When your friend suffers there’s a lot you can do to help, even if you think you don’t know what to say. Life has rough edges that cut deeply. The fabric of human existence is riddled with the dark stain of suffering. …
The Bible isn’t a secret code book, but a treasure-store for everyone of universal truth that never changes. Right research can help you find and correctly understand this valuable truth. How we study the Scriptures is comparable to the process …
The last time we saw Charlie, he was working at the Greater Manila Food Terminal sorting eggs. He was one of my favorite guys among the early converts at the university in Los Banos in the Philippines. There was a …
It doesn’t seem right that disciples should ever have to walk in darkness. Yet Job spoke of “the thick darkness that covers my face” (Job 23:17)–although God himself had said Job was a righteous man. A few godly friends of …
The following is an excerpt from the “Letter to Diognetus” written in the early second century, soon after the time of the apostles. Our role on earth isn’t easy, but it is essential. Christians are distinguished from other people neither …
I used to like telling others how full my schedule was. “I’m so busy these days,” I’d say. “I work full time. I’m a part-time freelance writer. I edit two newsletters. I’m a wife and mother. I disciple several women. …
When I was a young Christian, the Holy Spirit put in my heart such a yearning for Scripture that I began reading through the New Testament every week. By the end of my second week, I was astonished at what …
Don’t just think you are quoting the Bible, know you are. These six guidelines will help you teach with accuracy—and fill in the gaps with contextual understanding. Don’t assume that you know what a passage means based on how others …
A Conversation with Jim Downing, a Lifelong Discipler Jim Downing is currently 102 and about to release a new book The Other Side of Infamy this fall. This summer he is busy traveling across the country speaking about his experiences at …
Spiritual Disciplines from 9 to 5 We all need to set aside regular times each week when we can spend quality time focusing on God. But the spiritual disciplines don’t have to stop there. We can supplement those times of …
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