Christian Growth

Scrapping the Excuses: 3 Strategies for Daily Bible Study

by Eddie Foster
August 8, 2018 • 4 minute read

For some, studying the Bible for more than a few minutes can be difficult. It’s time to find strategies that will work to get us studying God’s Word daily. Daily Bible study is...

4 Steps to a Better Life

by Eddie Foster
July 25, 2018 • 5 minute read

Do you want a better life? The Bible is often ignored, but actually gives several steps that lead to a happier, more fulfilling life. Here are four. We all want fulfillment and success. Most...

What Does God Require of You? Walk Humbly

by Eddie Foster
April 23, 2018 • 4 minute read

The final requirement in Micah 6:8 refers to a very scarce virtue: humility. Its nemesis, pride, is much more prevalent. How can you walk humbly with God?

What Does God Require of You? Love Mercy

by Eddie Foster
April 16, 2018 • 4 minute read

The second of God’s requirements for mankind listed in Micah 6:8 is for us to love mercy. How do we do this when we are also supposed to be just and fair?

What Does God Require of You? Do Justly

by Eddie Foster
April 9, 2018 • 3 minute read

The book of Micah lists three actions that God requires of His people. In this series, we will look at each and discover how we can make sure we are doing them.

Dealing With Sins That Won’t Go Away

by Jeremy Lallier
April 20, 2016 • 6 minute read

Some sins seem determined to hang around. No matter how many times we think we’ve beat them, they keep coming back. What’s a Christian to do? In an old Mad TV skit, comedian Bob...

3 “Unpopular” Ways to Make God Smile

by Eddie Foster
February 18, 2016 • 3 minute read

What Christian wouldn’t want to make God smile? So why do some of the things that the Bible teaches make God happy seem so unpopular today? Have we ever considered that God might be...

Five Steps to Overcome Your Quarter-Life Crisis

by Life, Hope & Truth Contributor
October 14, 2015 • 6 minute read

About a third of young adults feel anxious, disappointed and unprepared—maybe you are one of them! Here are five things you can do now to get back on your feet. I was living alone in a...

6 Steps to Overcoming Bad Habits

by Caroline Mills
May 13, 2015 • 4 minute read

Bad habits range from annoying to deadly. They can frustrate and discourage us. But there are biblical principles that can help us overcome them. Have you ever been in a social setting where...

When Emotions Become Dangerous: Working Through Guilt and Shame

Dangerous Emotions: Working Through Guilt and Shame

by Debbie Caudle
February 25, 2015 • 4 minute read

Emotions add color and depth to our experiences, as well as acting like an inner navigational system. But what should we do when our emotions go astray? Imagine a life without the capacity...

Flashpoint: Ferguson, Missouri

by John Foster
November 25, 2014 • 4 minute read

Jesus prophesied, “Because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold” (Matthew 24:12). Are we seeing that in the news—and in our own lives? In the aftermath...

The Power of Choice: Complaining, Comfort and Contentment

Power of Choice: Complaining, Comfort, Contentment

by Leslie Bosserman
June 27, 2014 • 6 minute read

Challenges like serving abroad can stretch our comfort zones and teach us things about ourselves and true contentment. It’s all about choices. As we sat around the Bedouin campsite, it...

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