Podcast: How Does Life Change If God Is Actually My Friend? (Mike McKinley)
Mike McKinley talks about what it means for us as Christians to be friends of God, about the friendship that Jesus had on earth, and about what it looks like for us to lean into our friendship with God.
How Christians Evidence Christ’s Victory
Francis A. Schaeffer
Between the victory on the cross and the present day, and on to the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, did God intend that there should be any evidence of the reality of the victory of the cross?
The Discipline of Purity Resources
Setting Captives Free X3 Watch Covenant Eyes
Don’t Just Teach—Teach Your Church to Love God’s Word
Tim Patrick,
Andrew Reid
There are three things to bear in mind when trying to grow a church in the conviction that the Bible is worth studying over a lifetime.
Podcast: There’s Good News at Rock Bottom (Ray Ortlund)
Ray Ortlund shares about the way that God meets us in our loneliest and lowest points of life.
How to Pray for a New Year
Paul David Tripp
The one prayer Christ calls us all to pray requires us to let go of our momentary agendas and take up his eternal one.
The 3 Ways the Bible Describes the Church and What That Means for You
Amy Warren
Although culture increasingly values independence and self-sufficiency, Christians are taught throughout the pages of Scripture that dependence on God and his church is a good and right thing.
Grace Wild and Free
David Mathis
The means of grace—the Bible, prayer, and fellowship—are regular channels by which we can experience God's grace.
Fictitious Mother of the Year
Gloria Furman
Of course, there is not a real “Mother of the Year” award, but we talk about it as we would a lighthearted joke. The reality, though, is that every mother fails to image God perfectly in her mothering.
Podcast: Why Discernment Today Is So Needed Yet So Neglected (Tim Challies)
Tim Challies talks about what spiritual discernment actually looks like, why it's so important for the mature Christian, and how to cultivate it in our own lives.
Grace Reigns
Dane Ortlund
Just as we can hardly fathom the divine ferocity awaiting those out of Christ, it is equally true that we can hardly fathom the divine tenderness already resting now on those in Christ.
Emblems of the Infinite King: An 8-Day Reading Plan
Over the course of eight days, explore the foundational doctrines of the Christian faith with Bible passages and readings adapted from Emblems of the Infinite King by J. Ryan Lister.
How We Can Pursue Joy in the Midst of Suffering
John Piper
The question about suffering and the pursuit of joy in suffering is relentless because suffering is relentless. And the Bible is just so helpful because it’s so realistic.
Is There a Wrong Way to Study the Bible? (Women of the Word Episode 3)
Jen Wilkin
Jen Wilkin describes the wrong ways we approach Bible study and what our failed attempts to engage with God's Word reveal about our own attitude toward Scripture.
Learn How to Pursue Christian Unity from Two Men Who Didn’t
Tim Cooper
It would be really good if we lived in a world where Christians didn’t disagree with each other. But we do live in a world where Christians disagree.
Esther: A 10-Day Reading Plan
Over the course of 10 days, dig deeper into the book of Esther and learn how God is faithful to keep his promises and deliver his people.
Podcast: Why the Church Needs Spiritual Mothers (Susan Hunt)
Susan Hunt reflects back on decades spent working to nurture the practice of Christian mentoring and shares her personal experience of mentoring others and being mentored herself.
Answering Kids’ Hardest Questions: Why Don’t I Fit In with My Friends?
Betsy Childs Howard
God made you unique. He gave you particular gifts and tastes and a personality. And having confidence in the person that God made you to be is very attractive to other people.
Podcast: How Can I Overcome My Fear of Evangelism? (Mack Stiles)
Mack Stiles helps to define what evangelism actually is and offers advice for us as Christians as we seek to share the good news about Jesus with those around us.
An Indirect Approach to Evangelism
Jerram Barrs
Jerram Barrs offers additional insight on the challenge of sharing the gospel during the holiday season that may be helpful as you interact with close friends and family.
Podcast: What Does It Mean When the Bible Says Life Is Meaningless? (Lydia Brownback)
Lydia Brownback talks through how to approach the book of Ecclesiastes and points out its core message for Christians today.
A Sneak Peek at 'The New City Catechism' with Tim Keller
Tim Keller explains the value of catechesis and shares a sneak peek at ‘The New City Catechism.’
How Parenting Kids with Special Needs Shifts Your Reality
Andrew Wilson
In a sense, our story was really one of reconsidering every aspect of our lives.
Outward Beauty Cannot Bear the Weight of Being Your Source of Hope
Jen Oshman
Does our outward appearance convey to the watching world where our hope is? Does it show that our hope is firmly rooted and established in Jesus, in his good work, on our behalf?
You Are More Than Your Twitter Bio
Nancy Guthrie
What does the way you introduce yourself say about how you see yourself, about where you find the source of your identity?
What Does Scripture Actually Accomplish?
Mike Bullmore
Sometimes it's hard to nail down what reading God's Word is actually supposed to accomplish.
God’s Commitment to Creation
Ian K. Smith
Is the world so broken that God will abandon it, and we will need to find a home elsewhere?
Help and Be Helped
Edward T. Welch
We all need help and we are all helpers—that’s part of being human.
‘The Sing! Hymnal’ 31-Day Reading Plan
Read, meditate, and sing through this 31-day reading plan as an exercise in focusing on different aspects of God’s character and the works of Christ, all while integrating the rich heritage of Christian hymnody in your spiritual life.
When God’s Provision Isn’t What We Expected
Abigail Dodds
After Jesus’s first show of miraculous power in the Gospel of Mark (his healing of a man with an unclean spirit), the amazed people turn to each other and say, “What is this?”