TOPICS
God’s sovereignty
When God Doesn’t Tell Us Why
Why does God sometimes allow suffering that seems to have no explanation? The stories of Job and the man born blind help us find confidence in God when the answers don’t come.
Does Satan Know Our Thoughts?
When temptations confront us in moments of weakness, it can feel as though Satan knows our thoughts. Is this true?
BCL Online Picks — March 19, 2026
This week’s online picks feature the hidden danger of envy, seven marks of a Spirit-filled life, the stories men still love, common grace from our good God, and more!
God Alone Is in Charge of Change
When change makes the world feel dark and chaotic, it can seem as if evil has the upper hand. What does the Bible teach about God’s rule over all things for his glory and his people’s ultimate good?
6 Things You Need to Know about Unanswered Prayer
Most of us have felt frustrated by what seems to be God’s lack of action when we have prayed to him diligently about a matter. Here are six things every person needs to know about unanswered prayer.
3 Points about the Doctrine of Predestination Every Christian Needs to Know
When it comes to biblical teaching on how predestination is involved in salvation, people worry that if we “give” God his sovereignty, then we are giving away our own freedom. Why is this a false dilemma?
Counting Our Blessings: A Prayer about the Effectual Calling of God
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.
Counting Our Blessings: A Prayer about God’s Eternal Decree
“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.
Is It Chance or Sovereignty?
For God, sovereign over all, knowing all, nothing is accidental. This leaves us with many questions. We want to know the how’s and the why’s of our stories. Many of these questions are, as the psalmist says, “too wonderful” for us.