Reflecting on Pilgrim’s Progress and the Call to Faithful Living Scene and Context: The By-Path Meadow In John Bunyan’s beloved classic Pilgrim’s Progress, Christian and his companion Hopeful […]
Go Deeper / Wisdom for Personal Concerns
When Your Heart is Numb: Finding Faith in Dry Seasons
There are seasons when God feels near, His Word feels alive, and prayer comes easily. And then there are other seasons. You open your Bible, and the words […]
Go Deeper / Wisdom for Personal Concerns
When you Feel Alone: God’s Love can Cure a Lonely Heart
> There are few pains that cut as deeply as feeling alone. You might be surrounded by people and still feel invisible. You may come home to an […]
Christian Living and Ethics / Go Deeper / Parents / Wisdom for Personal Concerns
Restoring Family Love: Biblical Hope and Guidance
Home is meant to be a place of safety, joy, and shared life. Yet for many, home is also where some of the deepest hurts live—unresolved conflicts, silent […]
Go Deeper / Wisdom for Personal Concerns
When Your Heart Shatters: God’s Truth for Grieving
> Grief is not a sign that your faith is weak. It is a sign that you have loved, that you are human, and that you are living […]
Difficult Passages / Doctrines / Understanding the Bible
How to Trust God When Your Heart Is Breaking
> The New Testament speaks of peace and joy as core marks of the Christian life: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.”—Philippians 4:4 “The […]
Difficult Passages / Doctrines / Uncategorized / Understanding the Bible
Pray Big with Boldness Yet Under a Wise Father’s Will
Jesus teaches us two things about prayer that can feel like they pull in opposite directions. On one hand: “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will […]
Difficult Passages / Doctrines / Understanding the Bible
Battling Flesh vs. Spirit: The Way to be Free
If we’re already dead to sin, why do we still have to battle our sinful desires? Paul makes two statements that can feel impossible to hold together: “So […]
Difficult Passages / Doctrines / Understanding the Bible
How to Be Perfect While Sin Remains in a World of Sin
Jesus says something that can crush you if you misunderstand it: “You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”—Matthew 5:48 Yet the Bible is equally […]
Difficult Passages / Doctrines / Salvation / Understanding the Bible
Secure Now Yet Tested: Why Secure Faith Endures
The Threefold Timeframe of Salvation and Real Assurance > The New Testament speaks in seemingly conflicting ways about salvation: So are Christians already saved, or not yet? And […]
Difficult Passages / Doctrines / Understanding the Bible
Worshiping the Triune God: Deepen Your Faith Now
Why This Paradox Is Not a Contradiction—and Why It Matters Christians confess something utterly unique: There is one Godin three distinct Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. At first […]
Lessons Learned / Sermon on the Mount
Treasures in Heaven: How to Focus on Eternal Rewards
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in […]
