We the church should be marked by gratitude.

This Veterans Day, let us pray for God’s special blessing on all the men and women in the Armed Forces, through whose sacrificial labors protect us and preserve our liberties.

“What if our longings were never intended to be satisfied by anything here on earth, but instead to point us to something, Someone, far greater—to Christ?”

K.J. Drake answers, “What good are baptism and the Lord’s Supper to the life of the Christian?”

“There are three basic elements to every lament: the cry, pivot, and conclusion of trust. Each element reveals God’s love, leading us to deeper assurance and delight.”

Keith Ghormley shares what he has learned from “preaching Shakespeare” in community plays.

Story work is a way to better understand ourselves and see God at work in the particulars of our lives.

“We are commanded to “make every effort” to grow in faith, virtue, knowledge, self-control, and love.” Michael Austin reminds us to pursue the character of Christ daily.

Twenty years ago Scott Brown moved to Arizona to plant a church. He discovered that “God was there, waiting to show us he can use us in ways and places we could have never imagined.”

Is our pursuit of success truly serving the kingdom, or just our own comfort? Bill Fullilove encourages us to keep our theology of work connected to other important biblical principles.