Being single can sometimes be isolating—especially within the church. The church doesn’t really know how to handle single people: There are few sermons on what it means ...
Leadership is fulfilling and demanding. Sometimes, you may feel pulled in 20 different directions, and you can't remember the last time you could truly rest. In this bundle, you ...
As time passed after Jesus' death and resurrection, the believers had an increasingly difficult time remembering his actual teachings. Believers from different places were preaching ...
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Running on fumes is difficult. We're traveling at a decent pace when all of a sudden we sputter and eventually break down. We were warned it might happen, yet somehow ...
In a time when so many people struggle with identity, Ephesians is the perfect book of the Bible to study. Paul makes it clear: Our identity is found in the fact that we are children ...
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Prophets have always challenged God's people to do what is right, even if it is an unpopular message. Today, we rarely see someone take that role. What is it costing the ...
It has always been a challenge to develop a good church—even in New Testament days. Titus, a young leader of an argumentative church, needed to learn to refute false teachers, ...
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Evangelical Christianity has long been a faith for activists. From William Wilberforce to Chuck Colson, Bible-believing Christians have sought to change the world for Christ ...
The word theology is derived from two Greek words: Theos (God) and logos (speech or reason). Therefore, theology in its simplest terms is rational discussion about God. It has been ...
Where is the best place to live? Every year, the UN asks this question about countries, and release their recommendations in the Human Development Report. The UN uses only three ...
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As tensions rise over hot-button issues such as gay marriage and abortion, the Bible's fundamental disparity with the radical individualism of the world often stands in ...
In our own materialistic age, it is only too easy to miss the meaning of this book. On the one hand, instead of seeing it as something written to inspire and to capture the imagination, ...
Stewardship is not a topic that most churches enjoy addressing on a regular basis. But it's an issue where many Christians are in desperate need of training—both practically ...
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Perhaps you identify with JoHannah Reardon when she writes, "I seem to be a magnet for difficult people. I always make the mistake of being overly friendly with ...
Dark nights of the soul can be rooted in a variety of spiritual dilemmas. Maybe you are facing burnout from saying "yes" to too many well-intentioned activities, and aren't ...
If you're like most people, you have serious questions about the church. Even "seasoned" believers sometimes wonder what the church is all about, and how they are supposed ...
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We know we are supposed to give to the church. But when it comes down to it, Americans just aren't giving much compared with how much we have been given. Alarming new numbers ...
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While the insight, energy, and out-of-the-box thinking of visionary leaders motivate and inspire us, their accomplishments leave us believing that leadership is open to ...
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The daughter of a pastor, Amy Simpson grew up in the church. Amy is steeped in Christianity and swaddled in Christian culture. And yet, at women's events in church she's ...
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"Play nice," we tell our children when they spend time with others. We know it's inevitable: someone will get hurt. Fast forward a few decades and we find ...
