ARTICLES
Why Can’t an Unbeliever’s Good Works Please God?
Here’s an illustration involving two neighbors that explains why we can’t please God with our good works outside of Christ.
BCL Online Picks — October 16, 2025
From the devil’s schemes to the dehumanizing aspects of social media, from Christmas myths to truths about Christ himself and more, here are BCL’s online picks for this week.
“Blessed Are the Merciful, For They Shall Receive Mercy” — Matthew 5:7
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” Why are those who show mercy the happy ones in God’s eyes?
Your Priestly Role of Singing
What if music has a greater role than just a delightful noise for our ears? Here’s why singing to God in worship has a weightier role than we might realize.
We Don’t Need a Fresh Start—We Need New Life
We can’t fix the “old”—the fallen state of our hearts and bodies. We need the new—new hearts to love God and new incorruptible bodies that can never sin.
BCL Online Picks — October 9, 2025
The Christian life isn’t meant to stay in the study but instead to step into the world. This week’s online picks call us out of comfort zones and into Christlike courage: forgiving, proclaiming, trusting, and standing firm in gospel truth.