For Believers Looking to Grow in Their Walk with Christ
These articles and free download will help you grow in your walk with Christ. The download gives you a visual of the core components of an obedient Christian’s life in Christ. It was originally created by the Navigators and has helped thousands of people. We’re confident it will also help you as you grow deeper in your relationship with God.
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” – 1 Peter 1:14-16 (MSG)
The Path Forward When Your Life is Disrupted
If we live long enough, we will become well acquainted with disruptions and undoings, but if our hearts are aimed upward, we will discover unforced gifts carried on the current…
Making a Decision? Here’s Help to Pray Through It.
Asking God questions involves waiting for an answer, which is a problem only if you’re asking only for utilitarian purposes—to get what you want now. But when we understand that…
Tim Keller writes on the peace-making power of art
The movie Joyeux Noel (2005) is the true story of the famous “Christmas Truce” of 1914. It depicts how, during the hostilities of World War I, the French, Scottish, and…
When reading Scripture, you must do this one thing.
The goal of both our exposure to and absorption of Scripture should be our application of Scripture. God commanded Joshua to meditate “day and night” on the law of God…
What Powerful Practice Makes No Noise at All?
When my mother’s parents married on March 29, 1919, they moved into a small house near a community outside Tupelo, Mississippi. Their home had no electricity, telephone, or radio. It…
Is Ambition a Good Thing?
“He’s very ambitious.” Is that a compliment or a criticism? We know that it’s not like Christ to climb over people, to politick for influence, or be driven blindly for…
Best Quotes on . . . Prayer
Christianity Today called How to Pray “an instant spiritual classic.” Read the first chapter or click here to buy the book at your favorite retailer or navpress.com. This perennial top-selling…
Does Practicing Spiritual Disciplines Feel Like Juggling? It Shouldn’t. Consider this.
Don Whitney, author of several NavPress books, is the John H. Powell Endowed Chair of Pastoral Ministry at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Here are several short, practical posts from his…
When Differences Mount, Remember that Good Words have Power
When the pressure mounts culturally, politically, relationally, what do we choose to say? What about when that pressure isn’t just outside us but also within us, grating and griding against…
10 Good Reasons to Sing from the Psalms
I was praying through Psalm 68 recently. When I came to the words, “Sing to God, sing praises to His name” (verse 4), guess what I did? Yes, I did…