The Difficult Art of Listening
“I’m not satisfied with how well I help when someone comes to me for counsel.”
“When the other person is sharing their trouble, are you thinking of how to answer?”
“Yes.”
“That’s your problem.”
I we...
Be Brave
God calls us to be brave. Sounds easy enough…right? “1 Timothy 1:7 says, “for God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and of a sound mind.” God is the only One you should fear; all other fe...
Die Daily
Sacrifice
Arguably one of the most daunting words in the dictionary. Our entire existence is built upon this one word yet, we often find ourselves struggling to sacrifice even the little things. In the Bible...
Safeguard the Sheep
What a Former Brigham Young University Professor Wants Pastors to Know about Mormonism
Lynn K. Wilder, Ex-Mormon Christians United for Jesus
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who calle...
According to Augustine: Choosing Congregational Songs Wisely
In 2018, many churches do not own hymnals, and there are a vast number of congregational hymns being written continually. For many years, denominations and printing companies chose leaders within the fields of ...
7 Habits of a Healthy Church
A healthy church, like beauty, may at first seem to be in the eyes of the beholder. God’s Word leaves the church with clear instructions about the habits that lead to healthy churches. Letters like 1 Thessaloni...
Why Do We Do the Things We Do?
It was a dramatic, game-changing moment. It’s recorded for us in Matthew 5:27–30. Jesus is unfolding the gospel principles of his kingdom. I’ve often wondered about the reaction of the crowd as he spoke these w...
The Truth about Weakness
We value human strength and earthly perfection. We admire people for “being strong” when they’re mourning a loss. We are proud of friends for “standing tall” in the face of adversity. We put images of our most ...
Stop Worshiping Worship
Every Sunday, congregations all over the world gather together to worship the one true, living God of the universe, and we believe He has saved us from the death of sin and moved us into a position of holiness....
What This Book Is Not About
This book is not about the age of the earth. We are aware that many sincere Christians hold a “young earth” position (the earth is perhaps ten thousand years old), and many others hold an “old earth” position (...