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The moral perfection of Christ impresses itself on the serious reader of the Gospels.

Whenever I start despairing over defeats in the culture war, I hear a story like this one and it renews my hope. Ani Seromik is a high school senior in the Midwest and she’s a Christian.

The answer is not simple. Some biblical texts seem to say no. Others, yes. 

I knew before systematically studying the Scriptures on heaven that a lot of the prevalent ideas about heaven—even in the Christian community—are misconceptions.

China is a paradox in that some churches are able to worship freely while other church leaders are being arrested, persecuted and jailed.

Holding a leadership position in a Christian organization does not make one a spiritual leader.

A year and a half ago I walked through the Killing Fields in Cambodia. I saw the skulls piled up, and stood by the mudpits where hundreds of bodies were thrown. 

When Isaiah says that God “exalts himself to show mercy to you” (Isaiah 30:18, RSV), he teaches us that one mark of great, self-sufficient poise is the willingness to get down low with the weak. 

Randy Alcorn compares Christianity in America with Christianity in China and inspires readers to see heaven, not earth, as their home.

 Tailor your presentation to your audience, so you’re speaking to them, not yourself.   

The decline of church discipline is perhaps the most visible failure of the contemporary church.

“A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.” Leviticus 27:30

It’s one thing to trust God to provide for our present needs (Matthew 6:33). It is another to presume upon him by dictating (via choosing to go into debt) the demand for, amount of and necessary duration of his future provision.

As thunder follows lightning, giving follows grace. They’re inseparable. If God’s grace touches you, you can’t help but respond with generous giving.