Articles on The Christian Life

​​Kids Need to Lament Too

Alyson Punzi

It’s helpful to describe lament as going to God because of who he is—his character—and crying out to him about what it feels like to live in a broken world.

Podcast: Are We Enjoying Life as Much as God Wants Us To? (Ray Ortlund)

Ray Ortlund encourages Christians to live a life of embodied holiness through boldly enjoying God’s creation.

Podcast: The Anti-Self-Help Message for Real and Lasting Change (Tim Chester)

Tim Chester examines the way in which Christians change and how we can narrow the gap between our head and heart to accomplish real lasting change.

Podcast: What Is the Purpose of Our Pain? (Keith Krell)

Keith Krell discusses the many reasons God allows suffering and how this pain can bring us closer to the Lord.

Pinpointing Why So Many of Us Claim to Be “Not Very Happy”

Jen Oshman

In 2020, for the first time in American history, those who were “not very happy” exceeded those who were “very happy.” Today, Americans are measurably much less happy than ever before.

Let’s Uncomplicate What Spiritual Formation Looks Like

Matthew C. Bingham

One of the things I love about the Puritans’ approach to spiritual formation is that it is characterized by a profound biblical simplicity—not simplistic, but a beautiful simplicity.