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…
Bringing In The Outcast
Does your church reach out to those people who are so hard to love? Do you? Henry was a “social leper” in our church—estranged and untouchable like the lepers of…
The Prayers Of A Leader
The key to influencing men is influencing God. In nothing should the leader be ahead of his followers more than in the realm of prayer. And yet the most advanced…
Our Endless Pursuit Of Pleasure
In Ecclesiastes we see that what we long for most from the world is the one thing it cannot give us. The ways of the world don’t deliver what they…
3 Questions to Answer Before You Open Your Bible
Don’t open your bible … … until you’ve asked yourself these three important questions. Before we can understand what the Bible is saying, learn its timeless truths, and make personal…