How Slowing Down Speeds Up the Church July 24, 2023 by: Nathan Knight The Speed of Church Planting The kingdom of heaven is like a marathon runner. He gets better at running fast by running slower. Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, a two-time gold medalist and record holder, has a training regimen that may be described…
Is It Fair for God to Judge Those Whom He Predestined? (Romans 9) July 22, 2023 by: Robert W. Yarbrough This article is part of the Tough Passages series. Listen to the Passage Read the Passage 14What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means! 15For he says to Moses,…
“What makes God’s love different?” It can be easy to believe that the love our culture promotes is what real love looks like. But this love can often leave us feeling like no matter what we do or how hard we try, we will never be enough. With God’s love, we don’t have to do anything…
10 Things You Should Know about the Beatitudes July 22, 2023 by: Chris Castaldo This article is part of the 10 Things You Should Know series. 1. The Beatitudes define our deepest needs and calling in Christ. The Beatitudes dig beneath the surface, exposing what we really need. To satisfy our hunger for wealth, Jesus…
I write this, dear children, to guide you out of sin. But if anyone does sin, we have a Priest-Friend in the presence of the Father: Jesus Christ, righteous Jesus. When he served as a sacrifice for our sins, he solved the sin problem for good—not only ours, but the whole world’s. 1 John 2:1-2…