Putting God First
Putting God First: How to Make Him the Center of Your Life
Putting God First: How to Make Him the Center of Your Life For much of my early life, I struggled to understand what it meant to have a relationship with…
Change Starts at Home
How to Change the World: Start With Your Family
How to Change the World: Start With Your Family When I was young, I thought I knew how to change the world. You went where the important decisions were being…
Faithful Christian
Faithful Christian: Living for God in a Broken World
Faithful Christian: Living for God in a Broken World It's easy to become discouraged. Turn on the news, scroll through social media, or simply talk with your neighbors, and you'll…
Biblical Government
Biblical Government: Has Government Left Its God-Given Role?
Biblical Government: Has Government Left Its God-Given Role? There are few subjects that create more disagreement than government. Mention taxes, immigration, crime, education, healthcare, or the economy, and it won't…
Church Health
Church Health: Has the Church Forgotten Its Mission?
Church Health: Has the Church Forgotten Its Mission? For years, I've heard people say, "The church just isn't what it used to be." Sometimes they point to declining attendance, empty…
The Family Under Attack
The Family Under Attack: Why Satan Always Starts at Home
The Family Under Attack: Why Satan Always Starts at Home "Then the Lord God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper…
Spiritual Diagnosis
Sick, Not Dead: How to Read a Spiritual Diagnosis
Sick, Not Dead: How to Read a Spiritual Diagnosis "They have treated my people's brokenness superficially, claiming, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace." — Jeremiah 8:11 (CSB) Before We…
God's Blueprint
God’s Blueprint for Society: How Family, Church, and Government Work Together
God's Blueprint for Society: How Family, Church, and Government Work Together "Though one may be overpowered, two can resist. A cord of three strands is not easily broken." — Ecclesiastes…
Purpose of the Church
What Is the Purpose of the Church?
What Is the Purpose of the Church? "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of…
Why Society Is Broken
Why Society is Broken: God’s Blueprint
Why Society Is Broken: God's Blueprint "Unless the LORD builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain..." — Psalm 127:1 (CSB) Have We Been Asking the Wrong Question?…
God Started at Home
God’s Design for the Family: Where Everything Begins
God's Design for the Family: Where Everything Begins "This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh." — Genesis…
Citizenship in Heaven
Citizenship in Heaven: Why Christians Answer to Another King
Citizenship in Heaven: Why Christians Answer to Another King "Our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly wait for a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ." — Philippians 3:20…
Two Homes. One Blind Spot.
The God You Only Call in an Emergency
The God You Only Call in an Emergency There's a version of God that a lot of people believe in without ever saying so out loud. He's not a false…
When discouragement comes, God’s Word gives you something solid to stand on.
Bible Verses for Discouragement
Bible Verses for Discouragement (And How to Actually Use Them When You Want to Quit) Most lists of Bible verses for discouragement do the same thing: quote the verse, add…
Discouragement may visit, but it does not have to stay.
How to Overcome Discouragement as a Christian
How to Overcome Discouragement as a Christian Six months after Wendy died, I was sitting in a house that was too quiet, running a ministry I had launched because she…
Even when you feel exhausted, God has not abandoned you.
When the Flesh Gives Up: What the Bible Says About Feeling Discouraged
When the Flesh Gives Up: What the Bible Says About Feeling Discouraged There is a moment that almost every Christian knows but almost nobody talks about — the moment when…
Scripture ready is a weapon.
Bible Verses to Memorize Against Lust — And How to Use Them
Bible Verses to Memorize Against Lust — And How to Use Them A list of Bible verses to memorize against lust is only useful if you know what to do…
God’s strategy for temptation? Run.
How to Overcome Sexual Temptation Biblically — Flee, Don’t Fight
How to Overcome Sexual Temptation Biblically — Flee, Don't Fight If you have been trying to overcome sexual temptation by sheer willpower, you already know how that story ends. You…
The Bible doesn’t avoid lust and sexual temptation—and neither should we.
What the Bible Says About Lust and Sexual Temptation
What the Bible Says About Lust and Sexual Temptation If you have ever sat in a church pew fighting a private battle with lust or sexual temptation, you already know…
This image symbolizes spiritual preparation for the battle against anger, resentment, and bitterness. A worn sword stands firmly planted in an open Bible, visually representing the power of God’s Word as the believer’s primary weapon against destructive thoughts and emotions. The weathered condition of the sword suggests it has seen use, reflecting the reality that spiritual victories are won through consistent application of Scripture rather than merely possessing biblical knowledge.
Bible Verses About Anger and Bitterness — Six to Memorize Before the Moment Hits
Bible Verses About Anger and Bitterness — Six to Memorize Before the Moment Hits Anger does not wait for you to be ready. It arrives in the middle of a…