The Unappreciated Blessing of Busyness
David Qaoud I recently felt convicted after a conversation with a friend. She’s very busy at work and explained how she cannot possibly survive without working 60+ hour work weeks...
My Side, Your Side, or Neither
Derrick Lynch Church conflict is an ugly, Spirit-quenching, gospel-obscuring tragedy. Aside from the times where it may be necessary as matters of theology and holiness are at stake, conflict is the result of far more trivial concerns being elevated to crusade-worthy status...
The Power of the Holy Spirit in Receiving Reproof
Eric Davis Becoming a Christian is a colossal demonstration of power in so many ways. When an individual trusts in Christ for reconciliation to God, big things happen...
Don't Wait Until Next Easter
Paul Tripp We celebrate on Sunday with vigor, but a few days later, we fall back into the same mundane pattern of everyday life. We often live as if Easter hasn't happened...
Why Christians Don't Seek to Avenge Insults Against God
Amy Hall Over a year ago, I heard something on James White’s podcast that I’ve been thinking about off and on ever since. It’s a clip of Yusuf Ismail, a Muslim, from a debate he did with a Christian, and it gives some insight into how Muslims view God and the Christian gospel...
Fisherman That Don't Fish
J.D. Greear “Follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” It is tragically easy for those of us in ministry to forget this, to get so wrapped up in nuances of theology and specific strategies that we no longer personally seek the lost...
Porn in the Digital Age: New Research Reveals 10 Trends
Barna Research Group Pornography is not new, but the digital age has made it more ubiquitous and accessible than ever before...
Are You Willing to Doubt your Doubts?
J.D. Greear Doubt can be a tricking thing. Our society, for instance, has elevated doubt to an unquestioned virtue. Those who follow tradition or submit to any kind of standard—especially an ancient one—are viewed with smug condescension...
The Priority of Growing in Love
Woodman Valley Chapel A four minute video on the positive effects of love...
How to Resist Temptation’s Mirage Moment
Jon Bloom Temptation is a disorienting, defiling experience when evil is presented to us as good. Destruction comes dressed up to look like happiness...
Advancing the Gospel on the Front Line: An Interview with Tim Keesee
Tim Keesee is executive director of Frontline Missions International, a ministry that seeks to advance the gospel around the world—especially in those regions that have little access to it...
3 Things To Do When You’re Angry With God
Carey Nieuwhof So maybe you’re angry with God. We all get there sometimes. (Yup, even pastors do.)...
Your Interfaith Friends Aren’t Projects
Alec Hibbs The point of interfaith friendships isn’t conversion, it’s relationship...
How Your Possessions Are Affecting Your Heart
Joshua Becker For most of my life, I have lived under the impression that my actions will follow my heart—that the things I treasured most would be reflected by my investments...
The Church’s Call to Steward God’s Mission in the World
Stephen Garbill Although Christians across denominational lines often use stewardship language to describe our calling to live out God’s mission in the world, what we mean theologically by “stewardship” varies greatly across religious traditions...
The Imperfections of Perfectionism
Stephen Nichols Warfield’s world, once he arrived at Princeton in 1887, was not very large at all. His house, the Old Hodge House, conveniently situated him next to Alexander Hall, which contained Princeton Seminary’s dorm rooms and classrooms...