Many people do not associate doctrine with their everyday thinking and decision-making. The article discusses the importance of doctrine for our lives. 

Do you find yourself struggling to pray when you are fighting with your spouse? The article offers some helpful reminders of the importance of prayer for the married, in order to live their marriage for the glory of God.

Has your marriage met all the expectations you were promised it would? Many engaged couples are given misleading expectations about marriage. This article provides us with five myths about marriage that can help you reconsider your marriage expectations.  

This article provides solid, biblical insight into worry, and concrete advice to fight against it in faith.

Psalm 51 gives six truths that are essential for your parenting. This article shows how the psalm reveals the deepest needs of children.

When faced with challenges in ministry, pastors have a tendency to allow the kingdom of the self encroach upon them. This article describes this problem as one of shifting treasure, and explains how this happens in terms of our identity, maturity, reputation, essentiality, and confidence.

Could it be that the struggles you face in daily life are connected to overlooking your final destination? This article identifies seven effects of neglecting to think about eternal life.

How do you work towards personal change? Remember that sanctification is a process, so here are ten steps to help you participate in the change God is working in you.

How do you deal with grief in ministry? This article draws six lessons from 1 Samuel 15:34-16:1 on how to face grief in ministry.

Forgiveness is essential to bringing unity in the ministry. There are three things forgiveness does to resolve conflicts and bring unity.

When it comes to our anger, the problem is generally not that we are angry, but that our anger is misdirected. This article considers how to fight for a righteous anger.

What does the term "fallen world" actually mean? This article outlines four inescapable realities about this world, ones we will all face somehow.

The article explains four things that are important for us to know in order to attain to a true self-knowledge.

Wouldn't it be much better if we entered marriage at the end of the sanctification process? This article considers this question, the attraction to its concern, and the design of God that marriage reach its beauty through a painful process.

The thought of being independent is a threat to accepting your limitations. There are eight areas that show you are not a superhero. This article explains them and calls you to live in peace knowing that you are not in control but God is.

Where are you looking for the will of God? This article explains that seeking God's guidance from his secret will is going to lead to confusion. Instead, resting on his revealed will is what leads you to his loving guidance.

How does location impact the way you follow Christ? This article explains four ways in which it matters.

Do you have teenagers? While there are challenges in parenting teenagers, this article explains that these years do provide opportunities to access central issues in your child's heart. The author shows how parents can discuss biblical themes in the midst of their child's desire to discover.

Do you have teenagers? While there are challenges in parenting teenagers, this article explains that these years do provide opportunities to access central issues in your child's heart. The author shows how parents can discuss biblical themes in the midst of their child's rebellion.

Do you have teenagers? While there are challenges in parenting teenagers, this article explains that these years do provide opportunities to access central issues in your child's heart. The author shows how parents can discuss biblical themes in the midst of their child's insecurities.

Does your faith shape your daily life, or is your Christian life separated from your daily life? This article points to five signs that reveal whether or not your faith is shaping your daily life.

What is true fellowship? Such fellowship, this article explains, is rooted in a true knowledge of one another. This is what will help shape your life in the way of honesty and humility.

Why is that God decides to keep you in this life? Philippians 2:15 gives the answer: you are called to exercise influence. This article points out three areas of influence.

The love of God is a jealous love. Because of this, God will always discipline his children, in order to show them his love. The article shows this from Judges 6:1-6.

God is always faithful. Because of his faithfulness, He will always bring us back from our unfaithfulness. This is gleaned from Judges 6:1-6.

Your calling as a Christian is rooted in the strength, wisdom, and ability of Another. This article explains this from the story of Gideon as recorded in Judges 6:11-16.

Self-reliance is the greatest enemy you are facing as a Christian. The Christian life is a life of dependence upon God. From the story of Gideon in Judges 7:1-8, the article explains how this is so.

This article explains from the story of Gideon in Judges 7:15-18 that it is through our weakness that God works out his purposes.

Is it possible to stop being impatient when waiting? Yes, for by God definition, waiting is not an interruption of the plan; it is part of the plan. This article discusses six words to associate with waiting.

