... If we possess a soul capable of living beyond our lifetimes, then the seeds we plant in this life will yield fruit forever. If you believe those things, the ultimate becomes more important than the immediate.

...Depressive illness is an affliction of the mind and heart. It disorients and confuses us, causing firmly held beliefs to be shaken or distorted, especially when those beliefs don’t seem to match up with...

There is no perfect Bible reading plan. Many Christians try to read through the whole Bible every year, a laudable goal, but sometimes only reading a passage once a year keeps us from really grappling with...

...Why does porn always get us spiraling down into shame and regret? Because God created us in his image, for his glory. And his exalted purposes for us include all that we are—yes, even our sexuality.

Jesus said that in the end days the world would return to being like the days of Noah. We have certainly arrived because we are thwarting God’s design at every turn. What do I mean by that?

January 1, 2023 is the anniversary of a significant moment in church history.  On January 1, 1773, the hymn that we know as “Amazing Grace” was sung for the first time in Olney, England.

...Don’t resolve to read your Bible daily...Rather, reframe the way you think about reading the Bible. The goal isn’t to maintain a habit...The goal is to know God. And Bible reading is the path to know Him.

...Supporters of a new era of kings are actually suggesting that we need a single great leader — to embrace worldwide. It’s hoped that this messianic figure will lead the nations out of our economic woes.

...Disciples of Jesus need to know how to relate to idolatrous practices all around them.

...Even the world recognizes that people are always worse than they seem. We as Christians should be at least as wise. We should not be surprised when our leaders fail.

Christ’s humiliation encompassed His entirely earthly ministry, spanning from His incarnation to His burial. Christ was “in the form of God.”...He “emptied himself by taking the form of a servant..."

By James Smith (1802-1862) The time of His coming approaches, and the motto for the year is "Look up!"

...As a testimony to God’s faithfulness, I thought I would share with you some of the things that the Lord has been teaching me. Perhaps the Lord has been teaching you some of these same lessons as well.

...The third temple will be built during the first part of the Antichrist’s reign, as we see in Revelation 11. The act of measuring the temple describes the building process.

...Before we can understand the beauty and power of the light of Christ, we first must understand what separates His light from the darkness all around it.

Did you know that Paul was a youth pastor? Don’t believe me? Take a look at Ephesians 6:1–4...

Christians can look forward to 2023 with hope, but not because the world is getting better. It is not.

It can be tempting for pastors and elders, who serve gathered congregations of saints, to be misled into thinking that we no longer need to reflect on the excruciating sorrows of the damned.