Quiet Time Doesn’t Earn God’s Grace
Bryan Chapell In less than five minutes, Bryan Chapell reshapes how we view God’s grace and love in light of our quiet time. He reminds us that spiritual disciplines don't manufacture grace, but rather when we feast through Bible reading and prayer we enjoy grace that is already available.
17 Benefits to Reading the Entire Bible
Kristen Wetherel Last year was the first time I had used a pre-made reading schedule (pdf courtesy of Ligonier Ministries), and it was helpful in numerous ways. I’d encourage you to go through the entire Bible for these 17 reasons:
A.C.T.S. of Prayer
Paul Tautges Sometimes we struggle with prayer because we don’t have a specific plan for our time alone with the Lord. Therefore, for many years, the ACTS strategy has been a helpful tool for believers. Perhaps you are already familiar with this simple plan, but maybe you are not.
Five Strategies for Daily Bible Reading
Gavin Ortlund One of the issues that comes up most often frequently when I am discipling others in the church is the struggle to do daily Bible reading. And it doesn’t necessarily get easier for those of us who are in ministry or study the Bible in an academic context. As I have tried to help guys struggling in this area, I’ve come up with a couple basic ideas that some have found helpful.
Three Ways to Help Bible Beginners
Ben Stuart Lots of people, probably many in your own life, are curious about the Bible or maybe even want to read it, but don’t know where to start. Many of us woke up this morning ourselves wanting to start reading the Bible again, but not sure where to turn today. In two minutes, Ben Stuart gives us a few places to turn when we’ve never read the Bible before or when we don’t know where to turn.
Don’t Lose Spiritual Disciplines for Fear of Legalism
Sarah Walton During one of these sessions, I was struck by a statement made by Pastor Colin. He said, Don’t let the fear of legalism rob you of the benefits of a regular pattern of walking with God. His words caught my attention and I began to recognize ways that I had fallen into this skewed way of thinking...
The Busy Mom's Guide to Prayer
Melissa Edgington Busy? If you're like me and you've found that long, leisurely prayer times are a thing of the past, then I have some suggestions to help you get those prayers in, even during a busy day being a mama.
Your Bible Is a Mine, Not a Museum
Jon Bloom The more we wonder over the Bible, the more wonder-full we discover it is. That’s why we must think of the Bible more as a mine than a museum...
How To Pray When Your Soul Is Bone Dry
Tim Challies You know you ought to pray. You know that God invites and even commands you to pray. He loves to hear from you, loves to know you. Yet there are times when your soul feels bone dry, when even opening your mouth to pray seems an impossibility. What do you do?
3 Tips for Bad Bible Study, Part 3
Brian Roberg Today we conclude our series helping you avoid the troublesome effects of good Bible study. Having mastered these tips, you’re ready to complete the trifecta of biblical impotency...
3 Tips for Bad Bible Study, Part 2
Brian Roberg In the first post of this series we looked at a tried-and-true method for achieving bland, ineffective Bible study. Today we’ll add a second method to our arsenal...
3 Tips for Bad Bible Study, Part 1
Brian Roberg Has your time in the Word been too powerful lately? Want to get rid of that nagging feeling of peace you get when you trust the God you encounter in the Scriptures? If so, you need to make some adjustments to your approach to the Bible. In this brief series of posts we’ll consider three surefire ways to make Bible reading boring and irrelevant again...
Your One Thing: Devotional Minimalism
Clint Archer In the frenetic pace of our lives we are all daily presented with urgent, important problems to navigate. Work demands, family responsibilities, health requirements, time constraints, and innumerable other forces are constantly foisted onto our cluttered priority list. Often the first item to get cut from the list is our time of devotions...
Let's Be Honest: Reasons Why We Don't Read Our Bibles
Erik Raymond If we were to survey Christians at evangelical churches in America most people would agree that they need to read their Bibles. They understand that it is both required and good for them. But the sad truth is, many do not. This lands us in that strange place of knowing, but yet still avoiding, what is good and beneficial for us. Why do we do it?
A Sample Prayer Plan
Mike Riccardi I drafted a sample prayer plan some time ago to add structure to my own personal worship times. I’d like to share it with you not as something to be rigidly followed, but as a suggestion to help get you into—or back into—a thriving, regular, consistent time of worship and communion with God in prayer...
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...