What Did Jesus Teach about Giving Generously? August 07, 2023 by: John Piper This article is part of the What Did Jesus Teach? series. Sacrifice Is the Measure of a Gift’s Size The more sacrificially generous you are on earth, the greater will be your enjoyment of heaven. Therefore, since Jesus loves us and summons…
Beauty Is in the Eye of the True Beholder August 06, 2023 by: Philip Graham Ryken The Beauty of Eternity Where have you seen the beauty that God is bringing into the world? I have glimpsed it in a flaming meteor streaking across the August sky and disappearing with a flash over a darkly shimmering…
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…
What You Love to Do? Do That! Get away with me and you’ll recover your life . . . Learn the unforced rhythms of grace—Matthew 11:28-29 We’re all built by the same creator. And we’re built by him to “come home,” every so often. This coming home is integral to the lives we\’re meant to…
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…