Discipleship

Ryan Kwon: Nothing to Prove

“We’re so accustomed to the church being a noun. I want our bias to be action-oriented, and a movement that goes outward.”

Steward Your Riches

There are three things that make the average American rich: choice, privacy and opportunity.

Do You See How Good the Good News Is?

Perhaps one of the reasons why the gospel ceases to be such good news is because our hearts haven’t been shaken up in a while.

God Is Immovable (And, That’s a Good Thing!)

Much as it might be frustrating to see that characteristic in others or ourselves, the fact that God doesn’t change his mind is a good thing for us.

Grief: More Than a Vacant Seat

I asked God to be with them, to give them a special sense of his presence and comfort. That there could be, as one of the book’s subtitles put it, “hidden hope amid pain and loss.”

A Biblical Perspective of a ‘Fight or Flight’ Response

We live in a culture that doesn’t like persevering; we live in a culture that likes escaping.

The Remedy for Envy

Envy is so ugly on the one displaying it. If a smile brightens a face and blesses a room, envy sours the mouth and uglies the eyes and dampens the joy in any gathering.

One Conspiracy Theory That Is Grounded in Scripture

This is one conspiracy theory that’s right on target.

Just One Word or Phrase to Guide You This Year

Thoreau criticized society’s tendency to devalue complex ideas, or those that can be interpreted in multiple ways, in favor of simple ones—all of which reflected a general decline in mental and intellectual effort.

The Centrality of Prayer

The early church provides a powerful example of the centrality of prayer.

Sam Allberry: In Christ

I wish I had come across this concept much earlier.