What Is Our Friendship with God Supposed to Look Like? June 23, 2023 by: Mike McKinley God Communicates to Us The good news is our role isn’t nearly as complicated as we might be tempted to think. We think that communion with God, or friendship with God, is some sort of secret, mystical, spiritual experience.…
Dear Pastor . . . When You Wonder How You’ll Make It, Remember This June 18, 2023 This article is part of the Dear Pastor series. Dear Pastor, What you and I both need to make it over the long haul, I feel hesitant to share. In my experience, this unsaid thing for sustaining a…
10 Things You Should Know about the Fall June 17, 2023 by: Mitchell L. Chase This article is part of the 10 Things You Should Know series. 1. The fall refers to the rebellion of God’s image-bearers in the garden of Eden. Genesis 3 is a threshold in the Bible’s storyline. While dwelling in a…
7 Tips for Teaching the Bible to Children June 12, 2023 by: Douglas Sean O’Donnell This article is part of the 7 Tips series. Helping Kids Understand the Bible “Why do we have to read the Bible, Daddy? It’s such a big book and hard to understand.” As a father of five and a pastor…
The Message of the Book of Romans in One Sentence June 11, 2023 by: Andrew David Naselli The Good News of the Gospel Romans is about the good news—the gospel. The word gospel is prominent at the beginning and end of the letter, and it’s foremost in the letter’s thesis statement in Romans 1:16–17: “I’m…