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.

The Story of the Bible Told Through Trees

Trees appear throughout the Bible as signposts of God's promises and relentless grace.

Praying God’s Word

When our prayers are empowered by Scripture, those prayers often arise most naturally when we have already read, memorized, and deeply considered a passage.

Seeking God’s Timing Every Time

Recognizing that there is "a time for everything under heaven" encourages us to seek God's timing in all aspects of life.

8 Risks of a ‘Pick-and-Choose’ Christianity

We miss things that we need for our spiritual walk. It’s easy to choose to do the things we like doing in our Christianity; what’s tough is choosing the things that most convict and challenge our souls.

Letter to a Christian Experiencing Great Suffering and Tempted Towards Suicide

As hard as daily life is for you, I cannot stress emphatically enough the importance of saying no to the temptation to take your life.

When You Want to Ask ‘Why?’

This is often where the “why” leads us – it leads us not to specific answers but to God. And that is a very good thing.

A Different Kind of Hope

We discover that being a prisoner of hope in Jesus Christ is life-giving. He is the path to ultimate freedom.

Trusting God Involves Letting Go (and Other Truths From Corrie ten Boom)

Corrie Ten Boom learned to trust God early through the faith of her family.