Matthew Bingham’s “A Heart Aflame for God: A Reformed Approach to Spiritual Formation” provides a much-needed and timely resource for the church.

The Presence of God Exodus 13:20–22 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud. Exodus 13:21 The cloud in the desert was unlike any other cloud that the world had ever seen up to that time or has seen since. It was called a cloud only because the Hebrew language…

How might the church better incorporate lament into worship services?

No situation is the same, but our gracious God is the constant. He writes each of our stories uniquely, but with the same goal—to know him more deeply and serve him more passionately in the local church.

One Lamb Exodus 12:1–13 And when I see the blood, I will pass over you. Exodus 12:13 I am sure you have noticed in your study of the Bible how often the New Testament writers refer to the sacrifice of the lambs in Israel as an explanation of the death of the Lord Jesus Christ….

I Am Who I Am Exodus 3:13–15 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” Exodus 3:14 “I am who I am!” This name is linked with the ancient name for God, Jehovah. But it is more than a name. It is a descriptive name, pointing to all that God is in himself. In…

ByFaith is launching a new podcast, “What Christians Believe,” examining the Nicene Creed.

If we want people to join the feast of God’s kingdom, it requires an invitation.

Lessons from Failure Exodus 2:11–15 He struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. Exodus 2:12 There is no reason, nor is it possible, to defend Moses’s murder of the Egyptian taskmaster. In his speech before the Sanhedrin, Stephen tells us that “He supposed that his brothers would understand that God was giving…

Being Godly in a Comfortable World Genesis 50:22–26 You shall carry up my bones from here. Genesis 50:25 Joseph’s dying words declare whose side Joseph was on. Joseph lived in Egypt ninety-three years. During that time he must have seemed to be conformed to Egypt in every outward way. He served an Egyptian king. He…