Church

The report of the first persecution of believers can help us prepare for opposition and the unexpected gift it often brings.

How willing are you to follow the Holy Spirit’s lead? How open are you to hearing God speak through his word? How much does God’s will rule you?

Some people say that traditional, biblical Christianity is too other-worldly. Of what use is spirituality in a world of hurting people? Fair question. But it misses God’s concern for both our spiritual and material lives.

The apostle Paul says something pretty wild in 1 Corinthians 6:3. He says, “Do you not know that we are to judge angels?” Christians—human beings—will one day judge angels.

Troubles can deflate us. They can tempt us to wonder if God has forsaken us and whether living godly is worth the pain that often follows.

What do finances have to do with faithfulness?

Ash Wednesday declares to us a need for rescue and resurrection far greater than a fresh start or a second chance.

We are tempted to harmonize the message of the Bible with the attitude of our age. But if we aren’t clashing with the world for speaking God’s truth and doing good, we are unrecognizably different from our Lord and from his first followers.

Beneath our busy schedules and surface relationships, we’re starving for authentic friendships.

This world needs to be restored. We long for “times of refreshing.”

What does faithful Christianity look like?

When I was a kid, the longest part of Sunday morning was the time after the service when all the grown-ups stood around and talked.