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.

We Are Called to Persevere and Finish Well, to God’s Glory

Endurance requires patience, because reward for today’s right choices will come, but it may be months or years from now, or not until we leave this world.

America Lacks Moral Formation

Psychology has replaced morality in terms of how to raise children. While psychology is all well and good, it’s goal – and specialty – is mental health, not moral growth.

How Satan Prevents the Prayers of God’s People

As odd as it seems, the dark prince does not hesitate to speak the truth if it will make us think we shouldn’t pray.

The Spiritual Race

The moment you believed in Jesus Christ, this race began for you. Some of you are just beginning, while others have been running for quite a while.

Remember Those Resolutions?

Before you commit to anything, spend some time asking God: “What areas of my life do I need to focus on during the upcoming year?”

When Your Soul Is Downcast

To find hope, we have look to something better and more stable than our present circumstances - we have to look to God and his character.

Facing the New Year With Weariness

What if you are starting the year in a spot that is more from a weary and questioning posture than a hopeful and expectant one?

Passionless Christianity

You can tell preaching that is only going-through-the-motions from the kind that originates in the heart, is inspired by the Spirit and driven by compassion.