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September 28, 2026

Why Is Saying Goodbye to a Pet So Painful?

A reader wrote our ministry to share her pain over putting down her elderly dog,...

December 2025

December 22, 2025

To Be Like Jesus Is to Be Full of Grace and Truth

Many evangelical Christians are speaking grace without truth, while others are speaking truth without grace....

November 2025

November 10, 2025

How Do We Develop a True Love for Christ?

Spurgeon wrote in his classic Morning and Evening devotional: Many can only say of Jesus...

October 2025

October 06, 2025

These Seven Biblical Truths Can Bring You Great Happiness

In my last blog, I shared six false expectations that can diminish our happiness. So what truths...

August 2025

August 18, 2025

The Love and Trust of a Horse, and John Wesley’s Horses

In Creatures Like Us, Lynne Sharpe explores the awareness and sensitivity of horses to their...

July 2025

July 07, 2025

God’s Contraconditional Love

I met and talked with author and psychologist David Powlison only once, but I will...

January 2025

January 23, 2025

What Love Looks Like

When a religious leader asked which command was the greatest, Jesus responded, “Love the Lord...

November 2024

November 18, 2024

No Little People, No Little Places

Denny Hartford, the founder and director of Vital Signs Ministries, and his wife Claire truly live...

August 2024

August 29, 2024

Let the Love of God Be the Object of Your Contemplation

I’ve been studying the love of Christ, and my heart has been touched first by...

May 2024

May 27, 2024

Trials Make Us Crave God’s Mercy and Love

Psalm 107 begins, “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures...

February 2023

February 02, 2023

God’s Grace: More than Amazing

The Bible makes this astounding proclamation: “God demonstrates his own love for us in this:...

December 2022

December 03, 2022

Helping Give Children Access to Clean Water Is an Eternal Investment

Jesus, in Matthew 10:42, makes a startlingly significant promise about a seemingly small act of...

November 2022

November 21, 2022

God Is as Just and Holy as He Is Loving

In order to understand God’s love in our current culture, it’s necessary to distinguish what...

October 2022

October 17, 2022

God’s Unseen Intervention

“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the...

September 2022

September 15, 2022

What Is the Difference Between Judgment and Discernment?

In this four-minute video, Alisa Childers, author of Another Gospel A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response...

June 2022

June 27, 2022

A Good Marriage Requires Work

I keep thanking God for Nanci’s partnership and companionship in the gospel. I first heard...

May 2022

May 05, 2022

Grasping the Truth of Romans 8:28 Will Change Our Perspective on Suffering

One of the most arresting statements in Scripture is this one: “And we know that...

April 2022

April 16, 2022

Finding Resurrection Hope This Easter, and How Suffering Can Drive Us Deeper into God’s Love

I always appreciate the thoughtful, biblical and Christ-centered insights of Tim Keller, and have recommended...

December 2021

December 06, 2021

Healing a Pandemic of Disunity: The Love of Christians Is the Gospel’s Greatest Defense

“If an individual Christian does not show love toward other true Christians, the world has...

November 2021

November 29, 2021

Should We Pursue Self-Love?

I’ve often heard it said in evangelical messages, books, and articles that God’s Word teaches...

August 2021

August 30, 2021

We Don’t Define What Love Is in Scripture—God Does

If we asked people to vote on a divine character quality they most appreciate, God’s...

July 2021

July 08, 2021

My Novel Deadline and a Story of God’s Relentless Love

Deadline was my very first novel. I am still amazed by its ongoing impact. And so...

June 2021

June 24, 2021

Dads, Your Humble Willingness to Apologize to Your Kids Speaks Volumes

I remember vividly a meal and conversation Nanci and I shared with Tony and Lois...

May 2021

May 08, 2021

How Can I Work Toward Reconciliation with a Friend When We’ve Offended One Another?

We are in a season where it seems there have never been more strong opinions...

January 2021

January 25, 2021

The Stand That Saved a Child’s Life

In response to my blog post Is It Judgmental and Unloving to Believe That Abortion Is...

January 11, 2021

Pastors, It’s a Great Kindness to Talk to Your Church about Abortion

Many Christians and even some pastors have told me, “It’s cruel to bring up the...

January 07, 2021

God Is Preparing a Place for His Children—and Eagerly Awaits Their Arrival Home

Years ago, knowing our children were coming, Nanci and I prepared a place for them....

November 2020

November 02, 2020

What Is the Purpose of Spiritual Gifts, and How Do You Discover Yours?

I was asked to share some thoughts on 1 Peter 4:10-11 for a study series for my...

October 2020

October 24, 2020

Is It Judgmental and Unloving to Believe That Abortion Is Child-Killing?

Unfortunately, despite the clear teaching of Scripture that the preborn are fully human and created by God,...

October 22, 2020

When Christians Disagree about Beliefs and Actions

Jesus commanded Christians to love one another and told us our love for each other...

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