The call to faithfulness still applies to moms. We are shaping young hearts to follow Jesus, and so that calling is very real. Our faithfulness is important for our children ..read more

Learn more about new titles this month including Saved by Nancy Guthrie and the ESV Scripture Journal, Spiral-Bound Edition: Old and New Testament Sets ..read more

July 25, 2024 by: Ajith Fernando What Ministry Freshness Does Not Mean Freshness is a difficult concept to define; it can mean different things according to the context one is describing. So I will begin by explaining what I mean by freshness, first by listing what it is not and then by explaining what it is. First, when we talk of freshness in ministry, we do not mean maintaining good physical health while we minister. Many great servants of God struggled with poor health. One of the most influential seventeenth-century Christian leaders and authors, Richard Baxter (1615–1691), struggled with ..read more

July 24, 2024 by: Marcus Peter Johnson Personal Union with Christ In far too many evangelical expressions of the gospel, the saving work of Christ has been so distanced from his person that the notion of a saving personal union with the incarnate, crucified, resurrected, living Jesus strikes us as rather outlandish. We are content, more often than not, to refer to the “atoning work of Christ” or the “work of Christ on the cross” as the basis for our salvation. Yet, as important as such expressions are for a robust evangelical soteriology (the study of salvation), we are in dire need of the rem ..read more

July 24, 2024 by: Nancy Guthrie This article is part of the Conversations on the Bible with Nancy Guthrie series. The Significance of Pentecost Join Nancy Guthrie as she talks with professors Richard Gaffin and Thomas Keene about the book of Acts and primarily about Pentecost and its meaning for the early church and for us today. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS Topics Addressed in This Interview: The Crucial Connection between Pentecost and the Baptism of Jesus The Significance of the Sound of Wind and the Tongues of Fire Why Did Jesus Say It Was Good for Him to Go Away ..read more

July 23, 2024 by: Denny Burk This article is part of the Tough Passages series. Listen to the Passage Read the Passage 1 Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. 2 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved. —1 Timothy 6:1–2a Regard Their Masters as Worthy of All Honor? Paul issues his command to “bondservants” who are ..read more

July 22, 2024 by: Christopher Ash Jesus Can’t Be Penitent If the Psalms give a window into the human emotions and affections of Jesus Christ, we must ask what we are to understand when the psalmists express repentance for sins. Can Jesus Christ be thought to have prayed these prayers? The obvious answer is no because Jesus Christ is without sin (John 8:46; Heb. 4:15); he has no sin to confess and no need for forgiveness. Perhaps, we think, we should say that Jesus does not and cannot pray these expressions of penitence. There are, however, three factors that may give us pause for thought. The ..read more

July 21, 2024 by: Conrad Mbewe Unity as Striving Together for the Gospel An extreme view of Christian unity is found among those who will work together only with those with whom they agree on everything—doctrinal and practical. They often divide over styles of worship, political and social issues, modes of child discipline and education, church organization and administration, the use of social media, eschatological views, and so on. As you will notice, these are all non-gospel issues. Granted, our level of interchurch cooperation does depend on how united we are over matters of doctrine and p ..read more

July 20, 2024 by: Ajith Fernando This article is part of the Dear Pastor series. Whatever You Do, Glorify The ambition of any sincere servant of God is to glorify God through his or her life and ministry. Paul said, “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31). Our desire is to do well in ministry so that God is glorified. We want our work to be great so that people will see God’s greatness, not to show off our talents or to be greater than others. But today we are hampered in this pursuit by false values, which present other kinds of ambitions ..read more

July 19, 2024 by: Jen Oshman This article is part of the I’ve Heard It Said series. Our Primary Family Is Eternal I’ve heard it said that “motherhood is a woman’s highest calling.” And if you’re a woman in the church, I’m guessing you’ve heard it too—maybe at a baby shower, maybe at women’s Bible study, maybe from the pulpit. This is something we say inside the church fairly frequently, but I do want to encourage us to stop and think about it. First of all, what’s true is that motherhood is so good. Motherhood was designed by God, and it’s a good gift from above. I love being a mom. I love co ..read more