There was a popular saying when I was younger: “That which doesn’t kill me makes me stronger.” I remember seeing it on t-shirts, bumper...

There’s a reason prosperity gospel preachers don’t spend much time preaching from 1 Peter. In talking about experiencing hardship and...

Anyone can be happy when things are going well. But can you have joy when they aren’t? Flipping through the TV channels with my kids a...

A friend of mine was diagnosed with a very serious and deadly form of cancer. It looks like it may rob him of some of the best years of...

Many Christians believe that if we live like we are supposed to, we can avoid—or at least minimize—suffering. A related assumption is...

Romans 8:28 is one of the most well-known verses in the Bible: “We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God...

Here at the Summit, we have an audacious goal of planting 1,000 churches by 2050. (By God’s grace, we have already planted 298!) One of...

Many of us think Christians are supposed to always be happy, and if you’re not, something’s wrong with you or your faith. We even used to...

Joy is not something that comes naturally. In fact, it is a choice. We have to choose along the way to rejoice: “We also rejoice …...

In the conclusion of his letter to the church in Colossae, Paul expresses a desire to make Jesus and his kingdom first in everything:...

You and I are not facing the same kinds of persecution the Apostle John was when Jesus appeared to him in a prison cell on the island of...

Martin Luther famously said, “It wouldn’t matter if Jesus died 1,000 times if no one ever heard about it.” This statement helps us...

When you experience a season of suffering (and all Christians do at some point in their lives), it’s important to learn any lessons God...

Excerpted with permission from Not God Enough, copyright J.D. Greear. Robert E. Lee trusted few men more than Major General James Ewell...

After everything is taken away from Job, his friends sit with him in his misery and ask the question we all ask in moments of tragedy:...

Almost all of our spiritual problems—things like doubt, apathy, unhappiness, and insecurity—come from a view of God that is too small....

Wisdom for Your Weekend is your regular installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Presented to you by Chris...

Your weekly installment of what we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web. Articles of the Week It’s Not Character Assassination...