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Golden Faith

1 Chronicles 16:11, 1 John 5:14, Christian Life, Dependence, Encouragement, Ephesians 6:18, Faith, Family, Humility, Influence, James 5:13, Motivation, Prayer, Psalm 17:6, The Olympics

The Olympics continue to be an anticipated spectacle of human ability, strength, and courage. More encouraging is watching athletes of Christian faith live it…

Temptation Avalanche

1 Corinthians 10:13, Consequence, Disobedience, Faith, Grace, James 1:13-18, James 4:1-4, Luke 11:4, Luke 22:40, Luke 4:13, Matthew 6:13, Pride, Redemption, Sin, Temptation, Trouble, Trust, Trust in God

Giving in to one temptation can lead to an avalanche of more and more trouble. This video from CBS News shows one snowboarder’s bad…

Rock of Ages

1 John 5:11-13, Atonement, Dependence, Ephesians 2:8-9, Faith, God's Kindness, God's Saving Grace, God's Wrath, John 5:24, Judgment, Legalism, Philippians 1:6, Romans 8:1, Salvation, Zeal

“Not the labors of my hands can fulfill thy law’s demands; could my zeal no respite know, could my tears forever flow, all for…

Ark Encounter

1 John 5:13, Ancient World, Creation, Faith, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 8:1-19, God's Judgment, Grace, Hebrews 11:7, Imagination, Matthew 24:38-39, Miracle, Remnant, The Ark, The Flood

Ark Encounter, the latest attraction by Ken Ham and Answers in Genesis, will feature a true to scale ark and a visual retelling of…

A Doubting Faith

1 Corinthians 15:5-8, Acts 14:15-18, Atheism, Doubt, Faith, James 1:5-8, John 20:24-29, Justice, Matthew 11:4-6, Right, Rules, Suffering, Unjust, Worldview, Wrong

“You have to show people that it takes faith to doubt Christianity. C. S. Lewis argued with God before his conversion that the universe…

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

2 Corinthians 12:8-9, 2 John 1:9, Abiding, Debt, Endurance, Faith, God's Goodness, Grace, John 15:4, Legalism, Love, Perseverance, Romans 1:1-5, Romans 3:20-24, Salvation

“O to grace how great a debtor Daily I’m constrained to be! Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to Thee….

Brother Yun

Acts 4:31, Boldness, Evangelism, Faith, Faithfulness, Hebrews 13:16, Joshua 1:9, Persecution, Perseverance, Proverbs 28:1, Purity, Romans 12:1-2, Sacrifice, Saint, Witness

“Brother Yun is a Christian missionary who was saved at age 16 and felt called to witness in different parts of China. He was…

The Life Of Christ

1 Peter 1:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:14, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, Christ's Humility, Christ's Love, Confidence, Faith, God's Wrath, John 11:25-26, Mark 16:6, Ransomed, Resurrection, The Cross, Truth, Victory

The resurrection is so powerful and essential for us to grasp as believers. One song that exemplifies the power of the resurrection is “In…

God Is Worthy

1 Thessalonians 5:18, 2 John 1:6, Faith, God's Will, Holiness, James 1:5, John 15:9, Missions, Obedience, Proverbs 16:4, Sanctification, Suffering, Trial, Trusting God, Unlimited Grace

Elisabeth Elliot was considered one of the most influential Christian women in the 20th century. She was the wife of martyred missionary Jim Elliot…

What’s So Dangerous About Faith?

1 Peter 5:10, Dangerous, Ephesians 2:8-9, Faith, Forgiveness, Gift, Giving, Grace, Hebrews 4:16, James 4:6, Love, Radical, Romans 3:24, Undeserved, Worth

In an interview with Christianity Today, John M.G. Barclay speaks about Paul’s view of grace in his book, Paul And The Gift. When asked, “You…

“The Painful Discipline of Our Heavenly Father”

Deuteronomy 8:5, Discipline, Faith, God's Design, Good, Hebrews 12:11, Help, Holiness, Love, Obedience, Proverbs 12: 1, Proverbs 13:24, Redemption, Revelation 3:19, Salvation

“What hostile sinners mean for harm, God means for good. What they will as hurtful, God wills as helpful. What they plan as destruction,…

An Act of Worship

1 Peter 3:15, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Acts 8:30-35, Colossians 4:4-6, Disobedience, Faith, Gospel, Grace, Joy, Mark 5:18-19, Praise, Sin, Wisdom, Witness, Worship

In May 2016, Chance the Rapper, a hip hop artist from Chicago, released the album Coloring Book. It contained a unique exploration of his…

“What Christians Get Wrong About Discipleship”

Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Growth, Guidance, John 13:34, Luke 9:23, Mark 1:15, Matthew 4:19, Obedience, Partnership, Philippians 2:5, Suffering, The Holy Spirit, Trials

“What is discipleship? Put simply, discipleship means intentionally partnering with another Christian in order to help that person obey Jesus and grow in relationship…

The Master Storyteller

Conflict, Deuteronomy 32:39, Faith, God's Sovereignty, History, Journey, Justice, Omniscience, Proverbs 16:33, Psalm 135:6, Psalm 139:16, Reliance, Romans 12:19, Trusting God, Walk

“Somehow we realize that great stories are told in conflict, but we are unwilling to embrace the potential greatness of the story we are…

Loving The Stranger

Faith, Galatians 6:10, Grace, Hardship, Hebrews 13:16, Hebrews 13:2, Hospitality, Kindness, Leviticus 19:34, Love, Psalm 12:5, Refuge, Responsibility, Sacrifice, Trust

The New York Times reports on Canadian families who take in refugee families as they resettle into the country. “Across Canada, ordinary citizens, distressed…

Falling Into Trust

Character, Confidence, Control, Faith, Giving, God's Sovereignty, Isaiah 14:24, Jeremiah 32:27, Prayer, Proverbs 16:9, Psalm 135:6, Psalm 97:9, Surrender, Trust, Vulnerability

Trust falls are an important way to build confidence between two people. See this awkwardly humorous video about trust falls. While trust falls are…

The Privilege of Suffering

1 Peter 4:13, Endurance, Faith, Faithfulness, Joshua 1:9, Joy, Overcoming, Philippians 3:10, Psalm 27:1, Romans 8:17, Sacrifice, Submission, Suffering, Surrender, Trust

Helen Roseveare was an English missionary who served in the Congo, enduring imprisonment and torture during its civil war. Of that traumatic time, she…

We Have Jesus

1 John 5:4, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Contentment, Ephesians 3:16-17, Faith, Happiness, Joy, Loss, Pain, Presence, Romans 15:13, Romans 5:3-5, Suffering, Trials, Trusting God

“You don’t really know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have.”- Timothy Keller, Walking with God through Pain and Suffering When…

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