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…
Today, open your eyes Psalm 119:18 One day Elisha and his servant awoke to find the house they were in surrounded by an army of enemy soldiers. His servant panicked and asked, \’What are we going to do?\’ So Elisha prayed, \’LORD, open his eyes so that he may see\’ (2 Kings 6:17). Suddenly he…
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…
Turning Prayer from Monologue into Dialogue with God August 03, 2023 by: Daniel J. Brendsel From Monologue to Dialogue Though, sadly, he is not well known in many Christian circles today, Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109) remains one of the giants in the Western theological and philosophical tradition. Anselm seems to have coined the highly influential…