ARTICLES
Embodied Discernment: Learning to Discern with Our Minds, Hearts, and Actions
I used to suppress my emotions because I believed the truly mature believer lived their life only from a place of intellect. I don’t think that way anymore.
Jesus Is our Good Shepherd and What That Means for Us
Jesus brings his flock something better than riches, material goods, and societal praise.
A World of Anxious Leaders
In this book excerpt from the recently released A Non-Anxious Presence, author Mark Sayers reminds us that in the Scriptures, the wilderness is transformed into an arena of spiritual growth.
The Lord Is Their Shepherd
Our children don’t depend on us, not ultimately. Through every time out, 2:00 a.m. feeding, and family Bible time, their true shepherd is guiding and forming them.
Is the Church Ready for a Post-Roe America?
Given my pro-life convictions, it may surprise you that the recent Roe v. Wade news has left me ambivalent. I cannot help wondering whether the church is ready for all that will come with getting that for which we have so long fought.
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.”