Jesus Didn’t Show Up Unannounced
Paul David Tripp
The surety of past prophecies and the specificity of how Jesus fulfilled them is also your guaranteed future hope.
Cultivating Habits of Grace: Day 2
Day 2: Hear God's Voice In this video, David Mathis explains the first means of grace: hearing God's voice. He then explores a few practical habits that we can cultivate aimed at helping us stay …
How Lament Moves Us toward Others
Mark Vroegop
Lament doesn’t solve all the problems of racial reconciliation, but it can really help.
Podcast: Positive Thinking ≠ Lasting Encouragement (Lindsey Carlson)
Lindsey Carlson talks about the discouragement we all face and where to turn for true encouragement that won’t let us down.
Help and Be Helped
Edward T. Welch
We all need help and we are all helpers—that’s part of being human.