Resources by Topic: Christian Life

Local churches are very imperfect. They have problems. There are attitude issues. Leaders make mistakes. But God is doing a work. Instead of withdrawing from the local church, why not invest yourself in it, and commit yourself to humbly serving the body of Christ and helping people?

The more people show up opening weekend, the longer it will stay in the theaters and the more lives it will touch!

When we succeed all the time, we don’t trust. But when we’re not happy with the results, we draw our strength more from God, because we sense a deeper need.

The following is a list of nine topics that you can teach your children from the book of Proverbs just as Solomon taught his children. I recommend that you go over one topic a day or a week with your child, looking up the Scripture references together and memorizing one or two verses from each topic.

It feels so right – so spiritual – to live with regrets. It means you feel bad for the wrong things you have done or think you have done, and that sounds like a good thing. 

Our EPM office recently received this note, and I think it inadvertently suggests a strategy for reaching people with the gospel.

When it comes to spiritual disciplines, some people think being committed to them is a matter of legalism. 

A.W. Tozer (1897–1963) has been one of the great influences on my life since I was a new believer, as a teenager. I fed on Tozer as a young Christian, and still today God speaks to me through his writing.

Kevin DeYoung recently linked to this video, which like, you know, is really good?

In this audio clip, Randy Alcorn answers the question, "Does Christendom have a good idea of what Heaven is really like?"

Fathers are their children’s first pastors—the most influential humans in terms of life direction. Children are shaped by their father’s love or hate, interest or disinterest, presence or absence.

Not long ago on my Facebook page, I retweeted a quote from John Piper. He wrote, “So much deep, heart-wrenching sorrow of regret among 60 somethings. I plead with you under 40: Preempt this!” 

In this two and a half minute clip, Randy talks about how God’s grace has actually raised the bar of standards for the Christian life, but at the same time God has empowered us to live a life focused on Christ in order to jump that bar. (from Desiring God's Don't Waste Your Life)

Hope you enjoyed the videos for The Game Plan for Life Volume 2 study I’ve posted this week. I thought I’d end the week by re-posting all of the videos for those who’ve missed them.