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Communicating Historical Theology to Modern Christians

What if we could learn to dig more deeply into all the beauty of biblical doctrine and in the process learn to communicate it to a wider audience?  

Fads, Faithfulness, and Preaching

In a day when people long for something novel, this new book reminds Christians of the importance of faithful ministry.

Devotion for February 27, 2026

Teaching, Preaching, and Healing Matthew 9:35–38 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching . . . preaching . . . and healing. Matthew 9:35 (NIV) What was Jesus doing at this time? Verse 35 tells us that Jesus was doing exactly what he had been doing all along. 1. Jesus taught in their synagogues. This is the…

Fred Rice: Lifting Weights, Lifting Hearts

On his 80th birthday, Pastor Fred Rice deadlifted a staggering 435 pounds, and this past fall, on his 81st, he hit the same lift again.

Devotion for February 26, 2026

Spiritual Sickness Matthew 8:1–17 He took our illnesses and bore our diseases. Matthew 8:17 We need to look at the miracle stories not as simple stories about Jesus’s ability to make sick people well, but for what they teach us about sin and its cure. When we do this, we find four unmistakable lessons. 1….

Devotion for February 25, 2026

True or Empty Claims Matthew 7:1–23 Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 7:21 Jesus contrasts those who profess to follow Jesus—they call him “Lord, Lord”—yet do not do what God requires, and those (the contrast is implied) who do the will of God and thereby prove…

Step Morgan on Mountain Biking, Suffering, and Ministry

More than a testimony of suffering, healing, or resilience, Morgan says his experience is “the story of how God cares for his people.”

Tim Keller On the Importance of Reading Church History

You cannot fully understand Keller’s impact without reckoning with the enormous foundation he laid in quiet study.

Devotion for February 24, 2026

Mourning That Leads to Action Matthew 5:1–12 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 The second beatitude can refer to sorrow aroused by the suffering of others. Christianity is partly caring for other people. And it should produce a sound social conscience. In fact, if it does not, we have…

Ecclesiastes and Life Under the Sun

Ecclesiastes reminds us that biblical wisdom carries the truth of God and meets us in the trenches of life.

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