Wouldn’t it be great if we had a spiritual oil check stick for our heart? At any given moment we could dip the stick into our hearts and evaluate our ...
Knowing Yourself Hebrews 12:1 points to the fact that all Christians have “sin that so easily entangles us.” Experience tells us this too. Matthew Henry says it is “the ...
Conviction or Condemnation? Conviction and condemnation can feel similar for a Christian. Conviction is from God and is necessary for joy. It should be cultivated. Condemnation is from Satan. It ...
As I sat in the back of the auditorium listening to hundreds of students worshiping, I was distressed by a single thought: what if all 500 of these students go ...
If you are reading this article you value learning from other people and their ministries. One of the dangers of living on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook is you are ...
As a young minister I worked the night shift at Home Depot for health insurance. I once found myself, at some point from 9pm to 5am, sandwiched in a sales ...
Dear sister, I write this letter to you on the evening before I meet with one of you–a sweet sister who graciously asked to spend some time with me ...
There are different kinds of sick people. Some people are good sick people, and they just sleep until they feel better. Some people are reckless sick people who just keep ...
In kindergarten I used to chew up crayon wrappers and spit them at girls. Besides the obvious health risks associated with that, it also wasn’t winning me any favor with ...
The tsunami of pornography and sex addiction is coming, but most are unaware of its approaching and destructive danger. If we are making disciples of this generation of students but ...