Grace

The Equality Act: Its Impact on Churches and How We Should Respond

How Do We Respond to Cancel Culture?

5 Ministry Lessons (to Save You from Heartache)

Ministries Responding to Needs in Quake-Stricken Haiti

A survey of Christian church ministries serving Haiti shows that many are lending a hand in the aftermath of the earthquake and tropical storm that have rocked that…

Aug. 22 | Application

The word "free" gets tossed around a lot. Advertisers push fat-free, sugar-free, and gluten-free foods. Financial planners coach us to be debt-free. True freedom, though, seems elusive.

Aug. 15 | Application

In this week's Application headlined "Choosing Your Ancestors," David Faust writes: "From Adam and Eve till today, sin has tainted humanity and tilted us toward disaster. . .…

An Altar of Earth

We no longer sacrifice burnt offerings on an altar because Jesus came as the ultimate and final sacrifice for our sins. But we should remember an old command…

Aug. 8 | Which Righteousness?

Having called the Galatians back to the true gospel, defended his own apostleship, and having confronted Peter (i.e., Cephas), Paul begins to argue for the gospel of righteousness.

Aug. 8 | Discovery

What does it look like in the average day of a Christ follower for Christ to live in them?

#Faust25: ‘Jesus’ Hardest Command’

(Another classic piece celebrating David Faust's 25th anniversary of writing columns.) What is the most difficult thing Jesus ever told anyone to do? That’s the question I asked…

#Faust25: ‘No Cloned Sheep’

(A classic column from David Faust in celebration of his 25th anniversary of writing for us weekly.) No magic formula, no technique dreamed up in a church growth…

Aug. 1 | Application

The Galatian Christians were forgetting the gospel of grace. They needed firm, loving guidance, and so do we. Here are six important points to remember taken straight from…

(Updated) Wayne Shaw and ‘Finishing Well’

We mark the passing of Wayne Shaw with this column on "Finishing Well" which he wrote for Christian Standard in 2001. Shaw was a lifelong ambassador for Lincoln…

Faith in Action

The example of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection compelled David Lipscomb and others to put their faith into action on behalf of others during Nashville's cholera outbreak of…

The Law of the Bigger Yes!

Do you have a sense you are on “special assignment”—that something important has been given to you to do . . . a calling that matters?