In this excerpt from the soon-to-be-released More than a Sermon, author Douglas D. Webster reminds readers that biblical sermons are not merely “talks,” those canned and ready-made meals with moral nuggets.

I’ve heard testimonies of those who hit rock bottom, cried out to Jesus, and experienced instantaneous deliverance from addiction, mental illness, or spiritual attack. That, unfortunately, is not my story. Mine is a story of progressive resurrection, of slow, painful healing.

I know the searing sting of sin that leads to death. I also know this is where Jesus met me and gave me life.

In this excerpt from the recently released Peace over Perfection, author Faith Chang explores ways that God’s law leads to freedom, not restriction.

You can’t tell how common miscarriages are by the number of people talking about them. The pain of loss often lives in secrecy. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Each month, Benjamin Vrbicek, the GCD managing editor, offers coaching to writers. This month: “Good writing minimizes logical indicators and intensifiers.”

In beholding the beautiful paradoxes of Good Friday, we are changed from one image of glory to another, from a heart of stone to a heart of flesh, from half-hearted obedience to resolute.

Tim Shorey, one of our staff writers, is journaling through his struggle with stage 4 cancer. In this entry he explores what theologians call the beatific vision, that is, the beholding of the face of Christ and how that will one day change us, even glorify us.

In this excerpt from the recently released Predestination, author Andrew David Naselli explores biblical passages that help believers know they are saved.

The blessed man, Jesus, makes sinners righteous, weak people stable, and needy people satisfied.

A testimony of what God did when one of his churches died and came to life again.

Apathy, resentment, social pressures to have it all together, and a host of other challenges can make it hard for the wife of a pastor to want to attend church.