Seventy-five years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these famous words to Congress: Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire …
As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by …
Grace and obedience aren’t enemies. They’re friends. Grace doesn’t prevent obedience. Grace enables it. “Work out your own salvation,” Paul says “with fear and trembling.” Sound legalistic? I know, it does to me too. This is why Paul goes on …
To welcome the stranger is to welcome Christ. Believer or nonbeliever, attractive or unattractive, admirable or disreputable, upstanding or vile—the stranger is marked by the image of God. Therefore, we are called to love. The Greek word for hospitality in …
When Jesus was baptised, the Spirit descended and the Father announced to the world how very proud he was of his Son: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased” (Luke 3:22). At this point …
Many of us have memories of our grandparents that made their family table particularly special. Ted Cunningham, author of Come to the Family Table, asked friends on Facebook to share their favorite memories around grandma’s table, and he was overwhelmed …
When he looked out over the crowds, his heart broke. So confused and aimless they were, like sheep with no shepherd. – Matthew 9: 36 (MSG) Has your heart ever been broken? Was it over a failed relationship? Or …
…a new threat emerged. The first wave of the Japanese attack was over; the second wave was about to begin. But fighter planes still filled the skies, shooting at anything that moved. The U.S.S. Neosho, a fuel tanker, was docked …
I am of Paul. I am of Apollos. I am of John Piper or Jim Wallis or Jen Hatmaker or Nancy Leigh DeMoss. It was a first century problem, and it is a twenty-first century problem. It is perhaps most …
Hello readers of disciple-maker! This November 15th and 16th Exponential hosts its regional conference in Naperville, IL. The NavPress team will be in attendance and we want to give you a free Advanced Reader Copy of Killing Us Softly, a …