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Ayrian Yasar

Happy Birthday to You! Celebrating a Wonder of God

By Ayrian Yasar / May 3, 2024

While the Bible doesn’t command a celebration of birthdays, there are good reasons to celebrate the birth of a person. Why are birthdays special?

2 Ways God Communicates to People Today

By Ayrian Yasar / April 18, 2024

Do you ever wish God would speak to you? Here are two ways God communicates to people today.

Rejoicing in God’s Holiness

By Ayrian Yasar / March 19, 2024

Christians like to focus on God’s love, forgiveness, and goodness, but we don’t as readily stress his holiness. Why should believers rejoice in the holiness of God?

5 Ways to Love People in the Midst of Their Sin and Frailty

By Ayrian Yasar / March 7, 2024

Loving people tends to be easy when they are good and kind or strong and beautiful. We struggle, though, when people are at their worst and weakest. Here are five ways to love people in the midst of their sin and frailty.

5 Ways Valiant Women of the Bible Encourage Us Today

By Ayrian Yasar / March 4, 2024

The Bible is full of exciting stories, many of them including strong, passionate, and wise women. Here are five God-glorifying traits we find in these valiant women of the Bible who encourage and inspire us today.

How Is Jesus Your Perfect Prophet, Priest, and King?

By Ayrian Yasar / February 19, 2024

The imperfect prophets, priests, and kings of the Old Testament pointed forward to Jesus. How is Jesus the perfect Prophet, the perfect Priest, and the perfect King on behalf of all who trust in him alone for salvation?

How to Make and Keep Friends

By Ayrian Yasar / January 4, 2024

How does a person make and keep friends? Well, there are at least two parts to this. First, you have to meet someone, and second, you have to become part of that person’s life.

5 Ways to Support Your Pastor

By Ayrian Yasar / December 29, 2023

Pastors are prone to high rates of burnout and are not immune to stress-related problems from their work such as anxiety and depression. Here are five ways to support your pastor.

3 Ways God Uses Suffering for Good

By Ayrian Yasar / December 4, 2023

Tragedies are riddles—and not the fun and amusing kind of riddles. Rather, they are painful and mind-boggling. Here are 3 ways we see God’s love for his children and how he brings about good through suffering.