Why is it that waiting is a struggle for us? This article explainsthree heart issues that make waiting a struggle, and lists some examples from Scripture as to the benefit of waiting.

What are words that explain the grace of God? This article mentions and considers six types of grace: forgiveness, acceptance, presence, enablement, freedom, and completion.

As a Christian, you are an ambassador of God. Therefore, God calls you to minister. Sometimes it happens that you might limit your ministry. This article discusses four ways in which that happens.

God's people are called to take part in restoring shalom. From Revelation 21 this article gives five things needed for taking part in restoring peace in everyday life.

When culture seeks self-glory, then it is destined to go bad. Revelation 18 shows that this was the downfall of Babylon.

How do you know if you are stuck in a relationship? There are ten signs you can use to check your relationship, and six steps you can take to fix your relationship.

How do you achieve contentment and satisfaction in life? From Isaiah 55:1-7 this article gives four principles to consider.

Why should you bother reading the Bible? From Isaiah 55:8-13, this article gives the answer: the Bible has revealing, exposing, and transforming power.

This article considers Philippians 2:14, which says that grumbling and disputing should not be Christian attitudes.

You are hardwired for treasure. Matthew 6:19-21 gives three treasure principles that are important to help you understand the motive behind your choices and decisions.

When you face moments of darkness in your life, how should you respond? Psalm 88 asks you to be honest before God.

Are you facing sleepless nights? Here are four principles to consider when can help you in your struggle to sleep.

You are a treasure hunter. However, your treasure hunting is exclusive: either you seek the kingdom of God or your kingdom. How do you know? Matthew 6:24 explains.

Your parenting reveals where your heart is. Which treasure does your parenting reveal, earthly treasure or heavenly treasure?

You must hand over the definition of your needs to God. Matthew 6:32 explains why.

A need is something essential for life; a desire is a strong feeling of want. If you confuse desire for a need you run into three dangers, which this article spells out.

How do you combat anxiety as a Christian? In Matthew 6 Jesus reveals the cure to anxiety: the good news of creation, family, and kingdom.

This article identifies four fundamental things that help believers to have an appropriate perspective on death.

How do you face grief and death as a Christian? This article reveals eight actions that you can consider when grieving.

How do you set right priorities? Based on Revelation 19:6-8 this article points to five things that are celebrated in heaven and how this should help you to evaluate your priorities.

How do you go about establishing proper value systems? Revelation 19:6-8 points you in the right direction, for it provides heavenly values over against those things not to be celebrated.

This article explains what worship reclamation is. We are worshippers by way of identity, yet our worship needs to be recovered and redirected. The author points out nine dangerous places to find our identity, apart from God.

What direction should your hopes and dreams go in? There are three things you must know about your dreams, and three things you must pray for as you evaluate your dreams.

What dreams and hopes do you have regarding the future? This article gives three principles that will help you evaluate your dreams.

The doctrine of hell and eternal judgment has become a rare species in the church today. Based on Matthew 25:31-46, this article explains why teaching about hell should be central to the church. It offers five application that the doctrine of hell should produce in the people of God today.

Understanding the lifestyle and habits of the people you are ministering to is important for bringing God's Word to them. Here are nine questions to help you in understanding the people you are ministering to.

Do you parade your righteousness, talk too much, and have a sense of self-importance? Then you know you are a glory seeker. This article explain how these three are signs of glory seekers.

Are you a glory seeker? This article, the second in a two-part series, provides five more signs that we are addicted to our own glory.

What are some common factors that seem to contribute to a distorted view of self? This article lists four factors that distort how you see yourself and lead you to seek self-glory.

Who is the real man? This article points to the gospel as the source for rediscovering true manhood.

How do you break away from the power of sin? This article explains from Romans 7 that sin has three qualities, and there are three reasons to be hopeful over against the power of sin.

Is talk cheap? Talk is never cheap because your tongue can kill or give life. There are four things that should make you take your communication serious.

How do you face every new day in the ministry, even those days where you awaken with discouragement or even dread? This article offers five reasons why you can experience comfort every morning of your ministry.

Sermons that aim to be life changing should take the following into consideration: the importance, the preparation, the delivery, the uniqueness, and the awe of preaching.

