SPIRITUAL LIFE How Jesus knew the Word: His secret to Scripture memory (David Mathis at Desiring God): Biblical meditation pauses and ponders God’s words without hurry. It chews on the... read more →
PRAYER Why doesn't God answer all our prayers for healing? (JD Greear): The phrase “prayer of faith” is only used this one time in the Bible. Some people think it... read more →
WORSHIP Order, preparation, and the Spirit’s leading (Jacob Crouch): Believing that God moves in spontaneous ways is not unbiblical or sinful, but I think it has been overemphasized. The Spirit... read more →
MINISTRY 10 reasons a pastor should be involved in the children's and teens' ministries (Chuck Lawless): The stress of being a children’s or student minister or lay leader today must... read more →
EVANGELISM Hell is for real (Greg Morse at Desiring God): How would our lives look differently, yours and mine, if we believed that hell is for real? How many trivialities,... read more →
PREACHING Reading Scripture Before Your Message (Jim Elliff at Christian Communicators Worldwide): It may not seem that important to read well Scripture that you plan to expound, but you are... read more →
CHRISTIAN LIFE Start the day happy in God: The lost art of Bible meditation (David Mathis at Desiring God): Some well-meaning Christians set out to read their Bibles, don’t feel... read more →
MINISTRY Why I’m a better pastor (for you) than… (John Beeson): Why should you even bother with attending your local church? Why settle for the best I can offer when... read more →
EVANGELISM They will listen: Evangelistic confidence in a cynical age (Paul Billings at 9Marks): Paul, the defendant, delivers a verdict. He tells them their rejection actually fulfills Isaiah’s prophecy (28:25–27).... read more →
LEADERSHIP Leaders rise for the occasion: The opportunity of early mornings (Andrew Ballard at Desiring God): Where do we see this leader (Joshua) rising for the occasion? Four times in... read more →