What Should I Read Next?
Scott Hubbard | Why do Christians read? Perhaps the best answer is love. We read to love God, to love others, and to see and savor loveliness.
Jul 01, 2025•13 min
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Evangelism for Introverts
Greg Morse | Does the thought of sharing the gospel with a stranger terrify you? Here are two practical suggestions to help.
Jun 27, 2025•13 min
How Do I ‘Give Glory’ to God?
David Mathis | There is no greater aspiration than to give glory to God. This is what we were made for. But what exactly does it mean to give God glory?
Jun 17, 2025•13 min
Saved from Shallow Faith: A Sermon That Woke Me Up
Greg Morse | How does a Christian come into being? Is conversion merely a human decision to follow Christ, or does something far more radical happen?
Jun 15, 2025•9 min
Don’t Make Friends with Doubt
Greg Morse | Even David, the man after God’s own heart, struggled with doubts. What wisdom can we glean from him to help us when faith falters?
Jun 06, 2025•10 min
Work Out the Grace of God: A Sermon That Changed My Everyday Life
David Mathis | God is sovereign. Man is responsible. How do these two plain biblical truths fit together in everyday life?
Jun 04, 2025•10 min
Sermons Change Lives
Scott Hubbard | On any given Sunday, God can change a life forever. So, lift your voice with confidence, pastor, and do not grow weary in doing good.
Jun 01, 2025•8 min
A Secret to Fearless Living
Greg Morse | Men tempted by the love of comfort can learn much from the courage of Nehemiah. Knowing who he was and whose he was steeled him for the work.
May 30, 2025•11 min
Do You See Demons?
Greg Morse | The world may look tame, but if you learn to see what cannot be seen, a war rages all around, a war for the world, a war waged by devils and won by Christ.
May 13, 2025•9 min
Do You See Your Soul?
Scott Hubbard | When you face temptation, do you ever remind yourself that you have a soul — a soul immortal yet perishable, a soul only Christ can satisfy?
May 07, 2025•9 min
We (Still) Walk by Faith: How to See Beyond the Secular
David Mathis | The life of faith may seem more difficult in a secular age, but Christians have always had a far different vision from the world’s — and a far deeper joy.
May 01, 2025•10 min
God of Bloodstained Hands
Greg Morse | The story of Scripture records one long bloody battle between Satan and the seed of the woman. What would it take to end such a war? Christ on a cross.
Apr 27, 2025•10 min
God of All Goodness
Scott Hubbard | God not only gives us good, richly and continually, and he not only works our good, always and in everything, but he is himself our greatest good, now and forever.
Apr 23, 2025•9 min
He Brought Fantasy to Life: The Story That Changes Everything
Greg Morse | On Easter Sunday, fantasy became reality, legend became history, mythology became fact. Jesus rose as the hero of the best tale ever told.
Apr 20, 2025•9 min
He Rested on the Final Sabbath: The Quiet Hope of Holy Saturday
David Mathis | After the horrors of Good Friday, a glimmer of hope appears for those with eyes to see through the sobs: the stunning provision of a garden tomb.
Apr 19, 2025•8 min
At Last He Breathed His Last: Imagining the First Good Friday
Gerrit Scott Dawson | John and Mary stayed near the cross until the very end. How might our love for Jesus deepen if we imagine ourselves standing with them?
Apr 18, 2025•7 min
He Became the Better Man: The Two Gardens of Maundy Thursday
Clinton Manley | Scripture tells a story of two gardens. On this Holy Thursday, what fruit might we glean by comparing Eden and Gethsemane?
Apr 17, 2025•7 min
He Welcomed Her Worship: The Holy Waste of Holy Wednesday
Scott Hubbard | When a woman poured out a year’s worth of perfume upon Jesus, some saw loss, but he saw love. Some called it waste, but he called it worship.
Apr 16, 2025•7 min
He Loved Us Through Loneliness: The Hidden Pain of Holy Tuesday
Marshall Segal | Jesus lived a lonely life, and died a far lonelier death, so that all of those who trust in him might never be truly alone.
Apr 15, 2025•8 min
He Dared to Ride a Donkey: The Prophetic Riddle of Palm Sunday
David Mathis | By riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, Jesus found the perfect way to say, “I am the long-expected King, but not like you expect. I am not just anointed but will be afflicted.”
Apr 13, 2025•8 min
God of Holy Laughter
David Mathis | When God laughs, he reminds us that he never worries, he never fears, and he is never under threat. The holy laughter of God puts his people at ease, and calls us to happily trust in him.
Apr 06, 2025•8 min
Back When We Had Friends: Why Brothers Still Need Brothers
Greg Morse | Men, do you have friends — not mere acquaintances you shake hands with once a week, but brothers who labor and laugh and live with you? You need such men.
Apr 04, 2025•14 min
War of Stories: How Your Entertainment Shapes You
Greg Morse | Sitting down to watch a movie or a show is not the time to turn your brain off. Mindless entertainment in a fallen world will lead to a mind filled with lies.
Mar 26, 2025•11 min
Her Many and Marvelous Ministries: How Women Give Life to the Church
Scott Hubbard | Men may lead the corporate gathering on Sunday morning, but without the every-day ministry of both men and women, our churches wither.
Mar 23, 2025•11 min
Don’t Be Sorry for the Sermon: The Pride of an Apologetic Preacher
Greg Morse | Is it wrong to apologize before a sermon for a sore throat, lack of prep, or other weakness? What might the impulse reveal about the preacher’s heart?
Mar 15, 2025•9 min
Grow Deep: A Word to Young Men
Greg Morse | Young man, do you feel an urgency to be fruitful in ministry? If so, cultivate deep roots. Holiness and happiness in God precede lasting fruitfulness for God.
Mar 07, 2025•10 min
Glorious, Obvious Difference: The Complementary Souls of Men and Women
David Mathis | God made men and women with both obvious and subtle differences — and these are features, not bugs. God delights in his good design, and invites us to do the same.
Mar 01, 2025•12 min
Is Your Christianity Too Quiet?
Greg Morse | When King Jesus issued his Great Commission to go, the command was neither easy nor optional. Has your Christianity been too quiet?
Feb 25, 2025•9 min
Use Your Body in the Fight for Joy
David Mathis | What role does your physical body play in the fight for spiritual joy? Sleep, diet, and exercise are friends, not foes, if we use them rightly.
Feb 23, 2025•13 min
Be Still and Wonder: Two Habits for Hurried Souls
Scott Hubbard | Sometimes, the solution to our spiritual struggles is less spiritual than we thought. God’s world, and not just his word, may hold the remedy we need.
Feb 19, 2025•10 min
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