Discipleship

How Can We Avoid ‘Believing’ the Bible While Denying What It Actually Says?

We need to learn, and teach other people, not just to read the Bible but also how to interpret it, so they don’t end up being Bible-believing heretics or Jesus-followers who follow a Jesus different than the real Jesus of the Bible and history.

The Narrow Path for the Long Haul

The benefits of having faith stretch far beyond a spiritual checkbox. They seep into how I handle stress, find hope, and relate to others.

Suffering From Spiritual Anemia

We need not starve our souls or allow our relationship with God through Christ to fade like the dying embers of an untended fire. We can seek the face of God.

Digital Discipleship: Can Churches Grow People Who May Never Attend In Person?

Simply broadcasting the in-person worship service isn’t enough to move people into the relationships and community that’s essential for discipleship.

5 Reasons to Obey What God Commands

God’s grace is not only for forgiveness of sin, but empowerment to live in holiness.

Trust What You Know to Be True

We have the tendency to look around us and make definite pronouncements of what the Lord is doing.

How Does Evil Differ from Suffering?

Moral evil comes in two forms—blatant evil that admits its hatred for goodness, and subtle evil that professes to love goodness while violating it.

Don’t Live Worried About Future Regrets

Sometimes we live with an unhealthy fear of making future mistakes.

Grateful … All of the Time?

Developing a habit of thankfulness requires intentionality.

Replace ‘What Ifs’ With ‘Even Ifs’

Insights from Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego for our current age

3 Reasons to Be Gentle

The Christian is to be a gentle person, but that’s a hard thing, isn’t it? Especially when things aren’t going your way and the temptation is to be angry. Hurt. Entitled. Bitter.