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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.

Is Gen Z Coming Back to Church?

When people born between 1997 and 2007 go to church, they attend, on average, about 23 services per year.

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.

What God Does in an Instant Far Outweighs What We Attempt in a Lifetime

What do you need God to do in your life? What problems are you facing? Have you been trying to do it all in your flesh, or are you remembering to depend on the Holy Spirit?

Into the Culture

Today a lot of people are talking about the church and culture. We are told that we need to engage the culture or understand...

7 Spiritual Rhythms for the Effective Leader

All leaders should lead well, but when one claims to be a follower of Christ their leadership reflects on his or her walk with Christ.

Try These 5 Tips to Discern Spiritual Character

Though Jesus was trusted and empowered with divine authority, he never abused it. Instead, Jesus submitted to and fully followed the will of His Father. What can we learn from this?

Are You Looking Forward to the Earth’s Redemption?

The “redemption of our bodies” refers to the resurrection of the dead. Paul says that not only we, but “the whole creation” longs for and cries out for the earth-wide deliverance that will come with our bodily resurrection.

Focus on Just One Person to Reverse the Decline of Christianity

When was the last time you talked to a single person about Jesus? When was the last time you mentioned to your waiter or waitress that you came to the restaurant from church, and see where that conversation went?

5 Characteristics That Set Apart Sending Churches

What does an effective sending church look like?

How to Thrive in Bivocational Ministry

Hint: It's not doing two things poorly.