ARTICLES
Don’t Miss Your Monuments
We are constantly surrounded by memorials, says Brianna Lambert. We build them every day, and we would do well to look closer into what they are teaching us.
Death and Deliverance: Modern Day Martyrdom
Gospel messengers who brave hostile places don’t go to seek martyrdom, writes Tim Keesee. Rather they go to fully live for the glory of Christ and the sake of others, knowing they are in God’s hands.
Embrace Your Role as a Bringer
Christy Britton is always bringing people to stuff related to Jesus. But is Jesus just one of the things she brings people to or the main thing she brings them to?
Plan to Remember
Planning time to remember Christ’s work on the cross and his grace in our lives, says Davis Wetherell, is a wonderful way to increase our faith and joy in the Lord.
In Praise of Faithful Endurance
Jeremy Writebol reflects on the difficulty and importance of committing to a local church for the long haul.
The Bitter Cup: God's Grace in Depression
Suffering, Lauren Bowerman writes, is not a mark of failure or weakness. It's not a sign of God's disappointment in you. Suffering—even depression—can be a means of grace.
Do You Want to Be Healed?
Like the lame man Bartimaeus, we often want grace to do the healing and the walking. But Jesus does not abide that kind of soul paralysis. Instead, he says, “Get up, take up your bed, and walk.”
Don't Settle for Shallow Living
Do you long for the easy life or the crucified life? Shallow living promises comfort but comes at a cost. Don’t settle for the shallows.
Nothing to Prove, and Nothing to Hide
Confession and repentance are supposed to set you free from your bondage to sin and shame. But what happens when it doesn’t work?
The 'Inaction' Bible
The Bible is useful in our everyday lives. However, if we come to the Bible with a utilitarian “the Bible is an instruction manual for life” approach, we’ll find ourselves frustrated.
Return to the Ordinary Means of Grace
The ordinary means of grace are so simple and unassuming that they seem elementary.
What it Means That We Have 'Died With Christ'
One of the most remarkable assertions of the apostle Paul is that Christians actually die with Christ. What does this mean? Tim Savage explains.