Nobody—neither the relatively innocent, nor the diabolically evil—will get any worse than he or she deserves.

We listen to Satan’s accusations and let them hinder us from worshipping and serving in complete freedom. We cower down in fear and terror of who we are and what we have done. Christ has removed our chains, but we still walk as if we are bound.

Investments in the kingdom of Heaven are foolproof and resistant to earthly forces. They’re guaranteed for eternity. Store your treasure there.

Each month, Benjamin Vrbicek, the GCD managing editor, offers coaching to writers. This month: “Good writing kicks strong.”

In this excerpt from the recently released book Terms of Service, author Chris Martin reminds us that social media outlets are not neutral tools: they have a cost.

We can radically accept our reality, grieve what it is without making it more than it is, and comfort ourselves with the story of Scripture rather than solely our own.

We’ve come a long way from the church in the second and third centuries where so many members could not own, let alone read, a copy of the Scriptures. Now, Bible commentaries flood in through radio, internet, podcasts, and television.

As redeemed people, we too are prone to forget the most powerful message in all of the universe. We need to be constantly drawn back to the good news of Jesus Christ.

An entire body of believers in Michigan was praying for a sister in South Carolina all because a 95-year-old woman saw the value of prayer. In the days following that interaction, I couldn’t stop thinking about how indispensable prayer is to the health of the global church.

“Begin with the end in mind,” we tell parents. And that end is often described as an empty nest and an independent child. But is that mantra more American than it is biblical?

Suffering often opens our eyes to the gospel unity that binds us together—from the psalmists to the apostles and from eighteenth-century British Baptists to twentieth-century Japanese Americans.

We’ve all been through a lot. Let’s start the year with the goal of working together for God’s glory and our joy.