Resources by Topic: Christian Life

I’ve recently been questioning my faith even though I believe God is real. If you ask forgiveness and for God to come into your heart, does that automatically mean you’re going to Heaven? 

The following paragraphs from Oswald Chamber’s classic, My Utmost for His Highest, really connect with Nanci’s four years of yielding to God about all the things she was constantly uncertain about.

On November 14, 2019, Nanci wrote the following in her journal: “Today I am thinking about faith. I have learned so much about faith. ...Faith is being assured that God Almighty always acts according to His character and works. He never waivers.”

We received some great responses on Facebook about memorizing Scripture, and I’m sharing some of them here. I also appreciated the example of positive and encouraging interaction on social media.

I’ve been finding treasures in emails that Nanci sent. For years she was part of a Moms in Touch group, praying with several friends for all their children, who are all now grown, many with children of their own. 

In this clip Randy Alcorn shares with Dr. Lee Warren about the work of Eternal Perspective Ministries, the nonprofit organization he founded and directs.

In this clip Randy talks about some important distinctions between “blessed” and “happiness.”

In this clip Randy talks about the words in Scripture that mean happiness and blessed and how culture shapes our understanding of words.  

In this clip Randy speaks with Dr. Lee Warren about the effect of a lack of gospel happiness in the church today. 

This article by Bobby Jamieson about growing in godliness is helpful whether you’re a new believer or you’ve known Jesus for years.

Abigail Dodds makes a series of balanced points that remind us we shouldn’t buy into the myth that when we have one belief we must dismiss as evil or stupid every belief of those who disagree. Read slowly and carefully and see if you can understand what she’s saying and whether or not she’s right.

This prayer (with updated language) is from the February 15 morning entry of Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening: Daily Readings. There’s hardly any man outside of Scripture itself who speaks to me like Spurgeon does. 

I enjoyed a Sports Spectrum article about Rams WR Cooper Kupp finding ultimate purpose in honoring God on his journey to the Super Bowl. It included two great short videos of Kupp being interviewed before the game.

In this clip, Randy encourages people to become generous givers because of the grace God shows to us. This will bring us a life of joy, and encourage us to live for the line rather than the dot.