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.

New Life From Every Disciple

The exponential power of a decentralized church movement

3 Ways Waiting Shapes Us

God is busy in us even while we wait

How God Provides for Us

4 encouragements about God's provision

You’ve Graduated. Now What?

Encouragement for recent graduates

The Beauty of ‘In Spite Of’ Love

Choosing to love has always been one of the most important challenges for God’s people.

The Uncomfortable Truth About Resilience

As a rule, we would rather take the path of least resistance, but it truly is the narrow and difficult way that leads to life.

2 Prerequisites for Experiencing the Power of God in Your Life

How can you find real spiritual power?

10 Reasons to Love Unloveable People

No matter how unloving church members can be, I can’t avoid Jesus’ telling us to love God and neighbor (Matt. 22:34–40). Nor can I...