May 27, 2025
A Fine Time for Failure
Daniel Schantz shares an experience that taught him two valuable lessons that everyone in ministry should know.
Christian Living
Christian Living helps you follow Jesus in the everyday moments—at home, at work, and in your relationships. Here you’ll find practical, biblically grounded articles on spiritual growth, prayer, discipleship, character, and making wise decisions in a complicated world. Explore guidance for living with grace and truth, building healthy habits, navigating suffering and joy, and pursuing holiness without losing compassion. Whether you’re new to faith or have walked with Christ for years, these resources are designed to encourage you, challenge you, and equip you to live a life that reflects the gospel in real life.
May 26, 2025
The Hard Edge of Kindness and Goodness
Jesus showed kindness and goodness throughout his ministry—including on the cross as he promised salvation to a dying thief, asked the Father to forgive his killers, and provided for the care of his mother.
May 19, 2025
Wait a Minute
Patience isn’t our natural inclination, but it’s a Christ-like quality and a fruit of the spirit.
May 12, 2025
Our Cornerstone
Before we come to the Lord’s Table, let’s each examine our heart and our life. Now is the time to repent of any sin and ask God’s forgiveness for time and materials we’ve wasted.
May 5, 2025
Finding Joy When Life Isn’t Enjoyable
Joy is more than light-hearted levity based on happy circumstances. It’s not a fleeting feeling; it’s a fruit of the Spirit—a by-product of God’s presence in your life.
April 21, 2025
Our Opening Day
It may renew and encourage us when we take Communion to think back to the day of our baptism into Christ, when we came forth from our own tomb and our own record of sins was wiped clean.
April 14, 2025
Weak End, Strong Start
Three days after the darkness of Calvary, God used the cross and the empty tomb to display his resurrection power, offering living hope and a fresh new start to all who feel forsaken.
March 31, 2025
Great Assists
Great assists happen every day in classrooms, offices, factories, and hospitals as people quietly meet needs. Not everyone is a general who leads troops into battle. Many are like Clara Barton, who assisted behind the scenes as a nurse, a cook, and an advocate for the wounded.
March 24, 2025
Navigating Tough Conversations (Part 2)
Christian leaders are required to have tough conversations. This is part 2 of Ken Idleman's insights on how best to handle difficult conversations.
March 17, 2025
Navigating Tough Conversations (Part 1)
Hard conversations tend to be agony if they are handled poorly and ecstasy if they are handled skillfully. Ken Idleman offers tips on navigating tough conversations.
February 10, 2025
Our Contribution
This small act of our obedience is a large step of faith. In eating and drinking we proclaim that Jesus the Son of God loved each of us enough to die for our sins.
December 31, 2024
Your Best Investment
What a blessing it is to give to the local church in tithes and offerings, but also to allow investments with the Solomon Foundation to work toward building the kingdom.
December 30, 2024
Unforgettable Journey
At Communion, we remember the journey that Jesus traveled on our behalf and the mission he successfully completed. We anticipate our own “launch” into our eternal home.
October 31, 2024
Living on Gratitude Street
Thanksgiving is far more than an American holiday. Gratitude Street winds its way through all of God’s Word. Grace and gratitude, double first cousins, are deeply rooted in the heart of God and Scripture.
September 8, 2024
Dismay to Renewal
Our flesh recoils at the thought of Jesus’ crucifixion because of the horrible details. Yet it is only when we embrace that death that we discover God’s pathway from dismay to renewal.
September 1, 2024
Rules of Engagement
Faced with the inevitability of conflict, how should Christians conduct themselves? What are our rules of engagement? With Scripture as our frame of reference, here are some, but certainly not all, of the rules.
September 1, 2024
Why From Another Place
In Christ, we are adopted into a lifespan, origin, and destiny literally out of this world. Blessed beyond measure. Chosen “before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight” (Ephesians 1:4). Always and forever loved. From eternity to eternity!
July 1, 2024
Fences, Freedom, and Fellowship
In my study of our Restoration Movement heritage, it seemed leaders were more concerned with eradicating fences than erecting them. That value has been overlooked by some. . . .
July 1, 2024
‘None of the Above’
In life, I was trying to fit into all kinds of groups, but didn’t. Yet in this group called “the church” (where I didn’t want to fit), I fit! . . .
May 1, 2024
Finding the Beauty in a Sunset: What We Can Learn from Organizations that No Longer Exist
What can we learn from Restoration Movement organizations that no longer exist? . . .
