Email Archive
2022
August 9: How To Stop Worrying About Money - Secrets To Financial Security
August 2: Why Social Media Is Making You Sad, Lonely, and Anxious - Especially If You Are A Girl
July 26: Was Jesus a Pacifist?
July 19: Porn, Masturbation, Singleness, Marriage and Divorce
July 12: Why Are You So Angry?!? - Here Is The Reason
July 5: Have Christians Done More Bad or Good For The World?
June 28: The Secular Creed: Diversity, Sexuality, Women, and Repentance
June 21: Is The United States In The Book of Revelation?
June 15: How Can A Loving God Send People To Hell?
May 31: Are Tongues and Prophecy Still For Today? Ceasstionist vs Charismatic
May 24: How To Quit Porn, The Mark of The Beast (666)
May 17: How Should Christians Think About Gun Control?
May 10: Should Christians Believe In The Rapture?
May 3: When Does The Bible Say It Is Okay To Get Divorced?
April 26: How To Understand The Book of Revelation
April 19: How to Question Your Faith without Losing It
April 12: Did Jesus Go To Hell Between His Death and Resurrection?
April 5: What Does The Bible Say About Gender Identity? - New Class
March 29: The Question That Stops Christians In Their Tracks
March 22: Go Ahead. Pray For Putin's Demise
March 15: Is It Ethical To Pay For Pregnancy? (IVF, Surrogacy, and Reproductive Technology)
March 8: What Happens To Me Right After I Die?
March 1: How Can I Forgive Someone Who Abused Me?
February 22: Have You Believed These Lies Of The Sexual Revolution?
February 8: What Sex Scenes Are Okay For Christians To Watch? - Redeeming Love
February 1: These Heretical Movements Came From Western NY
January 25: Did you know you can actually hear the voice of God?
January 18: 2 Reasons Why Community Groups Don’t Work
January 11: Habits, Self-Control, The Bible & Brain Science
January 4: The Bible, Racial Equality, Sex, Gender, and Same-sex Sexuality
2021
December 28: Do Christians who die by suicide go to hell?
December 21: Do you believe this heresy? Half of Americans do.
December 14: Does Calvinism Solve The Problem Of Evil?
December 7: Is Believing In God Like Believing In Santa?
November 30: Abortion and The Texas Heartbeat Bill (Pro-Choice vs Pro-Life)
November 23: 4 Reasons People Walk Away From Christianity
November 16: Do Babies Who Die Go To Heaven?
November 9: Is "Intermediate Heaven" purgatory?
November 2: Is Heaven For Real?
October 26: Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?
October 19: Grieving The Loss of a Child
October 12: Is It A Sin To Drink Alcohol?
October 5: How do you discuss transgenderism with those who see it differently?
September 28: How Literal Should A Bible Translation Be?
September 21: Is God Evil? Did God Command His People To Wipe Out Nations?
September 14: Is Noah’s Ark A Myth?
September 7: When Helping Hurts Orphans
August 31: Staff Book Favorite - Would you like a free copy?
August 24: The Story of Reality
August 17: Evolution, morality and being human: Do we need God to be good?
August 10: What Did Paul Mean by ‘I Do Not Permit a Woman to Teach’?
August 3: Is Masturbation A Sin According To The Bible?
July 27: Do Miracles Still Happen Today?
July 20: Christians & The Transgender Question
July 13: End Times, Modesty, Being Gay, Bible Interpretation, and the Fruit of the Spirit
July 6: Confronting Cultural Lies & Questioning the Declaration of Independence
June 29: The Sexual Revolution and Gender Identity
June 22: Should Christians Embrace The Enneagram?
June 15: 11 Reasons to Affirm the Deity of Christ
June 8: 4 Traits to Seek in a Spouse
June 1: When My Quadriplegia Ends: What Makes Me Long for Heaven
May 25: How Not to Debate Ideas in the Public Square
May 18: 12 Principles on How to Disagree
May 11: How Do I Know If This Counselor Is Right for Me?
May 4: What is the CONSCIENCE?
April 27: Reasons God Hates Pride
April 20: Fight Lust by Feeding the Better Passion
April 13: Depression: Guest Interview with Dr. Mark Oldham
April 6: How Does Easter Change Us?
March 30: A Gracious Effective Response to the Problem of Evil
March 23: You Know You Trashed a Conversation When...
