Laziness Ruins Happiness In this post, Jon Bloom connects our diligence with our love for God and others. He writes, "What makes the virtue of diligence distinctly Christian is that it is one of the

Why Christians Should Avoid Alarmism (And What To Do Instead) "It’s easy to have an overactive imagination in the dead of night when you’re expecting danger, watching shadows. Anxiety and expectation can lead you to

Yes, Preaching Really Does Change People "If you’ve been in pastoral ministry for any length of time at all you’ve asked the question: Is my preaching actually doing anything? Is it having any effect?" Our hope, as

7 Things Your Church Needs From You Tim Challies writes, "Not too long ago I had the opportunity to speak to a gathering of young adults from several churches across our city. I chose to

Ploughing, Plodding, and Revival As this post notes, the day after day plodding is good, right and necessary for survival. He author writes, "Much of the Christian life is plodding. And that’s ok because there’s

Love the real not the ideal We tend to idealize many things in life, but loving an idea of the church is not loving the church. As this post notes, "But all of our naive

What's the Problem? Dealing with Life Who said life was supposed to lack difficulties? "The truth behind all of this is that we have been given all of the spiritual resources necessary to overcome our

Preaching Is Not Just Information Transfer Here Colin Hansan notes, "The best preacher for you is the preacher who is faithful to God’s Word. Even better if he’s willing to meet you over coffee or

I'm Not All That Awesome Tim Challies begins this brief blog post writing, "It must be difficult to live out the gospel of self-esteem, the “gospel” that insists I’m nothing short of awesome. It is,

Backyard Missions: Recognizing the Value of Mundane Moments Sometimes we get so wrapped up in self we overlook the image bearers around us. At points we need to be awakened to the need of others.