We are welcomed home to God because Jesus was exiled by God. He was forsaken that we might be forgiven.

Jesus is missing from the tomb because he’s seated on the throne of heaven. And if he’s no longer in the tomb, then his rightful place is in our lives and in the lives of those around us.

In this excerpt, author Luke Cawley describes the cost of forgiveness as Jesus “bears the weight of reconciliation on his own shoulders so that our evasion, hostility, and all the accumulated grime of the years no longer need to come between us and God.”a

The beauty of the Christian gospel is that because of the empty tomb left by our crucified and risen Savior, you know eventually that boat will make it to the land, where you’ll never have to worry about the monsters of the sea ever again.

Remember the prayers he has answered on your behalf. Remember the mountains he has moved. Remember the cross of Calvary.

In this excerpt, pastor and author Dwayne R. Bond tells a story of how a church’s hospitality and care lead to the Lord’s work of salvation.

Fasting doesn’t save us or make us holy, but it is a tool to glorify God in our lives. When used properly, it humbles us, trains us in obedience, and trains us in faith.

Despite our frailty, somehow, God sees fit to include us in his work of making all things right.

Most churches don’t have a motivation problem; they have a mobilization problem. This excerpt from The Nehemiah Way by John H. Wilson and Amy Lynch tells the stories that motivated them to write this book.

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.  

In The Nehemiah Way, authors Dr. John H. Wilson and Amy Lynch draw on the wisdom of Nehemiah's story to blend biblical insight with practical strategies to inspire collaboration, foster leadership, and build a thriving church community.

In this excerpt, pastor and author Jeremy Linneman shows readers the difference between “approaching God as merely a strong and powerful and compassionate God and approaching him first and foremost as our Father.”