When you and I seek to become godly and spend time in God’s word and worship, he will make us what we strive to be. Our desire to be obedient positions us to be empowered to be obedient. As we work, he works. And he redeems the challenges of our fallen world by using them to draw us to himself in dependent faith.
let’s choose to make praying for holiness a regular, consistent commitment and discipline. God can give only what we will receive and lead only where we will go. If we do not ask him to make us holy, he cannot make us holy.
While the world appears to be becoming ever more secular, new data is showing that more people have heard the Gospel now than ever before.
In a week focused on the consequences of character, it is therefore vital that Christians do what is needed to become the change we wish to see. We cannot control what others do, but we can control our words and actions and the values they reflect. We can use our influence for biblical morality, but only if we are people others are willing to follow.
Data is showing that coronavirus cases are rising in many states, as such, we must be responsible and do our part to continue to protect the most vulnerable in our communities.
In a recent exchange, a Black police officer explained to a White protester that racism, hatred, and violence come from sin, noting that 'America has a sin problem.'
Though we may not be able to visit our senior neighbors right now, we can still serve them in creative ways.
It is sadly understandable that secular people would despair of hope in times that seem hopeless. Our responsibility as followers of Jesus is to help them follow Jesus as well, sharing God’s word and grace with all those we influence.
The ideas of Critical Theory, especially since the horrific killing of George Floyd, have become a central part of our national conversation.
Jemar Tisby and Pastor Tyler Burns open up about what White Christians can do in the fight against racial injustice.
