Counseling for Normal Christians
Scott Hubbard | How can normal Christians grow in counseling others? Learn from the Wonderful Counselor. Listen — really listen — to others. And then pray, discern, and respond.
Oct 18, 2023•13 min
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Preach to Comfort and Disturb: A Plea to Pastors
Greg Morse | We need men in pulpits who will preach the whole counsel of God — the promises and warnings, the mercies and conditions, the comforting and the discomforting.
Oct 15, 2023•13 min
A Brief Life Still Burning: The Unlikely Impact of Robert Murray M’Cheyne
Jon Bloom | What makes the brief life of Robert Murray M’Cheyne so compelling? He lived to the hilt. He burned with love for Christ. He was a truly holy man.
Oct 14, 2023•9 min
How to Love a Sister in Christ: A Guide for Single Men
Scott Hubbard | How does a godly young man relate to his sisters in Christ? By diligently cultivating purity, clarity, courage, and community.
Oct 11, 2023•12 min
The Successful and Worthless Husband: Five Marks of Foolish Men
Marshall Segal | One way to grow as a husband is to learn from a bad one. Here are five marks of a foolish man.
Oct 08, 2023•16 min
Act Like Men
Greg Morse | Live for something. Stand for something. Die for something. If God has made you a man, then rise up and act like one.
Oct 07, 2023•15 min
The Use and Abuse of Scripture: How Christian Preachers Wield the Word
David Mathis | Christ calls his preachers to “use Scripture.” It is the pastor’s tool belt, his staff, his weapon, his wand, his scalpel for the most delicate and exacting of surgeries.
Oct 04, 2023•12 min
Stepping Through Darkness: Obedience on the Hardest Days
Scott Hubbard | When it seems like night may never end, keep obeying your Lord in the darkness, and dare to believe that he will bring the dawn.
Sep 30, 2023•9 min
Until You Get to Pastor: Seven Ambitions for Aspiring Men
Marshall Segal | Unwanted waiting can be the best preparation for future ministry. Here are seven ambitions for aspiring men who feel stuck behind a closed door.
Sep 27, 2023•16 min
His Majesty Lifts the Lowly: The Attractive Force of God’s Mercy
David Mathis | Our God is majestic, both in his greatness and might, and his grace and mercy. In silence we wonder, What is man that you would care for us? Who are we that your Son would die for us?
Sep 23, 2023•13 min
Wander Away to Her
Greg Morse | When was the last time you got lost thinking about your bride? Have you let life rob you of the radiant, ever-changing beauty beside you?
Sep 20, 2023•15 min
A Faithful Man Who Can Find?
Jon Bloom | Where can we find a man true to his word — not just for a moment or some big occasion, but over a lifetime?
Sep 19, 2023•10 min
Where’s the Lion Now? Making Hard Decisions with Aslan
Marshall Segal | When faced with big life decisions, we may find surprising wisdom from a simple question, drawn from Narnia: Where’s the lion now?
Sep 17, 2023•13 min
Attack at Dawn: The Spiritual War Against Ordinary Devotions
David Mathis | Satan knows the devastating power of our early morning devotions. He will do whatever he can to disrupt them. But we need not be ignorant of his schemes.
Sep 16, 2023•11 min
Get Behind Me, Sluggard: Four Lessons Against Laziness
Scott Hubbard | The sluggard can find a home in any soul, however hardworking. Have you found weapons for putting your laziness to death?
Sep 13, 2023•12 min
The Severe Kindness of Jesus: Hearing Mercy in His Hard Words
Jon Bloom | The same Jesus who invited the weary and heavy laden also called his followers to hate their families. How do we understand the hardest words of Christ?
Sep 10, 2023•12 min
How to Read a Book by God: Eight Questions for Better Understanding
Marshall Segal | God wrote a book — the greatest book ever written. Because he decided to reveal himself in human words and phrases, we should want to read as well as humanly possible.
Sep 09, 2023•16 min
‘Oh Slay the Wicked’: How Christians Sing Curses
Greg Morse | Should Christians pray the imprecatory psalms? Did these curses die at the cross, or do they have a counterpart in the new-covenant religion?
Sep 06, 2023•20 min
Habits of Grit: Athletics, Grace, and the Christian Work Ethic
David Mathis | The Christian work life is founded squarely on Christ’s finished work and aimed at his eternal glory.
Sep 03, 2023•14 min
‘Just Not Feeling It’: How Routine Awakens Devotion
Scott Hubbard | The next time “not feeling like it” tempts you to keep your Bible closed or pass a morning without prayer, remember all the good God can bring through routine.
Sep 02, 2023•12 min
Rediscovering the Joy of Writing: Six Lessons for a Lifelong Habit
Scott Hubbard | Maybe you used to write but fell out of the habit. Maybe you’ve never written much of anything outside of school. Either way, you might consider what a pen might do for your joy in God.
Aug 30, 2023•17 min
Wrestling with What Won’t Be: The Meaning of Midlife Melancholy
Greg Morse | Why do so many hit a wall in their early forties, wondering who they are and what they should be doing?
Aug 28, 2023•13 min
Greet with a Holy Kiss? Applying an Uncomfortable Command
David Mathis | The call to “greet one another with a holy kiss” may strike us as odd and outdated. But what lessons might God have for us in this uncomfortable command?
Aug 26, 2023•10 min
The Wilderness of the Little Years: How Satan Tempts Tired Parents
Marshall Segal | Though Jesus was not a father or mother, he sympathizes with the lies parents face in the wilderness of the little years. And he can overcome them.
Aug 23, 2023•14 min
The God We Can Kiss
David Mathis | Biblical kissing may seem foreign and uncomfortable today. But press through the discomfort, and the kiss is a stunning window into the glory of Christ.
Aug 20, 2023•11 min
Loud and Quiet Women: The Portrait God Finds Beautiful
Scott Hubbard | More than once, the Bible encourages quietness in women. What kind of quietness pleases God, and what kind of loudness defies him?
Aug 16, 2023•11 min
How to Build (or Break) a Habit
Jon Bloom | Is there a godly habit you really want to start? Or an ungodly habit you really need to break? These four steps might help you press through.
Aug 15, 2023•16 min
Uncomfortably Limited: The Frustrating Beauty of Finitude
Marshall Segal | Like blades of grass, we are here today, gone tomorrow — frail, fragile, finite. But those who fear and follow God know a steadfast love that will outlive the mountains.
Aug 12, 2023•13 min
Almost Saved: Four Reasons to Examine Yourself
Greg Morse | Many come to the end of life almost saved, almost rescued from God’s wrath, almost in possession of joy forevermore. But only almost.
Aug 09, 2023•16 min
The Godliness of a Good Night’s Sleep
Scott Hubbard | On occasion, God may call us to renounce sleep for the sake of something greater. But on most nights, he welcomes us to embrace the godliness of a good night’s sleep.
Aug 06, 2023•13 min
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