Don’t Follow Your Heart
This book contains 31 meditations for recalibrating your heart. It is a collection of helps for common heart problems. Because your biggest problems in life are heart problems.Read Now
View ArticleHow the Lord Restored Me from Intense Anxiety
When I arrived at Southern Seminary’s campus in August 2013, I’d already been living in China for eight years and was leading a small missions organization there that I’d helped start a couple years...
View ArticleLove the Racist, Confront the Sin
Once I heard that a well-respected and well-known civil rights leader criticized a neighboring racial reconciliation organization for only having conversations and events about racial harmony but...
View ArticleMay I Split My Giving Between My Church and Another Ministry?
The local church has a unique and special place in God’s plan, and therefore a special claim on the giving of its people.Listen Now
View ArticleBy His Wounds You Have Been Healed
When Jesus went to the cross, he bore our condemnation and purchased our healing. This lab explains what kind of healing and transformation we experience.Watch Now
View ArticleTwo Funerals in Two Days
In the period of just forty-eight hours, I lost two people I cared for deeply.The first was Noura, one of my friends from Saudi Arabia. I met her a year and a half ago, and we spent much time together...
View ArticleDisability Does Not Justify Abortion
I don’t expect non-Christians to understand why Christians see unborn children as intrinsically valuable creations of the living God. But I would like abortion advocates to answer why they think...
View ArticleValentine’s Is About Jesus
It may be that the popular celebration of Saint Valentine’s Day was orchestrated by the greeting card companies, as many of our sitcom husbands and boyfriends tend to insist — but is it possible that...
View ArticleSeven Questions to Ask Before You Watch ‘Deadpool’
I’m huge fan of superhero movies and shows. So it should come as no surprise that someone like me would be excited about the new Deadpool (2016) movie.Deadpool is produced by 20th Century Fox, based on...
View ArticleWill You Wrestle with God?
What do you really need from God right now? What blessing do you want from him? How badly do you want it?There are times when God only releases his blessings on us after a season of prolonged and even...
View ArticleDoes Your Pastor Love Being a Pastor?
Pastor, “when the chief Shepherd appears you will receive the unfading crown of glory” (1 Peter 5:4).Peter means for you, as a pastor, to persevere in the ministry when the hard times come that make...
View ArticlePrecision with God’s Words, Love for God’s Glory
We are raising up a generation of Christian leaders who love the glory of God and handle the word of God carefully. Listen Now
View ArticleThe Mosque on the Mount
On the ancient Temple Mount in Jerusalem there stands a mosque.Observant Jews see a profaning of their most holy place and plead with YHWH to remove their disgrace. Observant Muslims see Allah’s favor,...
View ArticleLove the Life You Never Wanted
We tend to define our life based on our perception of our progress. Am I where I thought I would be at this age? Have I achieved what I thought I would? Are my dreams more or less real today? Am I...
View ArticleSaved by Grace, But Not Without War
Nobody who has been saved by Jesus will ever lose their salvation. But there’s a war still being waged for your soul, and you must fight to make it to glory.Watch Now
View ArticleIn Defense of Date Night
The idea of date nights has become a hot-button issue in some Christian circles. Some advocate that they are a nice “bonus” when they happen to work out, but aren’t a necessary component to having a...
View ArticleSeeing Jesus on the Stage of Marriage
She submits; he sacrifices. She follows; he leads. She affirms; he initiates. She reflects Jesus; he reflects Jesus.The greatest privilege in marriage is reflecting our Savior. And, in God’s design,...
View ArticleJoy Is Obedience
The following is a lightly edited transcript.“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4).So we have a great promise: He will give you the desires of your...
View ArticleSix Truths for Dating Someone with a Sexual History
For some reason, the modern sitcom seems to be the only venue that openly addresses the dark awkwardness of a dating partner’s sexual past. Television can make such a history into a lot of things —...
View ArticleTo Wives with Unbelieving Husbands
Some women are exiles within their own marriage. They want to follow Jesus, but their husbands have rejected the gospel they love.Watch Now
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