Our sin, Scripture says, has not only put a curse over us; it has released one into us. Death is at work in us, and that shows up in the...

Following Jesus is counter-cultural in every society, though often in different ways. In some cultures, it’s the Scriptures’ teaching on...

Most of us have things about ourselves we’d like to change, but many of us are discouraged at our persistent inability to do so. Some...

This weekend, Saddleback Church celebrated the ordination of their “first three women pastors” in what  they called “a historic night”...

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...

Jesus is not after passive surrender. The cross was his instrument of world salvation, so to take it up means actively devoting your life...

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

When I was in middle school, I got to meet Michael Jordan. At the height of his fame, he came to a local golf tournament, and my best...

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....

I’m guessing neither Simeon nor Anna was thinking that a helpless baby, born to a poor family, was God’s answer to their lifetime of...

What thing in your life, if taken away, would make life not worth living? What has to be present in your life for you to feel fulfilled...

In biblical days, Jewish law demanded rigorous cleaning techniques after you’d gotten rid of any kind of disease or defilement; it even...

In much of the developed world, and particularly in the U.S., greed is part of the air we breathe. Our admirable Protestant work ethic...

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...

The disciples, like many people in Jewish culture, did not value children as much as adults because their needs were just not as...

Grace confuses and offends religious people because people who have worked hard and kept the rules don’t like it when others who have...

On the morning of Jan. 22, one of the Summit’s heroes of the faith heard the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” Carl Scott...

Summit Family, I wanted to give you a heads-up on something so that you understand what’s happening and the reason for it. You know that...