Discipleship

How Can We Prepare to Trust God Through Trials We Don’t Understand?

None of us knows what 2026 will bring, but no doubt it will have its difficult moments as well as its wonderful ones. How can we wisely prepare our hearts and minds to trust God through trials when they come?

Pastors Are Shepherds, Not Superheroes

Maybe it’s time we change the narrative. Expect your pastor to be a shepherd, not a superhero. Don’t demand their presence at every event or their attention at every moment.

Understanding the Longings and Language of Gen Z

It is our responsibility as leaders to reintroduce a generation to the true essence of Jesus and his original vision for the church.

If There Is No God, Why Is There So Much Good in the World?

Without God, the world would be amoral, with no objective goodness or evil.

What Does ‘Taking Up the Shield of Faith’ Look Like?

We can expect that day in and day out we will be pummeled the flaming arrows of the great enemy of God and man, the devil. These flaming arrows might take many forms, but surely at least one of them is in the form of accusation.

Keeping Anxiety in Check

3 Insights from King David

God Has Good Things Planned for You

Why We Must Depend on the Promises of God in Difficult Times

Why Attending Church Matters

Here is why the church exists: for the glorification of God, the edification of the saints, and the evangelization of the world. In other words, for 'upward, inward, and outward" purposes.

When Christians Get Depressed

Many Christians struggle with depression. Here's how to think about it.

Assurance of Salvation

Salvation comes by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. There is no other way. We aren’t saved because we deserve it, because God owes us something, or because someone in our family took us to church. We are saved through faith.

When We Savor God’s Word

The godliest, Spirit-filled leaders I know have the Word of God dripping from their lips. They live in the Word—and it’s noticeable. That’s what would happen in our lives if the Word truly were sweet to us.