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It is impossible to understand Abraham's faith without realizing that there was nothing in Abraham that commended him to God. God does not look down from heaven to find a person who has a bit of divine righteousness or a bit of faith.

Jeremiah Burrough’s The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment is one of the most important and personally-impactful Puritan works I’ve ever read. Let me give you just a taste of what Burroughs has to say about contentment.

Personal development is certainly not wrong, but it is misleading—and it can be very disappointing—to make it our preeminent goal.

“Professor Kuehne,” a student will say, “are you seriously going to try to persuade us that if we forgo [sex] outside of marriage we can have a fulfilling life?" It's a tough sell these days.

One of the more interesting sections of dialog in John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress has Christian and Hopeful discussing the danger of backsliding, of falling away from what had the appearance of spiritual life and growth.

Most people are incredibly lonely. Sure, we smile on the outside. Most likely, we keep ourselves busy so we aren't able to process the pain associated with not being associated - with anyone. We might be married, but living as if we weren't. Many people live life this way, hoping that someday they might eventually be noticed.

The Gospel contains the power to meet all your needs every day if you rely on it instead of trying to live through your own efforts.

The Corinthians were Jesus believers with tough outer skin, "spiritual knuckle-heads" just like me.

For many of today’s spiritual seekers, life is a big buffet: Take a little of this, a little of that. But how nourishing is this?

Have you ever stayed up late, conflicted between your head and your heart? Sometimes the only way out of a dilemma is seeing God take you through the storm.

You might be like a lot of people who say, “Profanity, violence, and sex in the movies don’t really bother me. If you’re a Christian, though, wouldn’t you agree that there has to be a boundary somewhere?

We've all been there, standing at a crossroads of a decision, unsure of which way we ought to take. For those of us who desire to honor God with our lives, we can become stalled out as we seek to hear God for clear direction. What should we do in such a situation?

Successful leadership is about more than just meeting your organization’s goals. It’s about treating people with love.

Few of us understand that our pastor needs encouragement. What even fewer of us grasp is how we can be that encouragement.

You can always approach God with confidence if you trust in His Son, Jesus Christ. So don’t hesitate to pray about anything, including miracles!

Dying young spiritually involves killing off your selfishness and burying it in Christ.

Trusting God is risky. Will you jump in?

R. T. Kendall thinks we use God's name in vain when we too quickly say "God told me" this or that. He's right.

It is possible to live a happy life by focusing on some simple things that have eternal value.