A Simple Guide to Reading and Applying the Bible with Jesus as the Hero
David Prince This guide is designed for Sunday school teachers, home Bible study leaders, and the Christian who is trying to be faithful to read and apply the Bible on a consistent basis...
3 Reasons Why Reading the Bible Feels Like a Chore
Aaron Armstrong Christian, if studying the Bible isn’t really your thing, can we chat for a minute? While Christianity isn’t dependent upon our academic inclinations, nor our interest in reading in general...
3 Reasons We Should Be Slow to Judge
Michael Hyatt When I think of key leadership qualities, decisiveness is always high on the list. The ability to quickly size up a situation and act is essential. But sometimes we can be too fast. And that’s especially true when it comes to criticism...
Three Keys to a Better Prayer Life
Dave Jenkins By God’s grace, I’ve been a Christian since I was 4 years old. Over the years my family has gone through many trying situations--my parents’ divorce, mom's remarriage and dad's developing dementia...
Why I’m Not a Jehovah’s Witness
Eric Davis Last week we featured an article entitled, Why I Am Not A Mormon. Some of our readers requested a similar article on Jehovah’s Witnesses. Today’s article is in response to that...
Three Reasons Why Singing is Essential in the Life of the Disciple
Michael Kelley There are certain habits that are synonymous with spiritual growth. We call these things spiritual disciplines, and they’re things like reading the Bible, praying, fasting, and others. But one habit that doesn’t make the list very often is singing...
The "Plus One" Approach to Church
Kevin DeYoung Are you just starting out at a new church and don’t know how to get plugged in? Have you been at your church for years and still haven’t found your place? Are you feeling disconnected...
A Plea For Gospel Sanity in Missions – From East to West (Part 3)
Aubrey Sequeira The scene was so disorienting, it felt like it must be from a Hollywood (or Bollywood) movie. We are in a bustling bazaar in a large city in Northern India. A white dude in skinny jeans rides up on a mini-motorcycle to meet us. He guides...
A Plea For Gospel Sanity in Missions – From East to West (Part 2)
Aubrey Sequeira I sit there, intrigued, as I listen to the man’s story. We are in an important (and extremely unreached) city in North India. Detail upon intricate detail mounts as he narrates the amazing events that caused him to renounce Sikhism for Christianity...
A Plea For Gospel Sanity in Missions – From East to West (Part 1)
Aubrey Sequeira I feel like I’ve had the conversation more than a thousand times. In my years living in the United States, believers often meet me and having learned that I’m from India, they ask...
How Much Television Do You Actually Watch? Way Too Much!
Tim Challies How much television do you think you watch? No, honestly, how much? And how much time do you give to other screens—your mobile phone, your tablet, and whatever it is you use to watch Netflix? A brand new study from Nielsen suggests that it is a lot...
The Difference Between a Sin and a Mistake
Michael Hyatt In recent years, I have noticed an increasing tendency for people to confuse mistakes with sins. It happens at every level, whether someone is caught cheating on their spouse, filing false insurance claims, or shoplifting from a clothing store...
Why I’m Not A Mormon
Eric Davis Living where I do, the topic of the Mormon faith often arises. It’s a religion which is gathering quite a few adherents, especially outside the USA. But if you were to ask me why I do not ascribe to Mormonism, I would begin by giving these three reasons...
4 Reasons to Stop Obsessing About Heaven
Mike Wittmer Alex Malarkey, who co-authored The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven, publicly confessed his story is malarkey. He and his mother had been saying so for some time, but few noticed until last week...
3 Muslim-Christian Crossroads
C.M. If you’ve ever had a prolonged conversation with a Muslim on theology, you know that they are generally well-trained in discussing their problems with the Trinity and divinity of Jesus. So why not consider looking for points of discussion off the beaten path and that may even engage us as Christians at a heart level too?
When to Overlook A Fault: 12 Questions
David Murray Jim Newcomer said, “When you have been sinned against you have two options: to either lovingly cover or lovingly confront.” But how do we know the right option?