Discipleship

There’s No Contradiction Between God’s Empowerment and Our Efforts to Battle Sin

The Christian life is not a choice between loving and trusting Jesus, and making an effort to avoid temptation and sin. It is not either/or—it is both/and.

Are You Reading the Bible the Wrong Way?

It is possible to read the Bible and misunderstand the point of what God is saying.

A Heart Satisfied With Jesus Alone

Culture whispers that fulfillment is about getting more, being more, achieving more. But I know the truth—chasing those things will always wear me out and leave me thirsty.

How Do You Fight Your Battles?

Insights from the life of David.

A Makeover for Your Mind

Parents know that if they want to get a child to drop something, they need to offer something better in its place. We can apply...

How to Know if You’ve Been Seeking Your Own Glory

“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” —Matthew 23:12 Our college ministry staff has been reading the classic Campus...

5 Practices to Get You Through the Pandemic

Have you ever felt like you’re on the backside of the desert or in some twisted form of an apocalyptic wasteland? Do you feel...

Living by Faith in Bleak Times

Abraham was getting on in years, yet he and Sarah didn’t have any children. However, God had given him this promise: “I will make...

How Much Should I Give?

There seems to be two extremes when it comes to how Christians view their relationship with their possessions. The first one is that God wants...

A Christian Response to ‘Cancel Culture’

Recently, I typed in “how to be happy” on our collective consciousness, Google, and one of the first articles was “Three Ways to Be...

Insights From Scripture for Responding to Racial Tensions

The past months have brought a great disturbance to our “normal.” Beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic, the way life, especially church, has been done...