March 16: What Your Group Members Aren't Telling You
March 9: Giving Grace...but what about getting hurt? 3 Podcasts to help
March 2: How to Overlook an Offense
February 23: The Wisdom Pyramid and our Information Intake
February 16: Why Are Christians Such Hypocrites?
February 9: You Asked: What Is the Unforgivable Sin?
February 2: How Could a Loving God Allow So Much Suffering?
January 26: More Than Sexual Purity: Five Ambitions for Christian Men
January 19: Apologetics, How to Read the Bible, and Marriage Courses
January 12: Looking for some ideas for what's next?
January 5: Need a Reading Plan for 2021?
2020
December 22: Have you heard this Christmas song?
December 15: Need hope? Join us for a 7 Day Advent Reading Plan
December 8: Prepare our hearts for Advent
November 24: Don’t Let 2020 Stop Your Thanksgiving
November 17: Understanding One Of The Misquoted Verses In The Bible
November 10: A free Christian audio book EVERY month
November 3: 4 Questions to Ask on Election Day
October 27: Are you in the the Covid-19 comparison trap?
October 20: Friend-ish: Reclaiming Real Friendship in a Culture of Confusion
October 13: How Do I Know God's Will for My Life?
October 6: Looking for a new podcast?
September 29: Love Thy Body: Resource for today's cultural conversations
September 22: Curious? Confused? Want more?
September 15: Resources for you! Mentoring, Dating, Kids Music, Courses…
September 8: Equip Course Starting Sunday Morning Oct. 4
September 1: 4 Videos + 1 Article to Help You
August 25: Is Relational Evangelism Biblical?
August 18: 11 Practical Ways to Reduce Digital Consumption
August 11: A Small Book for the Anxious Heart
August 4: How to Pray When Your Kids Go Off to College
July 28: How to Pray When You’re Feeling Anxious or Depressed
July 21: One Essential Oil: Anointing in the Church Today
July 14: "Hey, don't judge me!" What does this mean?
July 7: This might be the coolest Bible app out there
June 30: Do I Need to Understand the Trinity to Be Saved?
June 23: Why It's Easy and Dangerous to Label Others
June 16: Marriage, Race & Faith, Theology & the Gospel
June 9: Quarantine Quarrels (And How to Quit Them)
June 2: A Short (and not exhaustive) List of Race & Justice Resources
May 26: 5 min video = 4 ways to help you pray better
May 19: Lessons in Leadership from Building the Panama Canal
May 15: How Should I Respond to the Growing Pornography Consumption?
May 12: Immunizing Your Marriage During Covid-19
May 5: Can I Be Confident in the Midst of so Much Uncertainty?
May 1: Lessons for Working with your Youngest Co-Workers
April 28: 20 More Prayers to Pray in this Pandemic
April 24: It’s Not Often in Life You Get a Do-Over (So Take the Do-Over!)
April 21: 8 minutes that could change your day
April 17: Help for Quarantined Marriages
April 14: Anxious about Money?
April 10: College Student (and the rest of us), Fight Spiritual Stagnation at Home
April 5: Easter Devotional & 7 Tips for Working (and teaching) at Home!
April 3: COVID-19: Living by Probabilities or Providence?
March 31: All the Free and Discounted Stuff for these Difficult Times
March 27: Spotify Playlist and NYM Survival Kit
March 24: A Movie to Watch, Books to Read, and a Reason to get Outside
March 20: Positive Binge-Worthy Content
March 17: Parenting Well in the Midst of a Pandemic
March 10: How do we make sense of the Coronavirus?
March 3: 10 Key Bible Verses on God’s Sovereignty
February 25: Have your heard the newest "A Little Better" Podcast?
February 18: God Shouts to Us in Our Pain
February 11: Does God Love Everyone or Just Christians?
February 4: How do you know that Christianity is the one true worldview?
January 28: The Countries Where It's Most Dangerous to be a Christian
January 21: Hostility, Fragility, and Hope
January 14: Tony Evans' Message of Hope in the Midst of Heartbreak
2019
December 17: Over 35,000 Equip emails opened: Thanks for reading in 2019!
December 10: What Should We Make of Rahab’s Lie?
December 2: Join an Advent Reading Plan!
November 26: I'm suffering. Is God good and will this ever end?
November 17: How do I share my story if I do or don't have a past?
November 12: What should I do if I doubt my salvation?
November 5: How Did Jesus Suffer Eternal Punishment in Only 3 Hours?
