Before we were created, we were chosen. We were beloved before the beginning.

Depending on the day, I get everything done or hardly anything at all. Sometimes, it feels as random as flipping a coin. When I’ve got a sermon to prep, taxes to file, and lessons to plan, and my brain feels like it’s in hibernation mode, I’m left feeling defeated, frustrated, and guilty. I often wonder to myself: Is God disappointed with me? Is he tired of hearing the same old prayers for help while I keep struggling along? How can he be pleased with me when I can’t even get my quiet time right? Yet, I know he loves me, and he will carry me through.

Jubilee 2025 promises that its hope will not disappoint, but the practices and meaning that undergird the offer of Jubilee convey something else entirely. Italian pastor and scholar Leonardo De Chirico has written a short, free ebook about the Jubilee concepts found in Scripture and how the Roman Catholic Church practices them today.

It is important that we do not conduct a relationship with Jesus as an idea rather than as an actual person.

What will my children remember about their childhood? I hope that the weekly rhythm of Sunday service reaches through the years to comfort them.

When you choose to honor and respect him as the Lord Almighty, his lovingkindness and forgiveness are always waiting for you.

We can easily go through the motions of Christianity and fulfill our checklist of duties out of a desire for some blessing rather than worship of God. Even our worship of God can be tainted by our selfishness.

Our primary purpose in life is to glorify the Lord—to delight in him and make his great name known to all.

Living a thankful life is far easier when the soil of your soul is cultivated by trust in your Father.

Tim Shorey, one of our staff writers, is journaling through his struggle with stage 4 cancer. In this entry, he reminds readers that we all walk the road of suffering to the Heavenly City.  

Gospel-Centered Discipleship is excited to announce the launch of our latest book: Broken but Beautiful: Reflections on the Blessings of the Local Church edited by Benjamin Vrbicek.

For my children, embracing their imagination is also helping to instill an understanding of the truth that will anchor them in a world of confusion.