Prayer in Faith, Not Faith in Prayer When Prayer Feels Disappointing Many sincere believers have prayed hard for a specific blessing, only to watch it not come the way they hoped. When that happens, some hearts grow heavy, and some even grow bitter. You may hear someone say, “I have lost faith in prayer.” But…
According to Your Faith A Call to a Deeper Walk with Christ My heart goes out to the believer who truly longs for a deeper walk with the Lord Jesus Christ. Many sincere Christians want to know the abundant life the Lord speaks of, yet they keep searching here and there for some hidden secret….
Series: Defending Your Faith – Thinking The Truth That Does Not Change A Confused World and an Unchanging God We live in a time when many people do not believe truth is fixed. If you tell someone you believe something is true, they may say, “That may be true for you, but it’s not true…
Series: Defending Your Faith – Thinking Can We Know the Truth? When Jesus stood before Pilate, He spoke about truth. Pilate answered with a question many people still ask today: What is truth? (John 18:38). That was not just Pilate’s question. It is the question of our generation too. Many people say truth cannot really…
Series: Defending Your Faith – Thinking Faith That Thinks and Trusts Many people say Christianity does not make sense. They say faith is just a blind leap in the dark. They say if you believe, you must stop thinking. And in a world that prizes science and learning, some act as if faith has no…
Series: Defending Your Faith – Thinking Ideas Matter A Call to Be Ready God does not call us to drift through life without thinking. He calls us to know what we believe and to be ready to speak that truth with confidence and grace. Peter tells us, but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord…
Series: Bible Basics – Bible God’s Word Is Breathed Out by God More Than Human Words People sometimes say a poem, song, or book is inspired when it rises above the ordinary. But when we speak about Scripture, we mean something far greater. The Bible is not merely moving or beautiful. It is God-breathed. Its…
Series: Basics of the Faith – Bible God Speaks So We Can Know Him What Revelation Means When God makes Himself known to us, the Bible calls that revelation. It means God shows us who He is and what is true. We could never figure these things out on our own. We do not climb…
The Life-Shaping Power of What We Believe A Call to Think Faithfully The Lord has never asked His people to follow Him with empty or careless hearts. He calls us to love Him with all that we are—with our heart, soul, and mind—and to be ready to speak of the hope He has so graciously…
Knowing God Because He Speaks One of the sweetest comforts in the Christian life is knowing that God has not remained distant or silent. He has lovingly made Himself known (Heb. 1:1–2). Everything we truly know about Him comes not from our own wisdom or effort, but from His mercy. We would never have found…