Discipleship

Is It Really Necessary to Memorize Scripture?

Memorizing a chapter is easier than memorizing 18 scattered verses because most chapters are a flowing story.

How Does Understanding God’s Happiness Change Lives?

As much as I believe in the holiness of God, I also believe in emphasizing God’s happiness as a legitimate and effective way to share the gospel with unbelievers or to help Christians regain a foothold in their faith.

How to Find Your Purpose in Life

Here are three ways to discover what God's will is for this season of your life.

How to Be a Part of God’s Family

Peter was sort of like that lovable, loud uncle at a family reunion who tells great stories and entertains everyone.

Jesus Wept: The Big Hope in the Shortest Verse

The backstory of those two words is one of pain and tragedy.

What Happens When We Fail to Live In God’s Word?

Christians who own numerous Bibles which they rarely open are thumbing their noses at the saints of old who paid the ultimate price.

Hearing God

But imagine this. What if you had a handwritten note sent to you from God? Would you carry it around in your pocket for a couple of weeks and open it when you got around to it?

The Power of Resilience

Perhaps the reason I’ve been able to shake off disappointments, betrayals, cynicism, skepticism, and distrust was an unusual gift I’d never thought about before: resilience.

What Do We Really Mean When We Say We Love God?

I really didn’t want to go to hell. I suspect my peers felt the same way. Those of us who grew up in the post-Jesus...

God Is Present in Our Storms

The storm did not awaken Jesus, but the cry of his disciples did.

How to Get the Most Out of Sermons

Moving from evaluating the sermon to engaging it.