October 29: Pauline Letters, Glorifying God at Work, and Kanye West
October 22: How to Pray in Times of Physical Pain
October 15: Seven Prayers For Those You Love
October 8: 7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Apostle Paul
October 1: Finding Truth: A New Video Study by Francis Chan
September 24: 10 Things You Should Know About Shame
September 17: Sisters, Jesus is Not Your Cheerleader
September 10: Help! What's God's Will for Me?
September 3: Matt Chandler on the Terrible Years of Marriage
August 27: Resources for this week: Podcast, Suffering, Cults, and Deity of Christ
August 20: How do you know if you're a true child of God?
August 13: Don't Miss the Verified Series Week 2 Podcast!
August 6: Listen to the Verified Series Podcast!
July 21: Jesus-Centered Parenting in a Child-Centered World
July 14: How do I know what God's will is for me?
July 7: Q&A: The Power of Moments
June 30: Who am I? Our Identity in Christ
June 23: It's all about the money?
June 16: Parenting with Grace and Discipline
June 9: Sexual Integrity Resources
June 2: Need a plan? Read Proverbs with us for 20 days
May 26: Band-Aids That Harm: Going Beyond In Ways That Truly Help
May 19: What Does it Mean to Fear God? The Answer Will Surprise You
May 12: Resources on Singleness, Mothers & Grandmothers, Lament, Colossians & More
May 5: 10 Things You Should Know About the Danger of Media
April 28: The Only Satisfying Endgame: Why Great Stories Always Hurt
April 21: 10 Things You Should Know About Easter Morning
April 14: A Timeline of the Passion Week
Apr. 7: The Unwelcome Gift of Waiting
Mar. 31: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.”
Mar. 24: Pray with us during Gaining Ground with the 7:55 Alarm Challenge!
Mar. 17: Leave Behind the Weariness of Bitterness
Mar. 10: God Still Loves Hard Work: Labor for Christ in a Cursed World
Mar. 3: Intentional Parenting: Delicate Discipline and Activate Responsibility
Feb. 24: “A Subversive Story About a Rebellious Prophet and God’s Mercy”
Feb. 17: Fractured: Ripping up the excuse of indifference
Feb. 10 Fractured: Racism and the Church
Feb. 3: Fractured Week 1: Sexism, Feminism, Abortion, Transgender Resources
Jan. 29: Understanding Conscience and Renewing Your Mind
Jan. 22: The 9 Most Dangerous Apps for Kids
Jan. 15: Defining Moments Define Your Leadership
Jan. 8: From Seminary President to NFL Head Coach
Jan. 2: Change in 2019: A mundane process that takes small and daily commitment.
2018
Dec. 18: A Parent’s Guide to Smartphones
Dec. 11: Win the Spiritual Battle in Your Mind
Dec. 4: How to Evangelize Friends Identifying as LGBTQ
Nov. 27: How to Know God's Will and How to Survive a Thankless Job
Nov. 20: “Hope in Anxiety” and “Manhood Restored” Equip Classes
Nov. 13: Evidence for the Resurrection and Why it Matters
Nov. 6: J.D. Greear, Jackie Hill Perry, and the Armour Family
Oct. 30: A truth, a story, and an event
Oct. 21: Did God Condone Polygamy in the Old Testament?
Oct. 16: You Have FREE Access to the World’s Largest Online Bible Video Library
Oct. 9: Today’s Topics: Suffering. Bart Erhman. Submission. Leadership. Discouragement.
Oct. 2: How Can You Get a Mentor?
Sept. 25: How Suffering Reveals Your True Self
Sept. 18: Portraits of a King: The Life of David
Sept. 11: God’s Sovereign Plan Behind Your Most Unproductive Days
Sept. 4: A Process with a Guarantee
Aug. 28: An Invitation and a History Lesson
Aug. 21: Cyber Bullying, Omniscience, Exclusivity, Cyber Porn, Atonement
Aug. 14: Sacrifices? What in the world is happening in the Old Testament?
Aug. 7: Five Ways to Make War Against Greed
July 31: Northridge Worship Playlists: The Power of Song
July 24: The Problem of Evil C.S. Lewis Speaks to Life’s Most Difficult Questions
July 17: Video Games, Faith, Creation, Psalms, Infertility
July 10: Northridge Staff's Favorite Psalms: An 18-Day Reading Plan
July 3: God Shouts to Us in Our Pain
June 26: The Power of Unforgiveness When Used As a Weapon
June 12: How Were People Saved in the Old Testament?
