ARTICLES
Keep Looking Straight Ahead
A sunny spring afternoon spent helping my daughter ride a bike provided a helpful image for daily life as a disciple of Jesus.
GCD Book Conversations with Jen Oshman
An interview with author and GCD staff writers Jen Oshman about her latest book Cultural Counterfeits: Confronting 5 Empty Promises of Our Age and How We Were Made for So Much More.
It’s Time to Starve Discouragement
We should go out of our way to honor our fellow Christians, to say out loud, in front of others, the wonderful things God is doing through his children whom he has redeemed.
Reflections from a Pastor to Pastors on John 10
Dear Pastor, the metrics of worldly success are not what make you successful (or a failure) as a pastor.
The God Who Saves: The Order of Salvation
In the recently released 30-day devotional From Everlasting to Everlasting, author Will Dobbie reminds us of the joy and confidence a believer can have when we know where we are in God’s great plan of redemption.
Reflections on Temptation from Peter’s Sifting
As one theologian has said, “If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies.”
How to Apologize
To offer a true apology, we need to scrub our cultural understanding of apologies. God has better for everyone involved in a conflict than, “I’m sorry if I hurt you.”
True Love: Faith in the Wilderness
In this excerpt from the recently released book Faith in the Wilderness, author Victor Guo reminds readers that suffering is a test for us as Christians; it shows us whether or not we have cracks, whether or not we are counterfeit.
The Good Shepherd Who Hears My Lament
He doesn’t call this valley good, and he doesn’t expect you to do so either. He welcomes you to lament how sin has distorted this world and trust that he is faithful to lead you through.
The Healing Power of True Humility
Far too many Christians are wracked with guilt and shame as they ponder their sin. They may say they believe in a loving Father, but you wouldn’t know it by their obsession with their sin.
He Shall Gently Lead
Christians are all exiles, pilgrims—sojourners in a strange land. None of us is home yet, and we all will need the Shepherd to carry us the rest of the way.
Persistence in Unanswered Prayer
We can take comfort that while we may feel our prayers are unanswered, no child of God has ever prayed a prayer that went unheard.