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Heresy Healers

Doctrine, Healing, Heresy, Pastoring, the Bible, Truth

In this article, a pastor explains how he had to learn the hard way to be a “heresy healer” instead of a “heresy hunter.”…

The Weight of the Gospel

Anchor, Gospel, Stability, Truth, Waves

A ballast for a boat keeps it from capsizing even in harsh waves. We can easily be tossed to and fro by our circumstances. But…

Handle With Care

Scripture, the Bible, The Word, Truth

In battle, an unskilled swordsman runs the risk not only of injuring himself with his own blade but of injuring his comrade fighting next to…

Embedded Theology

Belief, Doctrine, Scripture, Studying Scripture, the Bible, Theology, Truth

During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the US Army did something on an unprecedented level: it allowed over seven hundred journalists to travel with…

Tune-Up

Beliefs, Christianity, Doctrine, Faith, Heresy, the Bible, The Church, Truth

Do you give your car a tune-up every year? You check the oil, fluids, tires, and make sure that everything is working properly. If…

Lean On The Truth

Confidence, Forgiveness, God's Love, Grace, Identity, Identity in Christ, Mistakes, Truth

Have you ever made a mistake at work? Maybe it was a day that you were just off or were having a bad day….

Deep & Shallow

Deep, the Bible, The Word, Theologians, Theology, Truth, Understanding

“Someone has said that ‘the Bible is deep enough for a theologian to drown in and yet shallow enough for a child of God…

Your Guide

Direction, God's Word, Guidance, Guide, light, Scripture, The Word, Truth

When you travel to an unknown region, whether domestically or internationally, it can be helpful to get a tour guide. A tour guide can…

Filtered

Filter, Lens, New Testament, Perception, Reality, the Bible, Truth, View, Worldview

Think of how different pictures look when we add different filters and or lenses to our iPhone or cameras. Depending on which filter or…

About Me

John, John 14:6, Life, Scripture, the Bible, The Life of Jesus, The Person of Jesus, Truth

Have you ever been asked to describe yourself in three words, or even in just one? A question like this is often used in…

True Worship

1 Timothy 2:8, Colossians 3:14-17, Hebrews 13:15, John 4:24, Psalm 150:6, Romans 12:1, Spirit, The Heart, True Worship, Truth

Imagine getting ready to work out and then realizing the gym is closed. Do you just skip working out altogether that day? No! You…

Cracking The Code

1 Corinthians 2:12, 2 Peter 3:18, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Apocalyptic Literature, Hidden Truths, Matthew 6:33, Proverbs 2:2-5, Proverbs 3:13-18, Revelation, Scripture, Study, Truth, Understanding, Wisdom

In the film National Treasure, the two main characters, Ben and Abigail, begin a monologue including a series of thoughts and questions after hearing a…

Our Trusted Compass

2 Timothy 3:16, Compass, Direction, Guidance, Hebrews 2:1, Isaiah 30:21, James 1:5-6. Psalm 25:4-5, Journey, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 119:105, Psalm 32:8, the Bible, The Way, The Word, Truth

In the article “A Compass Saves the Crew,” Owen Edwards tells the story of a WWII sailor who saved lives when he used a…

Seeing With New Eyes

Advent, Anticipation, Beauty, Christmas, Glorious, Hope, Isaiah 11:1-10, Isaiah 40:9-11, Isaiah 52:7-9, John 1:1-8, Psalm 89:1-4, Truth, Waiting, Watching, Wonder

Margaret Philbrick, author of Back to the Manger, shares about how seeing the Christmas season through the eyes of her children has opened her…

Anchored Joy

1 Peter 4:13, 2 Corinthians 12:10-11, Anchor, Devotion, Feelings, Fickle, Finite, Happiness, Hebrews 16:19, Isaiah 12:3, Job 5:17, Joy, Love, Stability, Truth

In a piece for The Gospel Coalition, Ryan Hoselton compares the artist Pharrell and Augustine’s views on happiness. “The truth is that viewing happiness…

The Marriage Premium

1 Corinthians 7:1-16, Acceptance, Children, Cohabitation, Culture, Ephesians 5:22-33, Flourishing, Genesis 2:22-24, God's Design, Marriage, Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 5:18-19, Stability, Study, Truth

Christianity Today spoke with a sociology professor, Bradford Wilcox, and his colleagues about a study titled, “The Cohabitation-Go-Round: Cohabitation and Family Instability Across the Globe.”…

God’s Promises

1 John 1:9, Exodus 14:14, Fulfillment, Gifts, God's Promises, Growth, Happiness, Isaiah 40:29, Isaiah 41:13, James 1:5, Needs, Security, Trusting God, Truth, Wants

“God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself.”…

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…

Chekov’s Gun

Devotional, Gun, James 4:8, Matthew 6:33, Memory, Psalm 119:9, Psalm 62:1, Psalm 91:1, Purpose, Quiet time, Reading, Relevant, Rules, Storytelling, Truth

Playwright Anton Chekov had a rule in writing that if the audience sees a gun in the first scene, it has to go off…

Laughing in Trouble

2 Corinthians 1:21, Colossians 1:11-12, Conversion, Conviction, Equanimity, Forgiveness, Healing, James 1:12, Perseverance, Revelation 3:10, Romans 12:12, Testimony, Trusting God, Truth, Unbelief

In 2010, Laura Hillenbrand released a book entitled Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. She shared Louis Zamperini’s experience…