Messin’ With Your Heroes Therefore be imitators of God—Ephesians 5:1 Really? Is it so wrong for us to emulate the life of another man or woman? Is it so wrong to hold another person up, as a role model? Well, the answer is (as it often is) . . . it depends. It depends on…
Podcast: Remembering the “Seashells” Sermon 23 Years Later (John Piper) August 21, 2023 by: Crossway This article is part of the The Crossway Podcast series. A Sermon That Impacted a Generation In today’s episode, John Piper shares what he was thinking as he walked onto the stage on May 20th, 2000 to deliver a message…
Help! God Didn’t Answer My Prayer August 19, 2023 by: Daniel J. Brendsel This article is part of the Help! series. Unopened Doors “If any of you lacks wisdom,” James 1:5 says, “let him ask God, who gives generously without reproach, and it will be given him.” According to 1 John 5:14–15, “If we know…
PROFIT AND LOSS \”Lo, we have left all, and have followed Thee! Jesus answered, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My sake, and the Gospel\’s but he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time and in the…
How Do We Define “Success” in Ministry? August 14, 2023 by: Nathan Knight Worldly Failure “Well done, brother. Well done.” We had gathered in a restaurant on a sultry summer day in the heart of DC. Outside, laborers set up fences and hung bunting in preparation for the July 4 celebration. Inside, we were having…