Was I willing to open my hands on a few secondary doctrines so that Christ could fill them with blessings? I didn’t have much of a choice.

. . . but God knew I needed.

A picture of the gospel shows up in the life of a needy hermit crab, for as we, too, defer to weakness, we gain a covering in Christ.

Tim Shorey, one of our staff writers, is journaling through his struggle with stage 4 cancer. In this entry he reflects on the object of Christian faith and on the famous line in the book of Daniel: “But if not.”

The man who’d slayed giants as a shepherd with nothing but stones became the one to rule over Israel. Yet he still had to learn God’s mercy.

The best way to discover how God has gifted you is by being a part of the local communities he has given us.

In this book excerpt from the recently released Earth Filled with Heaven, author Aaron Damiani reminders us that Christ is even closer to us than the bread and wine in our mouth.

God isn’t bashful. He invites, enjoys, and yes, even commands our praise. But he does so as one who wants to be praised for his humble love.

Sometimes we don’t know what to pray, as Paul writes in Romans, because our trials our too intense for words. But sometimes we don’t know what words to pray simply because we haven’t paid enough attention to God’s Word.

In this excerpt from the recently released Analog Christian, author Jay Kim reminds readers that abiding in Christ might be a slow process. And that’s not a bad thing.

In this excerpt from the recently released Spurgeon the Pastor, author Geoffrey Chang argues that to understand the Prince of Preachers, we must recognize that Spurgeon himself was radically changed by preaching.

It’s hard not to wonder “why?” Why doesn’t the Lord act faster? Why wait until the boat starts to flood? Why does he tarry?