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(Missionary to Thailand Brandon Lingle has written a parenting book in Thai, and he has graciously agreed to share it […]

If you have accepted Him as your Savior, you have a duty to be holy, to be set apart from the rest of this world for His glory.

God’s love for you is never ending.

This message is for you if you are a discouraged, unsure or insecure follower of Jesus Christ. Yes, I realize we […]

We have been unpacking the spiritual truth found in the most well-known verse in the Bible on child training: “Train […]

I don’t think I would have been able to tell you who Ravi Zacharias was before Passion 2016, a college […]

This is the second of a three-part parenting series. Part One is at https://lifeword.org/blog/christian-parenting-part-one-laying-the-foundation/ The goal of parenting is to […]

Parenting. Now, that’s an emotionally charged word! It is no exaggeration to say that parenting can bring the highest highs […]

When the First World War ended, the King and Queen of Belgium wanted to honor President Hoover for the aid […]

Philippians 4:6 tells us, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your […]

When we recognize our gifts and use them for God’s glory, we fulfill our purpose.

What has God told you to do and what has been your response?

There is within us a deep joy in giving. It’s beneath the layers of callouses and fears that plague our […]

Christ died for you knowing you would be a sinner.

God wants us to choose Him.

It’s something we’ve heard preached about plenty of times. It’s almost like broccoli: We know it’s good for us, but […]

We were set apart from every other living thing – not only were we given a voice to speak, but we were given a conscience and a soul. From the beginning, we were created with the ability to choose.

Perhaps one of the biggest frustrations in life is not knowing where to start. It is a common problem for […]

In a pivotal passage, Jesus explains, “I know my own and my own know me” (John 10:14). In this verse he […]

“Well, you know what they say about the preacher’s daughter.” [Insert boyish snickers and winks here.] This is a phrase […]

In the late nineteenth century, newspaper companies pioneered a powerful marketing concept that still to this day dominates our media […]

Our most dire need in moments of fear and tragedy is the presence of someone who is willing to enter […]

The Christian life is about community. It’s about fellowship. It’s about being one Body. To do this you have to […]

I’m just a dad.  I don’t have a PhD in parenting. I haven’t studied personality theory nor have I researched […]

Often when I put my daughter to bed I will not only pray with her, but I’ll catch myself repeating […]

(Originally posted February 2015) Newsweek has started 2015 with a cover article entitled “The Bible: So Misunderstood It’s a Sin.” […]

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.” (Jesus in Matthew 24:35 NLT) The Christian Bible […]

John 2:1-10 chronologically records the first miracle recorded in the Bible that Jesus performed: Turning water into wine at a […]

I recently wrote that Augustine, though raised by his Christian mother to love Jesus, was not a Christian for a […]

My whole life changed when I realized something as a young mama: Church was not enough. I know, I know […]

Why should you study the Bible? It’s old. It’s long. There are a lot of weird names in it. And […]

At one point in my life, I wanted to be an archeologist. I thought it would be amazing to dig […]

In some ways, discipling Gen Z (those born anywhere from 1999-2015) is no different from any other generation preceding it. […]

In an article in the New Yorkermagazine, author Malcolm Gladwell writes that vicious dogs are often not inherently vicious, but are […]

When I was a kid, I was not motivated to learn how to ride a bike. It just wasn’t something […]

Church planting is relational because the gospel is relational. When Jesus commissioned the disciples to “go and make disciples,” it […]

Is it possible to have a thriving relationship with God even in the middle of a culture gone crazy? Absolutely! And […]

Ever heard a gospel presentation that went something like this: “We are sinners and our sin separates us from God. […]

By Larry Barker, Director of North American Church Planting Our family was living in Romania in 2000 and we had […]

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Spring Hunter is a woman who grew up in complete poverty, religiously adhered to a cult, suffered parental abandonment, became […]

It wasn’t until after my first year of college that I was truly saved.  You’re probably thinking, what does that […]

There are countless voices in our culture ringing through the air with definitions of what men should be like in […]

Every time I see that phrase tweeted or represented in a pretty meme of some kind, I want to yell, […]

All it took was an invitation. An invitation to go to the church around the corner.  My family had just […]

“Jesus died on a cross.”  We should not be able to utter that without an utterly overwhelming shudder of awe, […]