Don’t Waste Your Awkwardness
Sammy Rhodes I probably should define awkwardness. What I mean is there’s a gap between what you are and what you should be, a disconnect between the real you and the ideal you. One of the saddest realities of life is the things we need to talk about the most we tend to talk about the least.
The First 15 Bible Verses a Christian Needs to Memorize
Scott Slayton If you are a new Christian, young Christian, or have never memorized Scripture, these are the first 15 verses and short passages I would commit to memory.
Critic or Disciple?
Darryl Dash That’s the attitude I want to cultivate when I hear others preach. I want to hunger and thirst for the gospel. There’s a time to evaluate, and there’s a time to grow and receive grace.
Stopping Before You Start: 6 Possible Objections to Reading the Bible in a Year
Melissa Kruger Today, I’m going to spend some time considering possible objections. I know you have them. I have them too. Every time I begin a Bible reading plan, I find myself apprehensive. I just don’t want to do it. So, let’s take some of the objections that might be spinning around in your head (and mine) and go through them.
Daily Bread: 8 Reasons Why You Need It More Than the Think
Melissa Kruger Therefore, in the hope of persuading you to enjoy the best feast in town, I’m planning to spend the next few weeks sharing about why reading the Bible in a year is a worthwhile pursuit.
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:
Satan Hunts Among the Hurting
Marshall Segal The enemy of your hope and happiness hunts with that same instinct, with a cold-hearted and ruthless hunger for the weak or hurting. Satan prowls like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). And because he’s clever, he spends a lot of his time among the suffering.
Idolatry: A Fatal Attraction, Part 2
Brad Andrews It’s one thing to understand the category of idolatry, but quite another to isolate what deities you worship. Today we take the first step in diagnosing idolatry.
Idolatry: A Fatal Attraction, Part 1
Brad Andrews The Bible calls our misguided pursuits of what charms us idolatry. And we aren’t talking golden calves here either. As a Christian, idolatry is anything that supplants God in my life with a lesser god. It’s an inverted move of the soul.
What We Miss When We Miss Sunday Morning
Bob Kaughlin Answers the question of all the benefits and relationships and growth someone misses when they miss out on a Sunday morning.
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...
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?
5 Things People Blame The Church For…But Shouldn’t
Carey Nieuwhof There’s a lot of church bashing that happens these days. I get that. Some of it is deserved. Like me, maybe you’ve noticed that a lot of people feel justified in dismissing the church as anything between a complete disappointment and otherwise useless...
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...