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Welcome to 2026! I hope that the year ahead is full of joy and thankfulness for all that God has done in the past year and will do in the year...

For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at...

Porque vosotros mismos sabéis, hermanos, que nuestra visita a vosotros no resultó vana; pues habiendo antes padecido y sido ultrajados en Filipos,...

Perhaps the most confused notion in spiritual formation today is the idea that you can just give people things to do to grow, as if spiritual...

One thing that’s become clear over the last decade is that discipleship has not held the central place it should in the life of the church. Many...

You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions and...

Pero tú has seguido mi doctrina, conducta, propósito, fe, longanimidad, amor, paciencia, persecuciones, padecimientos, como los que me...

"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is one of my favorite Christmas carols. But almost three centuries have passed since it was composed, and the...

For various reasons, I’ve been thinking about shame recently, and I was taken aback by this quote from John Chysostom, on Romans 1:17: But he who...

This post was taken from Ed Stetzer’s article shared on Church Leaders in September. This weekend, I published an article in USAToday, extolling...

I recently read Michael Svigel’s 2024 book The Fathers on the Future: A 2nd-Century Eschatology for the 21st-Century Church (Hendrickson...

This is a Q&A blog post by Talbot School of Theology’s Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question Dr. Craig, are the ideas...

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the...

« Si me amáis, guardad mis mandamientos. Y yo rogaré al Padre, y os dará otro Consolador, para que esté con vosotros para siempre: el Espíritu de...

I was driving to work this morning and happened upon a Christian radio station where a preacher (I’m unsure who) was expositing a passage of...

Dr. Mick Boersma was a man who loved greatly and who was greatly loved by all. Mick was born on September 2, 1948, and passed into glory to be with...

This blog post is adapted from an article I wrote a few years ago for Didaktikos: Journal of Theological Education , a semi-academic journal...

The national pastime has become a sacred holiday: shopping on “Black Friday.” The day after Thanksgiving has developed into a manic state of sales...

We usually think of giving thanks on this one day, but Thanksgiving is not just a day — it should be a daily practice. A few years ago, I started...

For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him?...

Porque el Espíritu todo lo escudriña, aun lo profundo de Dios. Porque ¿quién de los hombres sabe las cosas del hombre, sino el espíritu del hombre...

Not long ago, I helped a group of young adults memorize the famous verses below using hand motions. Perhaps you can do the same. (Adapt to...

If you think community is an important part of healthy church life, and I hope you do, then small groups should also be important to you. They are...

I grew up listening to a Christian rock group called Love Song. I listened to their music all the time. I even got to meet one of their founding...

Pastors don't like to admit it, but many harbor fears. This is particularly true of those who serve alone — solo pastors. There are seven fears...