2025 Christmas Gift Guide

We’re a Modern Church, So Why Do We Need a Hymnal?

Jordan Kauflin

We live in a world of projection screens, band arrangements, Planning Center, and chord charts. Why should we care about a new hymnal?

Why Do Most Christians Gather on Sunday Instead of Saturday?

Guy Prentiss Waters

According to the New Testament, the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is a dividing line in human history. As such, it cannot but have implications for the Sabbath.

The First Step Toward Finding Joy in God Is to Desire It

John Piper

The desire to rejoice in God is a species of joy in God. It’s a seed. You think of a seed and a tree. A seed is a real thing. It’s life, but it’s different from a tree.

5 Hymns to Sing at the End of Life

Laura Story

What is it about the singing of hymns that aids us in releasing grip on this earthly life and entering the eternal embrace of Jesus? How do songs comfort us in such sorrowful seasons?

Why We Worship Idols Instead of God

Tim Chester

God’s agenda for our lives is for us to be holy, just as he is holy. This holiness is the fruit of what we think or trust and what we desire or worship.

Beware of a Google Maps Mentality in Your Bible Study

Colleen D. Searcy

Should Bible study participants be encouraged to use commentaries? If yes, at what point in their study should they reach for them? And which commentaries do you recommend?