Application: Understanding How Scripture Changes Us (Women of the Word Episode 7)
Jen Wilkin
Jen Wilkin walks through the final stage of the Bible study process: application. She discusses how to know when it is actually time to move into this stage and how to avoid common pitfalls.
What Can I Give to a Grieving Person?
Nancy Guthrie
What can we give as a gift to someone who is going through grief—something that we can do for them that would be really helpful?
Why Pastors Should Be Good Readers
Philip Graham Ryken
When pastors do the right kind of reading, it can heighten sensitivities to the literary forms of the Bible.
Why Bible Study Should Always Lead to Worship (Women of the Word Episode 10)
Jen Wilkin
Jen Wilkin draws all of the ideas covered so far together to remind everyone what the true end of Bible study should be.
How to Choose God’s Word over Everything Else Begging for Our Attention
Uche Anizor
We need to be ruthlessly honest about the kind of attention we give Scripture. We don’t grow in our love for something by giving it less and less attention or by being more and more distant from it.
Help for Those Who Long for Lasting Change
Kevin DeYoung
We can think of doctrine as being interesting to seminary students, to pastors, or just certain very intellectual people in the church. But doctrine is very practical for living a godly Christian life.
Moving Biblical Characters Off the Felt Board
Nancy Guthrie
Our understanding of who people in the Bible were—what drove them and what their lives were all about—can be very one-dimensional.
10 Purposes for Our Suffering Found in 2 Corinthians
Keith R. Krell
There are at least ten purposes in our suffering in 2 Corinthians, but there are myriads that Scripture lays out and only God knows in his eternal wisdom.
Why I Wrote a Book about God's Incommunicable Attributes
Jen Wilkin
Most of us have some familiarity with the attributes of God, but we probably haven't spent a lot of time contemplating those things.
How the Gospel Is Like a New Language
Jeff Vanderstelt
In many ways the gospel is like a new language—it takes time.
The Problem with Human-Centered Morality
Is moral value whatever we say that it is?
The Recipe for Good Pastoral Theology
Michael Reeves
Spurgeon was an avid student of Scripture, but is not often thought of as a theologian.
What Pastors Should Agonize Over
John MacArthur
We learn from the apostle Paul that the pastor's primary calling is the sanctification of his people.
Answering Kids’ Hardest Questions: What If I’m Not as Good at Things as Other Kids?
Kathryn Butler
As kids shakily seek out their place in the world, it’s easy for them to compare themselves to their peers. These comparisons can stir up some unsettling feelings.
The Calling of a Pastor's Wife
Pastor's wife and blogger Jen Thorn talks about the unique calling of the pastor's wife to the church and her family.
Interpretation: Understanding What Scripture Means (Women of the Word Episode 6)
Jen Wilkin
Jen Wilkin talks through what the process of interpretation looks like and gives encouragement for when we find ourselves daunted by the task.
Video: The Word of the Lord by Nancy Guthrie
In this video, Nancy Guthrie introduces us to the newest addition in her new Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament Bible study series, The Word of the Lord: Seeing Jesus in the Prophets.
Tips to Help Anyone Teach the Bible (Women of the Word Episode 9)
Jen Wilkin
Jen walks through different contexts for teaching the Bible, offering tips and wisdom on how to teach well no matter who or where you are.
The Truth About Paul David Tripp
WARNING: What you are about to see is probably completely real and might be disturbing to some.
Is God Leading Us to Eden 2.0?
Mitchell L. Chase
The plan of the Lord to bring his people into everlasting fellowship with him is not going to be Eden 2.0. The garden itself was designed by the Lord to aim at a global project.
How Expositional Leadership Helps a Church Through Times of Tragedy
R. Scott Pace
Expositional leadership is important from a congregational level because there are going to be constant changes—not just in individual’s lives, but also in the life of the church.
Artist Spotlight: Jake Weidmann
Learn more about artist and master penman, Jake Weidmann, and his work on the ESV Single Column Journaling Bible, Artist Series.
We Must First Think Theologically About Missions Before We Think Pragmatically
Brian A. DeVries
It’s very important to think theologically about mission for several reasons. Thinking theologically about mission helps us define mission the way God does.
Pastoral Ministry and Fame
Zack Eswine
The antidote I need is to remember that each of us has been called with different gifts.
Video: Kristyn Getty on Coming Back to the Bible
In this video, singer and songwriter Kristyn Getty shares two passages that have had a big influence on her life and offers some encouragement for those struggling to consistently read God's Word.
What to Do When Your Feelings Don’t Line Up with God’s Word
Winfree Brisley
We don’t want to stuff and ignore our feelings, but there can be a big difference between cultivating a healthy emotional life and letting our feelings begin to run our lives.
Introducing a Resource for Church Leadership
Introducing Lead by Paul David Tripp, a new resource for church leadership.