June 5: Why Won't God Answer My Prayer?
May 29: 6 Questions College Students Must Be Ready to Answer
May 22: Atheism, Old Testament, Pornography, Romans, Pope, Worship
May 15: The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
May 8: The Morning I Heard the Voice of God
May 1: North Koreas Secret Christians
April 24: Love the Life you Never Wanted
April 17: Depression: Q and A, Videos, Articles, Books
April 10: When does rightful concern cross the line to sinful worry?
April 3: What Do You Do When Scripture Feels Dry or Lifeless?
MAR. 27: IS THERE HISTORICAL EVIDENCE FOR THE RESURRECTION TO WARRANT FAITH?
Mar. 20: Should I live for future rewards?
Mar. 13: What your kids need from YOu
Mar. 6: Can a Devout Roman Catholic Be Genuinely Born Again?
Feb. 27: What if you don't know your conversion date?
Feb. 20: Contentment over comparison: Uprooting Jealousy and Envy
Feb. 13: 5 Christian Athletes to Watch in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Feb. 6: 4 Ways Netflix Perpetuates our Modern Anxieties
Jan. 30: 10 Things You Know About Suffering
Jan. 23: Keep Technology in its Proper Place in 2018
Jan. 16: Consciousness, Naturalism, Helping Kids Read the Bible, Marriage Retreat, and Finances
Jan. 9: When Is My Child Mature Enough to Leave Home?
Jan. 2: 10 Questions to Ask at the Start of a New Year
2017
Jan. 3: Five analogies: a house, an anchor, glasses, chemo, and vocab.
Jan. 17: I'm Exhausted - How Do I Recharge My Body Without Neglecting My Soul?
Jan.24: BOGO at Weekend to Remember
Jan. 31: Refugee Crisis: If you only read one article this week, read this one...
Feb. 7: Conscience: What It Is, How to Train It, and Loving Those Who Differ
Feb. 21: Singleness, God's Love, Forgiveness, and Fifty Shades
Feb, 28: A dad talks to his son about masturbation
Mar. 14: Removing the Stigma of Divorce
Mar. 21: Train yourself with two upcoming Equip opportunities!
Mar. 28: Don't love your job? Here's the secret to job satisfaction.
Apr. 4: The Fearful and Wonderful Art of Flirting
Apr. 11: Easter Week in Real Time
Apr. 18: Live Facebook Q&A Tonight: Pain and Suffering
Apr. 25: "Objection! Christianity is nothing more than a set of rules."
May 2: 3 Interpretive Options Regarding Old Testament Violence
May 9: 10 Things You Should Know About Your Smartphone
May 16: Why You Can Stop the Exhausting Work of Trying to be a SuperMom
May 23: Join us as we read through James
May 30: Playing Favorites and Thinking Biblically
Jun. 6: What happens when we only follow parts of the Bible we like
Jun. 13: Why Singles Should Stop Waiting
Jun. 20: The Problem with Pet Sins
Jun. 27: 7 Good Reasons To Stop Looking at Porn Right Now
Jul. 4: Summer Reading: a resource list to inspire your faith from those who suffered
Jul. 11: Does Prayer Change Things?
Jul. 18: When a Christian Leader Fails You
Jul 25: When Should You Confront Someone About Their Sin?
Aug. 1: After 50 Years in a Wheelchair, I Still Walk with Jesus
Aug. 8: 10 Issues To Work Through Before You Get Married
Aug. 15: When White Supremacists Come to Town
Aug. 22: What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit?
Aug. 29: A Prayer for College Students as Classes Begin
Sept. 5: 25 Ways to be Missional in Your Neighborhood
Sept. 12: If God is good, why are there natural disasters?
Sept. 19: On Game of Thrones, transgender friendships, suffering, and playdates
Sept. 28: Infographic: 3 Views on the End TImes
Oct. 3: How to Choose Your Next Job
Oct. 10: This may be the most helpful parenting resource you watch all week
Oct. 17: Ancient Ephesus and the New Testament
Oct. 24: Memorize God's Word with Us
Oct. 31: Memorize a Short Verse Packed with Theological Firepower
Nov. 7: A Scary but Good Prayer to Memorize
Nov. 14: 4 Ways to Seek God's Guidance in Decisions
Nov. 21: 3 Parenting Myths We Are All Tempted to Believe
Nov. 28: The Doctrine of the Tribulation
Dec. 5: Good News of Great Joy: 25 Readings for Advent