Following Jesus Christ and Christian Living

Because many evangelicals view doctrine as heady and theoretical, they dismiss it as unimportant, divisive, threatening, or simply impractical.

How did the devoted Christians at Ephesus resist Satan's stronghold of materialism?

Reflections on why Christians suffer losses.

Like Mary, we must often stand witness to our children carrying their own crosses...

"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God..." (John 1:12). I’ve read and reread this verse. My silent response was always, “Yes but… I’ve got a past...”

Probably the least admired character quality in America is meekness. And yet the greatest Person who ever lived was a meek and humble man-"learn from Me, for I am gentle [meek] and humble in heart" (Matthew 11:29).

What about spiritual depression? Is there help for those who sense the absence of God or feel abandoned by Him? Dr. R.C. Sproul notes this is a common experience and the hope one can find in the presence of God.

No matter where John was, he was near his beloved and ever-present Lord Jesus Christ.

One of the amazing aspects of Peter's life is his recovery by God's grace from one of the most public failures, and one of the deepest personal embarrassments of all time.

Jesus’ blunt words—“None of your business, follow me”—are sweet to my ears. They are liberating from the depressing bondage of fatal comparing.

Jesus didn’t always go to the same room and close the door behind Him when He prayed, but He did consistently find private places to spend time in intimate prayer with His Father. How many times a week do we do that? How many times in a year?

Can others identify spiritual fruit in your life? Remember, people are watching you. They are listening to you. I hope that you are pointing them to Jesus.

Every believer is a disciple and vice versa.

As Christians, very few of us need to be persuaded on the importance of prayer. The real question is how?

"If this is the message of Jesus, no thank you."

I always thought Paul's words in Ephesians - when he wrote that husbands are to love your wives just as Christ loved the church - were a lovely little metaphor and a nice goal to shoot for but I did not believe it to be possible. Until I met Bob...