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 Better Bread

Picture a flock of sheep in a green pasture. What do they normally do there? They eat. When a sheep lies down in a green pasture it can only mean one thing: he’s full. In fact, he’s so full that he has no more desire to eat and lies down.

3 Faiths From the Story of Job

What do you fear most? What would be the worst thing to happen to you? Imagine whatever you fear most coming to pass. Like Job, you might be forced to develop another kind of faith—the faith of desperation.

Joel Muddamalle: Total Dependence

We think humility is an invitation for people to walk all over us, for endless suffering, to be left out. Yet the Bible doesn’t present that at all.

Making Scripture Relatable

Maybe the Bible actually invites us – even dares us – to fill in some of the blanks.

How Are You Using Your Influence?

The question isn’t whether or not you have influence. It’s what you do with it. Are you a good influence or a bad influence?

Why You Should Preach the Gospel to Yourself Every Day

The gospel is not something that happened; it is happening. We are only beginning to see its beauty.

Christianity Comes With Enemies

Don’t worry about having enemies. Instead, concern yourself with having the right ones and for the right reasons.

Giving New Believers an Example to Follow

Evangelism and discipleship were never meant to be separated.