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July 2023

July 13, 2023

107-Year-Old Generous Giver Stanley Tam Goes to Be with Jesus

I found out recently that Stanley Tam went home to be with Jesus on...

July 10, 2023

Material Wealth Is Not the Good Life

In 2007, actor Owen Wilson slashed his wrists in an unsuccessful suicide attempt. People magazine’s cover story...

July 06, 2023

Joining the Real Party in Heaven

Imagine someone takes you to a party. You see a few friends there, enjoy a...

July 03, 2023

Who or What Is Our Primary Source of Happiness?

Happiness can’t be bigger than its source. God is primary; all other forms of happiness—relationships,...

June 2023

June 26, 2023

The Tide of God’s Grace Brings Us Wave after Wave of God’s Goodness

“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive...

June 22, 2023

Gratitude Multiplies When We Give It to God

Our thankfulness glorifies God and makes Him happy: “The one who offers thanksgiving as his...

June 19, 2023

How Should We Understand Moral Failings in the Church and Prevent Future Ones?

For every well-known Christian television personality or evangelical leader who commits sexual immorality, there are...

June 15, 2023

Comforting Grieving People and Encouraging Them to Hold on to Solid Truth

Nancy Guthrie’s disabled daughter, Hope, died after living through 199 days of seizures and other...

June 12, 2023

Giving from the Heart Really Matters

God commanded his people, “Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the Lord your...

June 08, 2023

Christ, the Wisdom of God

n 1 Corinthians 1:24, Paul calls Christ “the wisdom of God.” Jesus referred to Himself...

June 05, 2023

Should Christians Desire to Be Happy?

C. S. Lewis wrote in The Weight of Glory, If there lurks in most modern minds...

June 03, 2023

Will We Retain Our Individuality Living on the New Earth?

While teaching my Eternity 101 class, I answered the question, “Will We Lose Our Personalities...

June 01, 2023

George Verwer—Global Statesman, Evangelist, and Hero of the Faith—Now with Jesus

My dear friend George Verwer, founder of Operation Mobilization (OM) and advocate for worldwide missions, is...

May 2023

May 29, 2023

How Can We Discern between Hearing God and Hearing What We Want to Hear?

We are not always great at often talking to God (at least I’m not!), but...

May 25, 2023

How Can We Avoid Becoming Cynics of the Cynicism and Negativity on Social Media and in the Body of Christ?

In a discussion with some friends about social media, one of them recently wrote, “It’s...

May 22, 2023

Trusting His Loving Purposes: My Message on Nanci, Suffering, and Heaven at California Baptist University

On March 21, I gave a 30-minute chapel message at California Baptist University. They asked me...

May 18, 2023

Heaven Celebrates Every Repentant Sinner

Philip Yancey tells a modern-day version of the prodigal son, about a girl with a...

May 15, 2023

Christ’s Resurrection Means Our Old Bodies Will Be Made New

In 1 Corinthians 15:17-19, Paul says that if Christ hadn’t risen from the dead, we’d still...

May 11, 2023

Jesus Accomplished the Healing from Sin We Need, Even More Than Healing from Cancer

I miss Nanci every day, but I am profoundly thankful for the tremendous example she...

May 08, 2023

Kids, Questions about Heaven, and Humor over Hamburgers

Martin Luther said, “It is pleasing to the dear God whenever thou rejoicest or laughest...

May 04, 2023

Heaven Celebrates Every Repentant Sinner

Philip Yancey tells a modern-day version of the prodigal son, about a girl with a...

May 01, 2023

We Could Never Earn God’s Grace

Through a set of divinely arranged circumstances, years ago I drove home a university professor I’d just...

April 2023

April 27, 2023

Does the Church Need More Heart Knowledge or More Head Knowledge?

I’ve heard people say, “We don’t need more head knowledge in the church today; we...

April 24, 2023

Does Having a Savings Account Mean I Don’t Trust God?

Someone sent me this question: I was asked a question about saving money. Can you...

April 22, 2023

Why Is Affirming Biblical Truth Important for All of Us?

Lots of people believe everyone will go to Heaven or that Hell doesn’t exist. Where...

April 20, 2023

Might Those with Handicaps on Earth One Day Be Our Teachers in Heaven?

Over the years, the most popular character in my novel Deadline has been a Down syndrome boy...

April 17, 2023

God’s Gift of Gracie

Two years ago, the arrival of our Double Doodle puppy, Gracie, brought new energy and...

April 15, 2023

The Four Biggest Assets in My Grief

Grieving a loved one’s death is a long, often lonely, always painful process. Four key...

April 13, 2023

Investments That Will Last Forever: A Message about The Treasure Principle

Early in February, I visited First Baptist Church in Leesburg, Florida, where I spoke on the...

April 10, 2023

We Are Thirsty for News of Heaven

In your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore....

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