Articles

Stephen Armstrong

| March 2016

Kingdom Come

Are we in the Kingdom? Is it yet to come? Why did Jesus say the kingdom was at hand?

Ivette Irizarry

| January 2016

My New Year

A new year gives us a fresh start and no matter how cynical we are we can’t help but be infected by that renewed sense of purpose. This year my resolution is to be poor.

Brady Stephenson

| February 2015

All Things for the Good

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love G-d, to those who are called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28) What is the "good" promised here?

Stephen Armstrong

| December 2014

The Christian Investment Plan

As our year draws to a close and we contemplate New Year's resolutions and the like, let's not forget to consider our eternal priorities...

Brian Smith

| November 2014

Doin’ It for Your Own Self

Does Scripture teach that we are to obey God for ourselves, so we can be happy? Does it teach that we are to worship God for ourselves, and not for God? More false teaching from the Osteens.

Stephen Armstrong

| June 2014

Christian Vice: instant gratification

As a teenager growing up, I remember my parents' frequent complaining over my need for instant gratification. They counseled me on the importance of self-discipline and delayed satisfaction, and they warned of the dangers of imprudence and impatience. Naturally, I responded the way most teenagers do...I ignored my parents and took (nearly) every opportunity to indulge my flesh. Today, instant gratification is no longer considered a vice for Christians – it's become a lifestyle!

Brady Stephenson

| April 2014

Begin With Integrity

Jerry sat staring at his laptop screen in unbelief. "Fourteen hundred dollars?!? Where am I going to get fourteen hundred dollars? This stupid software was supposed to make sure you got a big fat refund on your taxes not a giant bill!"

Guest Contributor

| March 2014

Spiritual Warfare

The Lord will win the war, but He wants us in the battle.

Guest Contributor

| March 2014

Praise and Worship

In 1 Samuel, Hannah brings her broken heart before God and then praises and worships Him for His faithfulness. What does this look like in our lives?

Melissa Church

| October 2013

If I Had Two Hands

Yesterday, while making a sandwich, I saw the evidence of Paul’s Romans 7 struggle worked out in me physically. My flesh apparently thought that I had been a bit skimpy with the spread, while the Spirit within believed that, although all things are permissible, one swipe of the white wonder was plenty. I watched with detached objectivity as the conflict worked itself out bodily.

Stephen Armstrong

| September 2013

Tickling Ears in Times of Biblical Illiteracy

Garrison Keillor, writer, comedian and fixture on National Public Radio, famously described his fictional Lake Wobegon as a place where every child was "above average."

Brian Smith

| August 2013

What, Me Worry?

Do you worry?  According to one source, “anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older (18% of U.S. population).”  Seems like a lot of people do worry, so if you do also, you have a lot of company. But what does the bible tell us to do with our worries?