The Age of Ingratitude In this First Things article Carl Trueman notes, "To be grateful is a human trait. More than that—to be grateful is to be human. For in gratitude we acknowledge that we

Play Ball! (Like a Christian) In this post, author, Michael Betrus writes, "The gospel changes the way we interact with the world as athletes because it provides a higher and more glorious passion." The Indispensable

5 Effects of Expository Preaching on a Church "To publicly herald God’s Word is an act of worship (2 Tim. 2:15), and a stewardship for which we’ll give an account. Here are five ways expository

Is Sermon Application Legalism? "Why is it so important to believe that application is a friend of the gospel? In the name of gospel centrality, preachers may be tempted to downplay or neglect preaching imperatives.

Stop Domesticating God Speaking about Genesis 1:28, Brianna Lambert writes, "One way humans can follow this command is by using the plants in the soil and the beasts on the land. We are meant to

The Problem of Gospel-less Gospel-Centered Sermons In this post, J.A. Medders notes, "My great concern is that while our generation has grown in preaching and teaching in a gospel-centered way, we are forgetting the whole

The Bitter Splinters of Marburg This is a helpful post by Michael A.G. Haykin in which he uses the debate between Luther and Zwingli to highlight the importance of understanding the possible results of disagreements

Emerging From Our Trials Unscathed Here Tim Challis notes, "We are to pass through our trials unscathed by them all, unsullied and unharmed. We will not be unchanged, of course, and neither should we be.

We Grow Up in Christ by Growing Down in Lowliness In this post, Randy Alcorn shares some thoughts from J.I. Packer on how growing small is the key to Christian greatness. Beware the Habits of

Let Christ Shine Through Family Habits "Ordinary daily habits are like liturgies. “They are little routines of worship, and worship changes what we love” (11). That’s Justin Whitmel Earley’s premise in his book Habits of the