Yesterday I posted about the spiritual benefit that can come from regularly scheduled reading. Thirty minutes a day (15 minutes in the Bible and 15 minutes in other good Christian books) can be a real blessing to your life. There are all sorts of good ways to approach Bible reading, and you can find many [...]

Last week, I posted a video about the single most important thing you can do for your physical health. The video revealed that studies show that a half hour of exercise each day was the most beneficial thing we can do for our health. I don’t have studies, I don’t have cool videos, but I [...]

I have often thought that, in most churches, pastors get more credit than they deserve and more blame than they deserve. Most of the time, the third grade Sunday School teacher isn’t showered with compliments every Sunday and gifts at Christmastime, but neither is he or she asked why the sanctuary is so cold or [...]

Kevin DeYoung nails it once again with his recent blog article by this title. One of the chief objections to the biblical teaching of salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone is that people believe it gives us license to sin. But DeYoung’s article answers that objection strongly and is well-worth [...]

Yesterday I wrote an article about family devotions and their importance in the spiritual life of the family. One question that I have been confronted with when discussing this topic is this . . . “I want to have family devotions, but my husband won’t lead them or participate in them. What should I do?” [...]

Over the last several years I have become convinced that gathering as a family for daily devotions is a vital element of the spiritual development of my children and the spiritual unity of our family. We started 10 years ago with a prayer journal, a Bible story book and a baby. Since then we have [...]

“The more carnal a Christian is, the more sectarian he will be; and the more spiritual he is, the more loving and forebearing and self-renouncing are you sure to find him. And it is with Christian communities as with individual Christians. When the tide is out, you may have noticed, as you rambled along the [...]

Once, when a new pastor came to a church where I was a member, I overheard another member say, “I finally feel like I have a pastor. _____________ (the last pastor’s name) was a preacher but he was not a pastor.” I have often thought about that distinction made between pastor and preacher. The stereotype [...]