Podcast: Are You Courageous or Cowardly? (Joe Rigney) August 07, 2023 by: Crossway This article is part of the The Crossway Podcast series. Rethinking Courage and Cowardice In today’s episode, Joe Rigney discusses what it really means to have Christian courage. He explores why, contrary to common misconceptions, true courage isn’t the absence of fear…
The Greatest Danger That Any Human Being Faces August 07, 2023 by: Joe Rigney Our Greatest Danger What is the greatest danger that any human being faces? Not physical pain or social ostracism or even death. The greatest danger we face is God. And he is a danger to us precisely because he is absolutely…
What Does James 1:2 Mean? August 05, 2023 by: Robert L. Plummer This article is part of the What Does It Mean? series. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds. —James 1:2 Joy in Trials The second word in the Greek text of verse 2, charan (“joy”), corresponds closely…
How to Pray for Your Enemies July 27, 2023 by: John Piper This article is part of the How to Pray series. “Pray for Those Who Persecute You” Jesus gives numerous examples of the kinds of behaviors involved in loving our enemies. The first mentioned in the Sermon on the Mount after the command to…
The Counterintuitive Path to Blessing July 27, 2023 by: Chris Castaldo You Are Invited When we pray for God’s kingdom to come “on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10), we sometimes imagine the kingdom to be far away. It is, however, closer than we think. In the crucified and risen King, the two…