Grumbling in Paradise: How to Break Through Discontent
Scott Hubbard
(article) For the previous two years, I had wandered through a spiritual wasteland of discontentment, doubt, and morbid introspection. But on one summer day, it all changed...
The Miracle Exit from the Love of Money
Randy Alcorn
(Article/Video) How can we live with an eternal perspective about the resources God gives us to manage?
Overcoming Insecurity for the Sake of Your Vocation
Greg Ayers
Insecurity is an idol covering up another more familiar idol: self.
Aging Gracefully
Tim Challies
Every day, we are all building the house we will live in when old age comes. Some of us are building a beautiful palace. Some are building a dark prison.
Idols and the Hope of Grace
Paul Tripp "The desire for a good thing that becomes an ultimate thing is a bad thing."
What Does the Bible Say About Self-Pity?
gotQuestions.org When we decide that life has not treated us as we have the right to be treated, self-pity is the result. Self-pity causes us to sulk and obsess over our hurts, real or perceived. At the heart of self-pity is a disagreement with God over how life—and He—has treated us.
Two Questions, One Thing
Paul Tripp I have two questions to ask you today. I would encourage you to answer them honestly, without pretending to be more devout than you actually are, and specifically, without providing vague generalizations. If you had the ability to change one thing in your life, what would you change?
Regular Exercise & Depression
Paul Tautges In his new book Fit for the Master: Glorifying God in a Healthy Body, pastor and physical education enthusiast John Lehman cites a case study illustrating the importance of regular exercise and its benefit as one factor in fighting depressive moods...
Scripture's "Top Two" List
Ed Welch The Apostle Paul has a tendency to give us lists of sins. He gives us at least five of them.* At first glance, it feels like he is simply piling it on. But his lists include a recurring structure that brings keen insight into the human condition. He identifies the overarching category of renegade desire, and he typically calls out two expressions of this desire: sexual sin and anger.
White Sugar Makes Me Angry
Paul Tautges Now certainly there is some validity to the idea that our diet may impact our moods…to a degree. However, no dietary change will ever lead to lasting behavioral change, and no “Christian Dietary Laws” will control your anger or your child’s temper tantrums...
6 Ways to Take Charge of Your Bad Day
Carey Nieuwhof I had a bad day recently. Chances are you have too. Mine blindsided me, and it threw me off so much I got almost nothing accomplished that I wanted to accomplish. I don’t like days like that. (Does anybody?) But they’re inevitable in life….and in parenting....
Seven Subtle Symptoms of Pride
Fabienne Harford Pride will kill you. Forever. Pride is the sin most likely to keep you from crying out for a Savior. Those who think they are well will not look for a doctor. As seriously dangerous as pride is, it’s equally hard to spot...
Two Questions, One Thing
I have two questions to ask you today. I would encourage you to answer them honestly, without pretending...