Dear Pastor . . . in a Lonely World, Cultivating Community Is Worth It

Dear Pastor . . . in a Lonely World, Cultivating Community Is Worth It March 03, 2024 by: Jeremy Linneman This article is part of the Dear Pastor series. Dear Pastor, I want to offer hope, encouragement, and wisdom to pastors and other vocational church leaders. We sure do have a hard job! And of…

Practically, How Do We Abide in Jesus?

Practically, How Do We Abide in Jesus? August 04, 2023 by: John Piper A Transaction with Jesus Jesus’s commands are for a lifetime. He does not command a once-for-all decision to repent or come or believe or love or listen. Rather he commands that we go on repenting, coming, believing, loving, and listening. The transformation…

Unpacking “No Creed but the Bible”

Unpacking “No Creed but the Bible” March 02, 2024 by: Carl R. Trueman This article is part of the Unpacking Culture series in which we examine a well-known axiom and weigh any true or positive aspects of it against any negative or misleading connotations of the phrase. An Important Truth Many Christians from non-denominational evangelical…

What Does 1 Peter 3:15 Mean?

What Does 1 Peter 3:15 Mean? March 01, 2024 by: Jonathan K. Dodson Our Hope Is Not in Apologetics But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with…

Turning Prayer from Monologue into Dialogue with God

Turning Prayer from Monologue into Dialogue with God August 03, 2023 by: Daniel J. Brendsel From Monologue to Dialogue Though, sadly, he is not well known in many Christian circles today, Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) remains one of the giants in the Western theological and philosophical tradition. Anselm seems to have coined the highly influential…