ARTICLES

Counting Our Blessings: A Prayer about the Effectual Calling of God

By Emily Van Dixhoorn | October 13, 2021

When hearts seem just as hard as they were when I started praying for them, I begin to wonder if I should quit praying—O Lord, may I never! Here is a prayer to help us meditate upon the reassuring truth of God’s effectual calling.

2 Good Things to Remember While You Are Growing through Grieving

By Brent Skoworodko | October 9, 2021

Growing through grieving is not something anyone wants to do, but God is at work even in the great pain of death to help his children mature in their walk with him.

The Great Need of the Hour for Christians

By Chris Gordon | September 28, 2021

With the plethora of problems the world is facing at the moment, the fact is that almost universally among Christians there lacks a deep humbling of ourselves before the Lord in true repentance.

Caring for Widows and Widowers in the Church

By J. V. Fesko | September 25, 2021

Widows and widowers most assuredly need the body of Christ to help and support them as they adjust to life without their spouse by their side.

Is the World’s Hatred a Guarantee That We Are Following Jesus?

By Keith Mathison | September 22, 2021

Many Christians think that if the world hates them, it’s incontrovertible proof that they must be doing something right. They must be faithfully following Jesus. Why is this reasoning a logical fallacy?