Engaging the Unseen Foe, Part Four: The Nature of Our Struggle
Prayer is warfare with a defeated but still powerful enemy. When we allow our prayer lives to remain only on the level of immediate or “felt” needs, we risk the great danger of losing the struggle that God is ultimately interested in.
Engaging the Unseen Foe, Part Three: Using the Right Weapons
Prayer is warfare with a defeated but still powerful enemy. When we allow our prayer lives to remain only on the level of immediate or “felt” needs, we risk the great danger of losing the struggle that God is ultimately interested in.
Engaging the Unseen Foe, Part Two: Understanding Our Enemy
Prayer is warfare with a defeated but still powerful enemy. When we allow our prayer lives to remain only on the level of immediate or “felt” needs, we risk the great danger of losing the struggle that God is ultimately interested in.
Engaging the Unseen Foe, Part One: The True Battleground
Prayer is warfare with a defeated but still powerful enemy. When we allow our prayer lives to remain only on the level of immediate or “felt” needs, we risk the great danger of losing the struggle that God is ultimately interested in.
How To Rise Above Discouragement
While I was general director of the Overseas Missionary Fellowship, on one occasion I was to go to a conference of our missionaries in one of our fields. It was a…
The Wrong Reasons For Memorizing Scripture
Here are the top 7 wrong reasons to memorize scripture: Because the group does it and demands it. One man I know confessed to his businessmen’s group, “I was memorizing…
Charity, The Quiet Virtue
Most of us give things to people from time to time. But is our giving truly charity? Do we give because we love others? “Alas for the rarity of Christian…
The Value Of Family Devotions
Won’t daily family devotions eventually become a meaningless ritual? by Harriet Beecher Stowe This article was originally published in issue 71 of the Discipleship Journal. It is a classic piece from…
“I Don’t Feel Like a Very Good Christian”
I could tell something was bothering my wife one evening—she was quieter than usual and didn’t look at me as much. Finally, after the kids were put to bed, she…
Friendship With A Purpose
One-to-one discipling gives growing believers not only some important training and guidance, but a new friendship at a time when they really desire it. No one wants to be just…