This article considers Acts 17:22-31 with a view to discussing six elements of biblical faith.

As Christians, you are called to be ambassadors for Christ. What does it mean to be an ambassador? It means your whole life is a life of ministry.

Christian love is a must among believers. From 1 Peter 1:22 this article explains four characteristics of love that must be displayed among believers.

This article explains three behaviours produced by sin that reveal we are like toddlers in many ways: rebellion, foolishness, and paralysis.

Words in Scripture that identify the Christian are "alien," "soldier," and "ambassador." Do these words describe you?

The resurrection of Christ should be central to the Christian life. This article points out six reasons why we celebrate Easter Sunday, and three implications of the resurrection for the believer.

Should Christians desire to be independent? What does it mean to be independent? This article explains that the idea of independence is a delusion because it leads to bondage.

Do you find reading the Bible and Bible study to be unexciting at times? This article lists seven blessings in studying the Bible.

What you need for parenting is not another strategy, but a parenting that is gospel-centred. This article gives fourteen principles for parents to help them parent the gospel way.

You will never be a perfect friend, but you can be a better friend in your relationships. There are five principles which can help you improve your friendships.

Are you in a healthy or unhealthy relationship? How do you know if your relationship is healthy? From Ephesians 4:1-7 there are three trademarks of a healthy relationship.

Are you in an unhealthy or a healthy relationship? How do you know if your relationship is unhealthy? From Ephesians 4:17-32 there are seven trademarks of an unhealthy relationship.

The promises of the gospel are not only for the past and future. Gospel promises are also for today. This article discusses seven such gospel promises.

Is your definition of ministry as comprehensive as the Bible's? This article considers Colossians 3:12-15 and its call to and definition of ministry.

This article explains that words reveal our hearts, and through words we get to know who we serve. This article makes a call for godly communication.

The purpose of stories in the Bible is to point us to Christ, in whom our faith needs to reside. After giving a definition of faith, this article gives from Acts 17 three elements of the faith that acknowledges the existence of God.

Most Christians will live their lives unnoticed in this world. How do you respond to this reality? Be encouraged by the life of Enoch, which is what the article calls you to consider.

Christian obedience is rooted in trusting God's wisdom and not your own. This article explains how this is demonstrated by the life of Noah when he answered the call to build the ark.

The sovereignty of God rules out the possibility of chance. Acts 8 shows through the encounter between Philip and the eunuch how God is in control of all things.

There are times in the Christian life where your faith is weak and you have low expectations regarding answers to your prayers. In Acts 12 we are shown how God works in the midst of weak faith and little prayers.

This article looks at how Ananias in Acts 9 responded to what appeared to be the worst job description ever: go to the house of Saul.

Faithfulness and courage in the Christian life should not be based on knowing what God will do in future. This article explains this point from the life of Joseph of Arimathea.

Preaching only the gospel of grace is preaching an imbalanced gospel. This article explains that the balanced gospel is preached when grace and justice are preached together..

The doctrine of creation tells us that God is not only the origin of all things, but also the center of all things. This understanding of creation as recorded in Genesis 1 is important to guard you against three lies: autonomy, relativism, and self-sufficiency.

When we talk about the glory of God we are referring to the greatness, beauty, and perfection of God. Understanding this doctrine has six implications for your life, which the article unpacks.

This article offers a series of ten biblical steps that will lead the believer in the way of sanctification.

What should shape the Christian view of sex and sexuality is the gospel. This article presents five such ways.

The culture of generosity has gripped your heart if you take more delight in giving than getting. How does one develop the discipline of generous giving? It is by understanding the story of the generosity of God. This article explains how this story unfolds and how it leads to generosity.

This article reveals how envy is a window into the real struggles of our heart.

This article, through the window of Psalm 73:2, explores the sin of envy. It shows that envy is not an emotional response to what is, but an interpretation of what is.

This article carefully raises ten points that believers should know about sex.

This article reminds parents that change in their children is the work of God alone. This is intended to foster parents' dependence upon the Lord, and their function as agents, not authors, of change.

This article considers the notion that the furthering of one's marriage is a lifestyle rather than a sporadic exercise. The article offers a list of questions to use for self-examination in marriage.