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Do you believe that every person you know who does not know Christ is “condemned already” and will spend eternity in hell unless they turn to him as their Savior and Lord (Revelation 20:15)? Believing that they need to believe is not enough: Are...

You may have seen the insurance commercials on television these days with the pitch, “Only pay for what you need.” This is a tempting way to relate to God in that it limits his activity in our lives to what we want him to do in our lives. When we...

It’s not about how people see me or what they think of me. It’s about how they see Jesus and what they think of Him.

When we exclaim, “If only I knew what God wanted me to do, I would do it!” we are not often serious. Books on finding the will of God are legion. But this isn’t about knowledge—the real struggle is following God’s will. Perhaps the problem is that...

Here is what we can know without question: “An evil person will not go unpunished” (Proverbs 11:21) because “vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord” (Romans 12:19). Whether in this world or in the next (cf. Luke 16:19-31), God’s judgment...

According to sources, Islamic terrorists in southern Nigeria kidnapped four nuns on Sunday (Aug. 21), three days after suspected Fulani herdsmen shot a Christian attorney to death in the country’s northwest.

Just as God is sovereign in salvation, He is also sovereign in our sanctification.

The church is a messy place; we have to stay committed to each other, and we don’t get to choose who joins the club. We love people just as they are.

Have you ever known that God was calling you to something greater but felt so stuck and trapped in the anticipation of failure?

Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and I want to say I see you, and more importantly, God sees you.

My tendency to be angry at people I love most and people who happen to be sharing the road with me is not righteous. This is certainly a sinful habit, and it is within my ability and God’s grace to reel those emotions in. I have also learned over...

God doesn’t call us to greatness. Rather, he calls us to radical faithfulness. We are to live surrendering the outcomes to God and walk with faithful obedience to serve in the roles he has called us to. 

For several years during the late 1980s, my wife Susie and I applied a rather rigorous approach to control our spending, and it worked pretty well. I didn't keep a diary at the time, but looking back on it now, these are the "keys to success" that...

The Democratic National Convention meeting in Chicago continues to dominate the news cycle this morning. Bill Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, and Tim Walz were the highlighted speakers, while Oprah Winfrey gave a surprise speech, and Stevie Wonder, John...

Are there more pastors today who are dropping out of ministry than ever before?