Scepters, Crowns, Thrones Noting the difference between the kingdoms we see and the Kingdom we don't see, Tim Challies writes, "But beyond and within this visible world, is an invisible one that runs on very

Making the Christian Life More Complicated Than It Needs To Be Tim Challies gets to the root of the matter, writing, "We sometimes make the Christian life more complicated than it needs to be and

Hard to Offend, Easy to Please In this post Matt Smethurst comments, "Cynicism. It’s now in the air we breathe, the thoughts we indulge, the words we whisper, the comments we post. Is this really

A Brief History of How Friendships Like Yours Can Change the World "Every Christian wants to make a difference. But few of us know how to turn that desire into action. We look around at

30 Reasons Why It Is a Great Thing to Be a Pastor The title really says it all. In this post, John Piper lists thirty reasons it is great to be a pastor. Pastor, if

Don’t Tell Your Children They’re Great; Teach Them to Work Hard In this post, Casey McCall notes, "For Paul grace and hard work were never in conflict. He worked harder because of grace. Grace produced

Holy Power for Imperfect Preachers Here, Ray Ortlund writes, "Although we pastors revere the preaching of the gospel, every one of us falls short. Our performance is uneven. Our motives are mixed. Our theology isn’t

How the Gospel Should Shape Our Political Posture "Despite the temptation to answer antagonistic political opponents according to the same measure of their willingness to malign and misrepresent us, as gospel-changed people we must conduct

Faithful Application of the Word of God In this post, Jared Wilson highlights the need to rightly balance law and Gospel. He notes, "And out of the angst of the attractional church model and its

Why Didn’t My Pastor Tell Me About That? In this post, Dr. Micheal Kruger is honest about some of the interactions he has with students. He notes a question he gets asked most often, "Why