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15 Key Christian Books for Your 2020 Reading List

By BCL / March 7, 2020

Kickstart the new year by adding these key books on the Christian faith to your 2020 reading list.

Counting Our Blessings: A Prayer about the Fall of Man

By Emily Van Dixhoorn / February 20, 2020

“By this sin [Adam and Eve] fell from their original righteousness and communion with God” (WCF 6.2). Here is a prayer to help you meditate upon how God uses even the fall of man for his glory.

When We Discover Flaws in Our Theological Heroes

By J. V. Fesko / January 22, 2020

We can elevate and admire certain preachers and theologians. They fill our hearts with joy because they excel at pointing us to Christ. How should we react when we discover flaws in our theological heroes?

7 Things You Don’t Have to Do to Be Godly

By Le Ann Trees / November 30, 2019

Do you ever feel like you’re just not good enough at being a Christian? Here are seven things you don’t have to do to be godly.

Counting Our Blessings: A Prayer about God’s Eternal Decree

By Emily Van Dixhoorn / November 14, 2019

“God, from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass…” (WCF 3.1). Here is a prayer to help you meditate upon God’s eternal decree.

Shocking Things Jesus Said: Are We Supposed to Hate Our Families to Be Christ’s Disciples?

By Don Strand / November 8, 2019

What are we to make of Jesus’ call to forsake all worldly things and follow him (Luke 14:26)? Is Jesus speaking “over the top” for emphasis, or does he truly mean what he says?

10 Beautiful Things You Will Be After Reading Church History

By Psyche Joy Lee / October 12, 2019

When we read church history, we are left awe-filled as we learn the story of God’s faithfulness in preserving his church and accomplishing his eternal plan. Here are ten beautiful things you will “be” after reading church history.

True Light from the Imago Dei

By Don Strand / October 7, 2019

Perhaps you have heard that Christians can only reflect the light from Christ to the world. Yet, those who have been redeemed have the Spirit of God within them—light that illuminates and light that is a beacon of hope.

Counting Our Blessings: A Prayer about God, the Holy Trinity

By Emily Van Dixhoorn / October 2, 2019

“There is but one only, living, and true God, who is infinite in being and perfection…” (Westminster Confession of Faith, 2.1). Here is a prayer to help you meditate upon God, the Holy Trinity.