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 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…