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Midlife Is a Crossroads, Not a Crisis – Jeremy Linneman
Last year, I was sitting with an early twentysomething grad student in our church. He said he was looking for an older man to mentor him, and I started thinking…
Avoid the Trap of Bitterness – Marc Sims
Imagine the people closest to you betray you. It’s your trust in them that lets them get close enough to hurt you so terribly. Now, imagine that this betrayal completely…
Build a Culture of Evangelism – Matt Smethurst, Ligon Duncan
How can pastors help their churches become more evangelistic without relying on another program? Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss what it takes to build a culture where sharing the…
Train Women to Teach the Bible: A 4-Week Plan – Nora Allison
Bible studies are the heartbeat of women’s ministries in many churches. More and more churches have come to prefer live teaching over video studies. But this can present a challenge…
When Morningness Is Confused with Godliness – Cole Mizel
“Do your quiet time with God every morning.” “Give God your first hours (your best hours!) of the day.” “Rise early for Scripture and prayer; it sets the tone for…
Contend Without Being Contentious – Barry Gibson, Ben Dixon
“How do we contend for the faith biblically without becoming quarrelsome and contentious?” A member of my (Barry’s) congregation posed this thoughtful yet difficult question when our church was studying…
Editor’s Pick: New Children’s Picture Books – Ginger Blomberg
Autumn is a season of changes. At our home, as the leaves yellowed and the days shortened, my youngest child started middle school. That means picture books have me feeling…
How Memorizing the Sermon on the Mount Reorders My Heart – Kim Miller
A couple of years ago, two college students challenged me—a woman in her 50s—to memorize the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5–7). Inwardly, I balked, but now I know that…
Who Is the God of the Bible? – Scott R. Swain
According to the Belgic Confession, God reveals himself to us in two “books”: the book of nature (God’s world) and the book of Scripture (God’s written Word). The primary way…