In the end, the true legacy of Saint Patrick is not the banishment of serpents, the shamrock, or even a green river. It is the testimony of a man who believed that God could use a reluctant, unpolished, once-enslaved believer to bear witness among a people who had once enslaved him.

In this excerpt from TransFormed, author Kyla Gillespie encourages weary readers that truth is God’s to define and dispense.

Preaching sermons that honor Jesus and build up his church may mean preaching sermons that some consider boring. But to others—including God himself—they will be the aroma of life to life.

Our sin and uncertainty, our self-reliance and self-worship, are all reminders that God is still carrying on the good work within us that he started, a good work that he has promised to finish.

In this excerpt from Movement-Ready Church, authors Robby Gallaty and Vick Green give church leaders three elements to concentrate on as their ministries grow so that growth can be done effectively for the glory of God.

We must understand that walking in faith requires we believe all that God has promised is true, even when it doesn't feel true.

Praying for someone to “grow big and strong” in Christ is praying rich, biblical truth over their life. It is praying for God to work deeply, gently, firmly, and faithfully in them.

In this excerpt from The Fountain of Life, author Samuel G. Parkison tells readers of the “endlessly blazing fire of divine aseity” in the Triune Godhead.

There have been seasons when faithfulness looked painfully ordinary...At the time, none of it felt especially sacred. Only later did I realize that heaven had been quietly at work in that persistence all along.

The goal of the Christian life is not to be remarkable but to make Christ remarkable.

In this excerpt from The Culture of God’s Word, authors Harold L. Senkbeil and Lucas V. Woodford remind readers of the primacy of God’s word and wonder aloud if our contemporary Christianity is deprived of the Word’s life-giving sustenance.

Let’s spend our days growing closer to him, building up our churches, evangelizing the lost, and getting the gospel to the nations.