Resources by Topic: Christian Life

Sometimes knowing how to find a mentor and start that relationship can be challenging. My longtime dear friend Barry Arnold, who pastors Cornerstone Church in Gresham, Oregon, shares some thoughts about the importance of seeking wisdom from others, as well as five simple steps for pursuing mentorship.

I’ve been encouraged to pray, even if briefly, for many people I see in passing and don’t know. This I do know—God created them, loves them, and desires them to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:4).

In most cases, I think we in church and ministry leadership honestly do want to be Christ-honoring servants. But all of us can find it difficult to do the hard and thankless things that servants do, especially when no one is watching.

In this video filmed by Humble Beast, Randy Alcorn shares about his new devotional Truth: A Bigger View of God's Word. He talks about Jesus being our ultimate example of how to live a life full of grace and truth. 

In this video filmed by Humble Beast, Randy Alcorn shares about his new devotional Truth: A Bigger View of God's Word. He explains why he wrote his book now. 

In this video filmed by Humble Beast, Randy Alcorn shares about his new devotional Truth: A Bigger View of God's Word. He talks about the importance of context while studying God's Word. 

In this video filmed by Humble Beast, Randy Alcorn shares about his new devotional Truth: A Bigger View of God's Word. He explains that the way to identify false doctrine is by diving into God's Word. 

In this video filmed by Humble Beast, Randy Alcorn shares about his new devotional Truth: A Bigger View of God's Word. He talks about the importance of studying the Bible and other Bible-based books to understand His truth. 

Many Christian men would agree that they’re experts in business, hunting, fishing, football, or cars. Sadly, however, even those who attend Bible-teaching churches may know very little about the Bible and theology. (Everything I talk about in this blog pertains to women also, but I know more women than men who study God’s Word, and I believe men are missing out on joy and happiness as a result.)

How do we, as believers in Christ, love each other well on social media? Yes, the writer of the post has a lot of responsibility, but remember, as you’re scrolling through the endless library of social media feeds, you, the reader, also have a responsibility. Here are three things to consider as you’re browsing. 

Three years ago we shared the original version of my daughter Angela’s article on social media, and it was one of the most popular posts we’ve ever had. She’s since revised and expanded her post into a two-part series. Since the expanded version is every bit as relevant and helpful as the original, I wanted to share it with you. In part one, Angie encourages us to stop and think about what we’re posting on social media.

This blog by my friend Jon Bloom is one of those that I resonated with from start to finish. Hope you enjoy it, and take it to heart. In these days in which we live, it is so true, so relevant, and so important for all of us.

I have written before, sometimes with a fair amount of pushback, about the large number of young men in our culture who are not working (or serving or reading much besides social media), and instead are playing video games and watching TV and movies large number of hours each day.

If we might endlessly ponder an artist’s rendition of a person, such as the Mona Lisa, shouldn’t we ponder all the more, and benefit from pondering, the wonder in the face of real people we see daily? And in particular, the marvelous person and work of Christ?