Most of us live according to the “natural rule” or “flesh rule”: Do unto others as they have done unto you. This is as instinctive as...

Most of us, when we hear Jesus say, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. … But woe to you who are rich, for...

My wife and I are avid readers. So it’s probably no surprise that our kids devour books, too. Every summer we choose a handful of books...

Jesus promised that after he was gone, he would continue to build his church. By his Spirit. Through his disciples. Both of those phrases...

If you’ve ever driven along the Blue Ridge Parkway, you might have seen a sign that says, “Eastern Continental Divide.” It’s the divide...

Martin Luther said that, since the fall, our hearts have been hard-wired with a “wages” mentality: We only get what we deserve. We’re...

In obedience to God’s command for every Israelite family to dedicate their firstborn to him by means of an offering, Mary and Joseph take...

In one of Jesus’ most well-known parables, two men build nearly identical houses, geographically close to each other but on different...

It’s hard to believe that this year will mark 20 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Those attacks rewrote the book...

As a kid, I lived in a perpetual state of anxiety about Jesus coming back and with the fear of not being ready. This was largely due to...

For the first Christians who heard, “Take up your cross” (Luke 9:23), it was not poetic or symbolic language; it was quite literal....

There is no such thing as a Christ-follower who isn’t actively engaged in God’s mission on earth to make his name known among every...

A lot of churches treat their singles ministries as little more than sanctified substitutes for singles bars. I know of one church that...

The 2020 presidential election may be over, but we are hardly out of the woods. For the foreseeable future, discussing issues of politics...

In Luke 18 Jesus tells the story of two men that went into the temple to pray. One man was religiously and professionally accomplished,...

In one of Jesus’ core teachings on money, he says, “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full...

Less than two months after Jesus had died on the cross and resurrected from the dead, the Spirit that Jesus had promised to his disciples...

You know what’s awkward? Talking about money. You know what’s really awkward? When the pastor starts talking about money. Talking about...

They say the value of something is shown only by what someone is willing to pay for it. Joby Martin, a pastor in Jacksonville, calls this...

It’s surprising—baffling, really—that religious people are the group that misses Jesus more than any other. We see this quite clearly in...