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A Reason to Be Vaccinated: Freedom

John Piper | The decision to be vaccinated (or not) need not be a political decision, whether left wing or right. It can be a Christian decision — informed by Scripture and free from the fear of man.

Oct 19, 202116 min

Beware the Anger of Your Soul: How to Restrain Ungodly Passion

Joe Rigney | As we feel the temperature of our souls rising, we need to stop and remind ourselves that ungodly anger will only add iniquity to our injury.

Oct 17, 202111 min

Can Anything Mend Our Conflict? How Cynicism Dies in a Divided Church

Jon Bloom | Many of us today need to learn what love means, and looks like, when we’re faced with a difficult, complex issue.

Oct 16, 202111 min

Every Other Way Leads to Death: Why We Keep Sharing Christ

Greg Morse | No matter how many rejections you’ve received, no matter how much fruit hasn’t come, no matter how discouraged you feel, do not grow weary in sharing Christ.

Oct 14, 202110 min

Don’t Miss the Marriage: Why the Justified Love Holiness

Marshall Segal | Justification is the gate, but not the garden. It is the door, but not the palace. It is the wedding day, but not the marriage.

Oct 13, 202112 min

Feed His Sheep: Whom Does Christ Call to Preach?

David Mathis | We cannot well answer the question of whom should preach on Sunday without coming to grips with the nature of preaching in the local church.

Oct 10, 202113 min

Encouragement for Beginners: How to Strengthen a Soul in God

Marshall Segal | How might you strengthen someone’s soul in Christ? How might God use you to stir confidence in him?

Oct 7, 202113 min

Our Lives in His: How Justification Leads to Holiness

Joe Rigney | Does our right standing before God depend on our becoming more like Jesus, or does our becoming more like Jesus flow from our right standing before God?

Oct 5, 202111 min

The Sluggard in Me: Four Lies That Lead to Lazy

Scott Hubbard | A life of laziness usually does not grow overnight, but through day after day of little excuses, trivial indulgences, small defeats.

Oct 4, 202111 min

Feed the Sheep by Any Hand: Fighting Envy in Pastoral Ministry

Greg Morse | The best shepherds know they aren’t the best shepherd. And so they gladly lead their sheep to him.

Oct 3, 20218 min

The Real Protestant Ethic: How ‘Faith Alone’ Sparks Industry

David Mathis | Justification by faith alone marks the end of our work to secure God’s favor — and the beginning of our work to secure others’ good.

Oct 1, 202112 min