Our welcomes, our calls to worship, deserve the same level of intentionality as our song selections and sermon preparation. It is our first declaration of Jesus and invitation to Jesus, and all that follows in a worship service backs it up and builds on it.

Jesus has brought you near when you were once far away from God, and in Christ, God is making all things new, including your posture toward others.

In this excerpt from Prioritizing the Church in Missions, John Folmar and Scott Logsdon show how healthy churches are essential for fulfilling the Great Commission.

We love the thrill of an insight, the feeling of hearing the gospel, the reinforcement of our beliefs. But good feelings and new insights mean nothing unless they change us.

Keeping Christ at the center of our relationships and adoration enables us to live well in both solitude and community. 

In this excerpt from In the Morning You Hear My Voice, Ronnie Martin gives readers a glimpse of his new book, which is full of guided, daily prayers and reflections that detail honest expressions before God, as well as our praise and thanksgiving to Him for never abandoning us, even in our most desperate seasons of waiting.

Tim Shorey, one of our staff writers, is journaling through his struggle with stage 4 cancer. In this entry, God is always doing more than we can perceive from the outside.

When kept in their proper place, sports can serve as an echo to the grand stories we were created for.

In this excerpt from Not Old, Not Young, Not Done, Christopher Ash helps readers think about ways to intentionally seek growth in godly wisdom as we age.

Shifting from people’s approval to God’s isn’t about adding new tasks to your week; it’s about a new way of thinking that sinks deeply into the heart.

Whatever losses we perceive to be losing on the discipleship road will always pale in comparison to what we will gain in Christ.

In this excerpt from The Man You’re Meant to Be, John Simons shows men how self-examination is both for their good and God’s glory.