Articles
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.
While the game is silly and fun when we are children hiding from our parents, God never wants us to hide from him—even when we fail him.
By God’s grace I am determined to have the humility not to require the world to bend to my preferences.
Each month, Benjamin Vrbicek, the GCD managing editor, offers coaching to writers. This month: “Good writing anticipates questions.”
In this excerpt from the recently released Land of My Sojourn, author Mike Cosper reminds readers that sometimes our failure might be part of God’s purposes for us.
There was once a father who had a son possessed by a demon. Both the father and son needed the touch of Jesus.
Satan has one design and God has another.
By late February your Bible reading may have run out of steam. Don’t give up. God’s Word is a lamp unto our feet—all year long.
Good friendships are not easy. But they are worth it.
Sensory overload, bouts with anxiety, and inability to read some social cues can make the neurodivergent believer’s experience at church difficult. But that’s only part of the story.
There are many legitimate reasons to be cautious about physical touch. Yet it’s not merely cultural that the Scriptures repeatedly encourage the family of God to greet one another with holy (not unholy) touch.
Personality tests can be useful, but we must be careful that they do not become an excuse for our sin.
In this book excerpt from the recently released book We Shall all Be Changed, author Whitney K. Pipkin reminds readers to settle what we believe about death before death comes.
The bizarre story has roots in a common but wrong longing.
Each month, Benjamin Vrbicek, the GCD managing editor, offers coaching to writers. This month: “Good writing puts readers there.”
In this excerpt from the recently released Futureproof, author Stephen McAlpine reminds readers of the many purposes for self-control in the Christian life.
Tim Shorey, one of our staff writers, is journaling through his struggle with stage 4 cancer. In this entry he explores what the Bible says about God’s calling to suffer and how that can give us comfort.
We can’t fully sanctify ourselves in thirty days or even in a lifetime.
Because we are sons in the Son, we have his Father as our Father, and his Father cannot but shower us with his paternal indulgence.
Reflections on focusing on obedience, not outcomes—and the God who does more than we can ask or imagine.
While the limits within our creative work might lead us to despair, we need not let it.
When we don’t understand why God doesn’t answer our prayers, trusting him can prove difficult.
The sting of dependence is removed by Christ.