What if Every Sunday Were Advent?
Something we like to say in the church is: “Every Sunday is Easter!” The implications of this statement are absolutely filled with hope and promise, as the church proclaims every time that she gathers to worshi...
Be Inspired. Anywhere. WaterProof Bible!
The Bible is the Bible. The Words of God preserved for us through the ages to give us all things necessary for salvation and living a life of faith that is pleasing to God. How the Scripture is printed, bound, ...
How to Read the Bible without Distractions
The Bible was given to us to read, study, meditate on, memorize, apply, and share. As we embark on this joyous discipline of reading God's Word, we find ourselves at the mercy of those who have gone before us w...
Infographic: You Have More Time for Bible Reading than You Think
Time Well Spent?
If someone observed an average day in your life, how would they see you spend your time? How much of your time is given to TV, Facebook, YouTube, podcasts, hobbies, and housework? How much tim...
How Suffering Reveals Your True Self
Trust Issues
Here's what happens in times of suffering. When the thing you have been trusting (whether you knew it or not) is laid to waste, you don't suffer just the loss of that thing; you also suffer the ...
What Does It Really Mean to Take the Lord’s Name in Vain?
The What
So what exactly is forbidden by the third commandment? The word vain (as it’s rendered in the ESV) can mean “empty,” “nothing,” “worthless,” or “to no good purpose.” We are forbidden, therefore, from ...
12 Practical Ways to Be on Mission This Halloween
A Unique Opportunity for Mission
Halloween offers a great opportunity for many to engage in new relationships with those around us or to revisit some old relationships with new missional intentionality. Rega...
Church Leader: It Shouldn’t Be Lonely at the Top
Pastors and leaders spend a lot of time with people—leading meetings, grabbing coffee, responding to messages. And yet with all this connection, they are often socially isolated, with their interior lives large...
So What? Who Cares?
Nearly half a million people run marathons annually. That's equivalent to everybody in Toledo, Ohio, running 26.2 miles every year. What's interesting is more than 50 percent of the runners are running marathon...
All for the King
Q. Will we pray ourselves into a glad submission to God?
A. Our preaching will never satisfy us. It isn’t meant to. Let’s give our hearts to God.
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Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the...