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Daily Bible Reading Is a Joyful Task That Is Never Complete

The Bible is not merely a human book, in which we might easily crack our blades on an impenetrable bottom. The “rocks” we sometimes...

Daily Bible Reading Is a Joyful Task That Is Never Complete

5 Things Pastors Need to Stop Doing Immediately

Pastors, we are not just cheerleaders, we are game-changers. We are called to stir and to convict so that change takes place. Granted, there are...

5 Things Pastors Need to Stop Doing Immediately

6 Reasons Doing Church Away from Church Isn't Church

Wait... do we really need to go to a building on a certain day for it to count as doing church? If so, isn’t that legalistic?

6 Reasons Doing Church Away from Church Isn't Church

What Is Praying in the Spirit?

Praying in the Spirit is prayer with divine help. It’s trusting in faith and relying on God to hear, understand, and act. Praying in the Spirit is...

What Is Praying in the Spirit?

5 Subtle Ways the Demons from Our Past Are Controlling Us

We all live through trouble and painful experiences, some far worse than others. If we dwell on those things, we make ourselves captives.

5 Subtle Ways the Demons from Our Past Are Controlling Us

10 Small (But Powerful) Ways to Make Your Wife Feel Loved

You can make a commitment today to be the best husband you can be. Let this commitment to love your wife guide your daily decisions and your...

10 Small (But Powerful) Ways to Make Your Wife Feel Loved

5 Things Every Christian Needs to Know about the Transgender Debate

Here are five essential things for Christians to keep in mind as we think about and speak about transgenderism.

5 Things Every Christian Needs to Know about the Transgender Debate

10 Ways to Stop Cliques in Your Church

God’s kingdom is for everyone. Christ’s church is not simply a place for people we deem acceptable; His church is a place where people can be...

10 Ways to Stop Cliques in Your Church

7 Telling Symptoms of the Prideful Heart

Oh, we see it in the obvious ways, but we can be blind to its deceptive, subversive way in our hearts. We know the disease, but we don’t recognize...

7 Telling Symptoms of the Prideful Heart

9 Bible Stories You'll Never Hear in Church

I’m not the only person who avoids uncomfortable realities of Scripture. We do it every day in church, at Sunday school, and in our small group...

9 Bible Stories You'll Never Hear in Church

10 Things Your Husband Wishes You Would Say to Him

I’m sure you’ve heard that your husband needs your respect just as much as you need his love. You can convey your respect to him through your gift...

10 Things Your Husband Wishes You Would Say to Him

Will We Have Memories of Unsaved Family and Friends in Heaven?

Dear Roger, I would like to know about my unsaved family and friends. Will I know they’re missing heaven?

Will We Have Memories of Unsaved Family and Friends in Heaven?

Should I Attend a Gay Wedding?

I've loved my niece her whole life and care about her partner. If I attend their marriage, however, I feel I’m lying by showing support for an...

Should I Attend a Gay Wedding?

Escape the "Mean Christian" Trap

How is it that a people of faith, a people who have experienced grace, be so graceless? I feel competent to speak into this issue because I was for...

Escape the "Mean Christian" Trap

6 Things You Should Consider before Drinking That Beer

The person who consumes alcohol walks a very fine line between freedom and sin, responsibility and carelessness, liberty and abuse.

6 Things You Should Consider before Drinking That Beer