Baptism

Online Attendance: The Exception or the Rule?

March 13 | The Holy Commandment Exposes My Unholiness!

The law was intended to make God’s people holy. In the end, the law underlined their sinfulness.

The Search for Authentic Church Membership

What Leaders Were Saying About This Topic 90–150 Years Ago, from the Christian Standard Archives

March 6 | Raised to a Holy Life

Second to love, holiness is probably God’s greatest quality. It is God’s “otherliness,” setting him apart from his creation. . . .

March 6 | Application

Our memories of being baptized—and seeing new believers baptized today—should move us to thank God for his grace.

Bill Weber Reflects on a Lifetime of Ministry

After 53 years of vocational ministry that included service in church, college, and mission settings, Bill Weber says, "No matter how diverse the ministry activities or the people…

Real Friends and Real Transformation

Editor Michael C. Mack shares how God used the first-ever small group he joined to change his life.

They Are New Every Morning

A brand-new year sounds so promising, doesn’t it? A clean slate, a fresh start. The idea of newness is so compelling, but Christians have a wonderful secret: We…

When People of Faith Stand: A New Hope for Afghanistan

Two Afghan nationals are helping meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs in their nation with support, provision, and encouragement from Western believers through Team Expansion.

Nov. 21 | Persevere in Faith

After spending significant time and space describing why the New Covenant is superior to the Old Covenant, the writer gives what some call the fourth major exhortation of…

Restoring the Power of Pentecost

COMPELLED TO CELEBRATE

Expressions of Gratitude Mattered to God and His People in the Old Testament, and They Still Matter Today

Nov. 7 | Application

The book of Hebrews urges us to stick with our faith. Hebrews 3:14 says, “We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction…

THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘Is Divorce the Unpardonable Sin?’

“In churches of Christ and Christian churches, is divorce the unpardonable sin?” Judy Norris asked in this column from 1980. "Have we become so Pharisaical that our own…

Seeds of a Movement

Excerpts from Jerry Harris's devotional thoughts presented on the 220th anniversary of the Cane Ridge Revival earlier this month.