Stop Being Cruel To Yourself
Everybody talks about being kind to other people, but could it be that the person you need to start being kind to is yourself?
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Hi, I’m Brian Jones- author, Bible teacher, and founding pastor of Christ’s Church of the Valley near Philadelphia. I’m the author of four books, and for 36 years, I’ve helped people meet Jesus, grow spiritually, and live lives that matter. Subscribe to my twice-monthly newsletter at pastorbrianjones.substack.com and get my free eBook Why Some People Will Never Be Happy.

Everybody talks about being kind to other people, but could it be that the person you need to start being kind to is yourself?
Saul was a murderer but found grace. Here’s the story of every person you’ve ever met.
In nationwide surveys this is overwhelmingly the number one question both non-Christians and believers have .
The Gospels are filled with stories of people who thought they wanted to follow Jesus until they actually met him and found out the requirements for entry…most walked away. Are you one of them?
What do people on the outside REALLY think of Christians?
You were made to be in community with other disciples of Jesus. Here’s why…
Here's my teaching on work. How to love it. Change jobs. Keep jobs. Or start a side hustle - and Jesus' example.
If hell is real, don’t you think your non-Christian friends would want you to take a risk and tell them how to avoid it? Here’s why…
You can share your faith in a way that feels natural to who you are. Here’s how…
Why waste time on things that don’t matter when you could very easily change someone’s life, and eternity?
Here’s what happens in marriages that go the distance.
You won’t believe what Jesus taught about anger and “clean” relationships.
Margaret Mead famously said, “Fathers serve no function beyond what we see in animals.” Really? That’s stupid. Here are the 4 powerful things a Christian father provides…
Here’s my talk on the #1 most painful thing that can happen in a relationship, and how to overcome it, grow from it, and be stronger.
We are so used to seeing those around us sweep their relational problems under the rug that we accept this as normal. Being a disciple of Jesus means we commit to having no unresolved conflict in our relationships. Here’s how…
Are you in a relationship with someone who struggles with intimacy? Is that you?
Most “Christians” will be surprised when they get to heaven and Jesus says “I Never Knew You.”
Genuinely happy people practice doing hard things.
Billions of people celebrated Easter this past Sunday. For those who didn’t, here’s why the resurrection of Jesus matters.
If you have a sin for which you can’t forgive yourself, here’s how the Bible says you can stop beating yourself up and find joy again.
The Book of Revelation ends with a picture of heaven, and then an offer to join those going there to meet Jesus. Will you be one of them?
Everything you’ve heard about the Book of Revelation is wrong. The timelines. The predictions. All of it. The truth of the book is much simpler, and more terrifying.
Are you ready for the antichrist? Here’s what you need to know!
The Book of Revelation says Judgement Day is happening right now. Fortunately, so is the day of salvation. Here’s what I mean…
There’s a war all around you to keep you from seeing what is happening in heaven right now. Here’s what’s happening and the war that’s afoot to keep you from seeing it.
If there was ever a time that disciples of Jesus needed to understand the last book of the Bible, it’s now. The Book of Revelation is not an esoteric book about vague future events like Nostradamus’s prophecies. It was a message of hope for suffering disciples of Jesus in the first century, and thankfully it remains a message of hope for us today. In this beautiful, but strange book, a simple message is found; one that’s eloquently summed by the great spiritual writer Frederick Buechner: “Here i...
If you’re a Christian you are already partly “In” heaven. This week we talked about the central message of the Bible: the kingdom of God. What it means, and how it’s different from the understanding of most Christians.
Here’s my message about how Yahweh created other “gods” who in turn rebelled and how the Bible is God’s roadmap for how to avoid their lies.
The Bible has a clear plan for beating depression that works. Here it is…
Many need freedom from anxiety right now. Here’s how to get it.