Satan’s Strategy and Your Defense
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith.(1 Peter 5:8–9) The two great enemies of our souls are sin […]
Faith
We Work by Grace
By the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but […]
Proud Works vs. Humble Faith
“On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’”(Matthew 7:22) Consider the […]
Saving Faith Loves Forgiveness
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32) Saving faith is not merely believing that you are forgiven. Saving faith looks at the horror of sin, […]
Faith for the Future
For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. (2 Corinthians 1:20) If “all the promises of God find their Yes in [Jesus],” then to trust him now in the present is to […]
God’s Pleasure to Do You Good
“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”(Luke 12:32) Jesus will not sit by and let us disbelieve without a fight. He takes up the weapon of […]
Heaven’s Relief in the Coming Wrath
God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted . . . when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty […]
Wisdom of a Father
Daniel Crane Christian Patriots
Real Men Love Strong Women
I’ve heard it too many times: “A man likes a quiet woman.” “Guys don’t respond well to smart girls.” “Educated women are too intimidating to attract good men.” I understand why we believe these things. […]
Be Content with What You Have
Contentment is not simply about settling for what we have, but trusting in what God has said. Both anxiety and greed rise in our hearts as God’s words fall. When the author of Hebrews wanted […]
God Parted the Seas for You
“The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. . . . Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in […]
God Will Carry You Through The Fire
We all experience fears of various kinds of fears about the future, about relationships, about work and finances, about our health, or about the ones we love, perhaps even fears about falling away from Christ. […]
If God Doesn’t Heal You
Weeks of chemotherapy eroded the lining of her mouth, mangled her immune system, and culminated in an hours-long surgery to carve out a tumor the size of a grapefruit. Throughout, friends and loved ones lifted […]
The True Story of Thanksgiving
Come Thanksgiving Day each year, many of us give the nod to Pilgrims and Indians and talk of making ready for a harsh first winter in the New World. But for the Christian, the deepest […]
Do You Excuse Your Own Sin?
We all know the deadly nature of sin, but we are often unaware of its subtle sidekick — the excuse. Excuses convert the seriousness of sin into a simple shoulder shrug. “It was just a […]
