Demolishing the Walls of Your Comfort Zone in Practicing Hospitality
Pat Ennis
In a recent interview, Pat Ennis challenges readers to demolish the walls of their comfort zone and to be counter-cultural even within their own communities to be intentionally hospitable.
Do You Get Excited About Evangelism?
Randy Newman
We need to find ways preach the good news in ways that inspire amazement.
Let’s Be Thankful
Remember that God is good even outside of the gifts he often graciously bestows to his children.
Application: Understanding How Scripture Changes Us (Women of the Word Episode 7)
Jen Wilkin
Jen Wilkin walks through the final stage of the Bible study process: application. She discusses how to know when it is actually time to move into this stage and how to avoid common pitfalls.
Do You Have What It Takes to Wait Well for a Lifetime?
Betsy Childs Howard
You feel that you simply don’t have what it takes to wait well for a lifetime. You know what? You don’t.
Trust Your Savior, Not Your Efforts
Jonathan K. Dodson
When we trust Jesus, we displace rules from the center of our discipleship and replace it with his gospel
Why Work?
Tom Nelson
From the very beginning of Scripture we see that the one true God is not a couch potato God, nor did he create a couch potato world.
Cultivating Habits of Grace: Day 3
Day 3: Have God's Ear In this video, David Mathis looks at the second means of grace: having God's ear in prayer. He then explains 3 different types of prayer and a helpful approach to …
Sproul on the Foolishness of Elevating a Spiritual Gift
R. C. Sproul
In R. C. Sproul's St. Andrew's commentary on Romans, he warns readers not to be jealous of other people's spiritual gifts or elevate our gifts over the gifts of others. "During my forty-plus years of …
Preview: ‘Demystifying Decision-Making’ by Aimee Joseph
We are pleased to offer a special preview of Aimee Joseph's new book, 'Demystifying Decision-Making: A Practical Guide.’
Extend Hospitality Beyond Your Church
Keri Folmar
While our hospitality should start in our local churches, it shouldn’t stop there. In addition to welcoming one another, we should welcome unbelievers, as well as needy saints.
Pastor, Are You Content?
Erik Raymond
We are often tempted to find contentment in our circumstances: If things were only going better, then I would be happy.
Podcast: Why the Church Needs Spiritual Mothers (Susan Hunt)
Susan Hunt reflects back on decades spent working to nurture the practice of Christian mentoring and shares her personal experience of mentoring others and being mentored herself.
Advice for Those Helping the Hurting
Dave Furman
The biggest piece of advice I have for caregivers is that it’s okay to grieve your loss in someone else’s pain.
The Top Two Ways Dads Can Love Their Kids
Timothy Z. Witmer
As we approach another Father’s Day, Timothy Witmer asks us to reflect with him on the top two ways we can love our children.
Counsel for Those Experiencing Loneliness Not by Choice
Lydia Brownback
Jesus is a available to everyone, even those who feel isolated, excluded, and rejected.
Podcast: How Should We Respond to Our Doubt? (Randy Newman)
Randy Newman explains that when we struggle with questions about our faith, we should view these not as roadblocks to faith but as natural twists and turns that accompany our lives as Christians.
Why Should We Affirm People?
John Piper lists why we should affirm others.
When Our Ambitions Are Delayed...
Dave Harvey
How we live when ambitions are delayed significantly shapes who we become. God uses the wait to teach us to walk in a manner worthy of our calling.
The Image Conscious Disciple
Jonathan K. Dodson
If we are honest, our real image is nowhere near as attractive as we want it to be.
Christ Is a Light for the Lost
Paul David Tripp
This gospel meditation by Paul David Tripp expresses a burden to share the light of Christ with those who may be unaware of his presence.
Pregnancy and the Gospel: A 5-Day Devotional
In this devotional, Gloria Furman brings Scriptural light on the topics of pregnancy, child-birth, and motherhood.
Podcast: A Few Things to Remember before You Vote (Jonathan Leeman)
How should my Christian beliefs impact how I vote? Is it okay to vote for the lesser of two evils? In this podcast, Jonathan Leeman offers his thoughts on all of these questions and more.
The Gospel and Moving Toward the Lost and Broken
Mike Cosper
In their book Faithmapping, Daniel Montgomery and Mike Cosper challenge us as we witness to our communities
Video: Joe Thorn on the Most Difficult Season of His Life
Justin Taylor talks with author and pastor Joe Thorn about walking through difficult seasons and finding refuge in the triune God.
5 Resources to Help You Start the New Year Off Right
The beginning of a new year is a great chance to find fresh reading material to both challenge and encourage you in your walk with Christ.
Do We Spend More Time Correcting or Affirming in Relationships?
Sam Crabtree
What does it look like to restore a pattern of affirmation to a relationship?
What’s All This ‘Gospel-Centered’ Talk About?
Dane Ortlund
A gospel-centered life is the only life that can truly be enjoyed, no matter your circumstances.