Discipleship often happens when we aren’t looking. It happens in everyday decisions and off-handed comments. In fact, the Bible says we will answer for every careless word that comes out of our mouths (Matthew 12:36). Discipleship happens as our kids …
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. (James 1:2, MSG) You may have grown up hearing this verse as “Count it all joy”—yes, that’s the King James Version. Well I’m writing …
Time is a non-renewable resource. Are you a good steward of the time you’ve been given? Constantly being connected to our phones causes us to fill our time with shallow busyness. Does this allow us to be filled by God or …
WARNING: College can be hazardous to your spiritual health. When you get to college, you’re leaving behind your network of support and heading to a world with different perspectives, responsibilities, and expectations. Even if you’re going to a “Christian” college, …
When you set yourself to seriously pursue holiness, you will begin to realize what an awful sinner you are. And if you are not firmly rooted in the gospel and have not learned to preach it to yourself every day, …
He asked them what time he began to get better. They said, “The fever broke yesterday afternoon at one o’clock.” The father knew that that was the very moment Jesus had said, “Your son lives.” That clinched it. Not only …
The Downs and Ups of Parenting Your Children By Roger Edwards My first parental act was bending over to pick up my newborn son. I was in the delivery room, and Josh was bundled in my wife’s arms. The nurse …
In what ways does knowing that you now have eternal life and that this life is in His Son affect your outlook and daily choices? Would you worry less? Would you celebrate more? Would you love those around you more freely? …
Sleep is precious, and the experts tell us that we don’t get enough of it. That’s why in the past when woke up during the night for whatever reason, I’d do everything within my power to get back to sleep …