ARTICLES

Loving God and Your Neighbor in Your Vocation of Friendship

By bcladmin | January 15, 2019

Have you ever considered how friendship is a vocation God gives you for his glory?

How Am I Doing? Fine, but Not Really

By Le Ann Trees | December 22, 2018

You know how it goes. You are going through a difficult time in your life, and some well-meaning person asks you, “How are you doing?” I got this question a lot as a newly bereaved parent thirteen years ago. What do you say to someone who is hurting deeply?

15 Key Christian Books for Your 2019 Reading List

By BCL | December 13, 2018

Kickstart the new year by adding these key books on the Christian faith to your 2019 reading list.

Giving Praise and Affirmation: Do You Have the Transparency for This Biblical Mandate?

By Joseph W. Smith III | December 11, 2018

How many times have you been to a funeral where the person who died was extolled in the warmest possible terms? If you’re like me, this describes nearly every memorial service you’ve attended. Why do we wait until after death to abundantly praise and affirm people?

Holiday Movies 2017-18: Dickens, Division, Family, Forbearance—and One Lump of Coal

By Joseph W. Smith III | December 8, 2018

The annual holiday movie season, running from mid-November through the new year, usually offers a smorgasbord of worthwhile films—and 2017 was perhaps richer than most. So here’s a little help with the cinematic choices at your local multiplex—or in your living room—over the coming months.

Seeing God’s Blessings in the Little Things

By Ayrian Yasar | November 24, 2018

This morning my alarm didn’t go off. That wouldn’t have been much of a problem, except that my phone said 8:30, which is the time I’m supposed to be at work. I discovered that, even in the little things of an ordinary day, God provides for his people.