One of the most important jobs for Christian parents is raising children to live Christlike lives. What are some steps to begin that growth? One day while I was visiting a friend I noticed her eight-year-old son wrestling with their …
You spend nearly half your waking hours with the people at your job. How can you influence them for Christ? My first attempts at sharing my faith were dismal failures. I was the classic Bible-thumper, the gospel grenadier. On one …
The topic of “missionary calling” can make Christians fidget in their seats or even break out in a cold sweat. Many of us want to quickly shrug off the idea by saying we were never called—when in fact it is often …
To those who are hedged in by helplessness, the secret of God’s Power is revealed. Billy Graham once said, as I recall it, “If God takes his hands off me, my mouth will turn to stone.” For years this remark …
Should you dare to approach God for a supernatural solution? Adjusting the oxygen cannula and elbowing the IV tubing aside, I pulled Aunt Ruth toward me with the draw sheet to rub her bony back. Inwardly I wrestled with the …
Sin, more than anything else, stands in the way of Christian growth. If we would grow as Christians, we must take it seriously and deal with it as God intends. (This post was written by Jerry Bridges, originally published in …
Some Christians who want to do what is right—who want to witness effectively—have wrong assumptions. Eventually, this can be devastating. And when you put fear and wrong facts together, you find Christians who really wind up in a pickle. They …
God has given each of us the responsibility to care for one another—here are four practical ways to build up the Body of Christ around you. When our church was without a pastor for two years, our congregation looked to …
When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” – Luke 2:15, NLT I read recently that close …
As we step into a new year, it’s fun to look back on the year that just concluded to see what topics we found the most interesting. We posted over 100 articles in 2018 and we thank you for being …