ARTICLES
Good News at Rock Bottom
In this excerpt, pastor and author Ray Ortlund extends the good news of the gospel to sinners lying at rock bottom, reminding readers that “…we will find such an astonishing hope nowhere else.”
Coming Together
In this excerpt, author Luke Cawley describes the cost of forgiveness as Jesus “bears the weight of reconciliation on his own shoulders so that our evasion, hostility, and all the accumulated grime of the years no longer need to come between us and God.”a
The Witness to Culture
In this excerpt, pastor and author Dwayne R. Bond tells a story of how a church’s hospitality and care lead to the Lord’s work of salvation.
Our Stories: The Reason for The Nehemiah Way
Most churches don’t have a motivation problem; they have a mobilization problem. This excerpt from The Nehemiah Way by John H. Wilson and Amy Lynch tells the stories that motivated them to write this book.
Receiving the Father’s Embrace: How to Pray to God Like a Child
In this excerpt, pastor and author Jeremy Linneman shows readers the difference between “approaching God as merely a strong and powerful and compassionate God and approaching him first and foremost as our Father.”
Christianity is Not a Meritocracy
In this excerpt, bestselling author, national speaker, and ministry leader Elyse M. Fitzpatrick reminds readers, “Everything that needed to be done to deserve God’s blessing has already been done” in Christ.
The Most Important Discovery
People all around us—even those looking back at us in the mirror—are searching for an identity. In this excerpt from Chris Morphew’s book Worth It, he shows Christians that our most foundational identity is in the very love of God.
Ministry: Knowing and Being Known
Ministry is a team effort, and we are all involved. We need to minister to each other. That is what it means to be part of the body of Christ.
Created For Home With God
Before we were created, we were chosen. We were beloved before the beginning.
Free Ebook: Jubilee: Much More and Much Better than a Holy Year
Jubilee 2025 promises that its hope will not disappoint, but the practices and meaning that undergird the offer of Jubilee convey something else entirely. Italian pastor and scholar Leonardo De Chirico has written a short, free ebook about the Jubilee concepts found in Scripture and how the Roman Catholic Church practices them today.
Gospel-Centered in Person, Not Just in Paradigm
It is important that we do not conduct a relationship with Jesus as an idea rather than as an actual person.
Choosing What You Adore
When you choose to honor and respect him as the Lord Almighty, his lovingkindness and forgiveness are always waiting for you.