If your motivation for fasting is to impress others, to make them see you as super spiritual or extra holy, go ahead and have the cheeseburger, sista, ‘cause that is not what fasting is really about. Continue Reading …
Resources by Topic: Christian Growth
After completing an intense exercise program, Juli sensed God asking if she would commit to a spiritual exercise program. Continue Reading …
A Christian’s moral compass should point “true north” to the Truth of God’s Word. Continue Reading …
Grace does not mean anything goes, that everything is acceptable, or that holiness doesn't matter. Continue Reading …
Three gospel-based lessons for walking with the Lord. Continue Reading …
Sometimes distraction is more effective at preventing our worship and obedience than an obvious temptation or attack. Continue Reading …
Have you become so attentive to caring for the precious souls of those you’re leading that your own soul is neglected? Your soul care cannot wait. Continue Reading …
Our team loves hearing from you, our blog readers, and we wanted to share some of the amazing stories of grace you’ve told us. Continue Reading …
The Father has designed a complete and well-balanced plan for His people that must include teaching, encouragement, exhortation, correction, and training from His Word and His people. Continue Reading …
The depth of our faith determines the distance of our drive. How far are we willing to go to get to Jesus? Continue Reading …
In financial trouble, loneliness, and even cancer, God’s provision in my life has been a constant source of joy and peace. Continue Reading …
Busyness is an opportunity to experience God’s nearness. Continue Reading …
Let’s re-evaluate our expectations of husbands being the “spiritual leaders.” Continue Reading …
Growth in maturity means that we set spoon-feeding aside and engage the Bible for ourselves. Continue Reading …
This is the one question which I wish had shaped my life before I turned forty. Continue Reading …
Be a doer of the Word, even in hard times. Continue Reading …
Don’t be morbidly introspective. Look to Jesus. Continue Reading …
Surely those plans He led us to are still the plans, right? Sort of. Continue Reading …
Freedom, Fullness, and Fruitfulness in Christ (Spoken Word …
Blair Linne did a masterful job summing up the True Woman '14 Conference in this original recitation. She challenges women as they return to their ordained battlefields to go away as warriors.
Blair Linne challenges women as they return to their ordained battlefields to go away as warriors. Continue Reading
The Fast That God Requires
In Isaiah 58, God brings an accusation against His people. They fast, they "go to church," they pray, but their hearts beat for their own glory and gain. You, too, can go through the motions of what you think God requires, but does your obedience flow out of a heart changed by the gospel? If so, what can you do …
You can go through the motions of what you think God requires, but does your obedience flow out of a heart changed by the gospel? Continue Reading
Session 1 Drama: Deceived
When you’re racked with guilt and shame over your sin, it taints your view of God, yourself, and others. But in Jesus there is forgiveness and freedom from bondage.
When you’re racked with guilt and shame over your sin, it taints your view of God, yourself, and others. But in Jesus there is forgiveness. Continue Reading
Session 5 Drama: Seek Peace and Pursue It
The world has a lot of ideas about what peace is and where to find it. But how well do these ideologies hold up to God’s Word?
The world has a lot of ideas about what peace is and where to find it. But how well do these ideologies hold up to God’s Word? Continue Reading
Jesus Adored
A lot of us equate “worship” with “singing.” But the gospel of John tells us about a woman who worshipped Jesus through an extravagant gift valued at one year’s worth of income. Bob Bakke will help you discover what this generous worshipper has to teach us today.
A lot of us equate “worship” with “singing.” But the gospel of John tells us about a woman who worshipped Jesus through an extravagant gift. Continue Reading
Life in the Spirit
We naturally gravitate to five-step plans or self-help advice to bring about change in our own lives. But Kelly Needham reminds us that lasting transformation comes not as we follow a to-do list, but as we walk with a Person.
Kelly Needham reminds us that lasting transformation comes not as we follow a to-do list, but as we walk with a Person. Continue Reading
The Personal Devotional Life
"Personal Devotions." Does that phrase fill you with guilt? Do you feel like your devotions are never long enough, meaningful enough to meet some kind of standard? Damaris Carbaugh will help you see past systems and formulas and fall in love with devotions by falling in love with a Person. Learn how to become a woman who loves the Word …
Damaris Carbaugh will help you see past systems and formulas and fall in love with devotions by falling in love with a Person. Continue Reading