July 3, 2025
Spiritual warfare impacts teen today through psychological manipulation of social media where culture, politics, fluidity of truth, pornography, misinformation, greed, and so much more collide.
Peace is more than a political policy or an abstract goal. Ultimately, we find peace in a Person: the “Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). Christ is the necessary estuary.
May 2, 2025
Forgiveness is one of the most radical and transformative principles of Christian marriage.
March 24, 2025
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 2, 2025
Because of the resurrection, the dark clouds of every sinner’s guilt, shame, and regret part making way for the bright rays of reconciliation, renewal, and restoration to burst through.
October 31, 2024
The holidays are marked by family reunions, sparkling displays, presents under the tree, and precious childhood memories. For the Christian, however, it is also a time to reflect upon the greatest gift ever given to man, namely God’s gift of his Son to mankind.
May 13, 2024
“We have . . . an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands” (2 Corinthians 5:1). In hope we long for that forever home. . . .
May 13, 2024
These Discovery Questions are for use with this week’s Lookout Bible Lesson, “Hope” (2 Corinthians 5:1-21), by Mark Scott.
April 29, 2024
The apostle Paul experienced unjustified criticism of his integrity from the church in Corinth. . . .
November 1, 2023
By Michael C. Mack When I became a follower of Jesus 35 years ago, I had several faulty assumptions about Christianity. I thought, for instance, that everyone who followed Christ shared their faith in him faithfully and frequently with others. I actually believed evangelism was the norm in the church! After all, the Bible says Jesus commanded it, and the early church practiced it regularly. And several Christians had shared their faith with me. So, I did the same. As I got more involved in the church, I found that my assumption was mostly inaccurate. For many of the Christians
October 30, 2023
We all are veterans of the spiritual war that will not end until Christ returns. . . .
May 10, 2023
In Celebrate Recovery, making amends is one of the final steps. This step demands a person seek forgiveness from anyone they’ve hurt or offended, as well as grant pardon to those who’ve hurt or offended them. I still had one last person to pardon . . . and she had hurt me most. It was my own mother. But to understand the end, let’s start from the beginning. . . .
May 1, 2023
By Rubel Shelly How can you and I “make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3)? Here are 10 practices each of us should consider: • Pray for the unity of the church. If Jesus prayed for the unity of all who would believe in him through the apostles’ message (John 17:20-26), how dare we not pray for it as well? Pray for Christians you know from various backgrounds. Pray for the “tribes” other than your own. Don’t pray for them to change but for God to let you love them.
January 1, 2023
New Testament Theology Embodied in Jesus and Carried Out in Cultural Chaos
September 26, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine forced Tavriski Christian Institute to move from Kherson to western Ukraine. But as it marks its 25th anniversary, TCI has continued the work of training students for ministry, while also performing incredible humanitarian work.
May 26, 2022
As SBC Leaders release the results of an investigation of sexual abuse and cover-up, what can Independent Christian Church leaders learn?
February 21, 2022
Exploration of the unknown was a common theme in Gene Roddenberry’s fictitious Star Trek stories. Roddenberry sought to avoid spiritual truths, yet there are many lessons for Christians embedded in those futuristic fables. . . .
February 7, 2022
If grace is God’s love for us that we do not deserve, then faith is how that grace is appropriated in our lives.
December 28, 2021
It's been 50 years since I spent 3 weeks in the hospital after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. In the intervening years, one thing I've learned is that my diabetes is temporary, just like all the bad circumstances of this life.
August 4, 2021
Milligan University student-athlete Megan Jastrab won a bronze medal in the Women's Team Pursuit Tuesday as part of the U.S. Women's Cycling team at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (Plus briefs about the Stone-Campbell Journal, the death of Murray Hollis, and Ozark Christian College's upcoming Branson Conference.)
March 27, 2026
Rick Cherok
March 27, 2026
David Empson
March 27, 2026
David Faust