"Why don't we sing less and get on with the good stuff?" "Why are we singing so many new songs?" "Why in the world are we singing this?!"
In his new book Theology That Sticks,...
We live between two epic events—in a meadow between two Mountains. Titus 2:11-14 says so. It's a Christmas text. And a prophetic text. And a Christian-living text. And it's under-appreciated.
Jesus' First, Gracious Appearance:...
After nearly 25 years of pastoral ministry, I'm transitioning to a new ministry role as Senior VP of Global Opportunities with Biblical Ministries Worldwide (BMW), based here in Atlanta. My burden for missions has steadily grown over the last 12...
If this year is the hardest year yet for thanksgiving, then let me suggest that it’s probably the best opportunity yet for you to magnify God’s worth by giving thanks to him. Hardships, in fact, provide the best occasion...
Your unrighteousness will damn you. But not as quickly as your righteousness. The enemy of your soul is both your unrighteousness and your own righteousness. As Christ said,“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but...
"In this world you will have tribulation." That's a promise of Jesus, written in red letters in many Bibles. But it's not one we quote often. There are other words of Jesus very like it:
Last Saturday, on April 24, President Biden officially recognized the massacre of Armenians during WWI (1915–1917) by the Ottoman Empire as a genocide—a term that American presidents have avoided in the past so as not to strain diplomatic...
We just released a brand new devotional for kids (available now to preorder)! Here is an excerpt from Day 10 by Bob and Sarah Roberts.
Read Hebrews 7:26
"He appeared in...
We recently introduced a brand new missions devotional called Daring Devotion by M. R. Conrad (available now to order). Here is an excerpt from Day 14.
On April 11, 1836, Müller accepted the first...
Take a mental Thanksgiving snapshot. What does it look like? For me, it's a cornucopia overflowing with vegetables (although I'm an unabashed carnivore). It's the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, complete with its giant, inflatable, pilgrim-duds-wearing turkey. It's NFL...