God's Love, Like Marital Love, Is Unconditional

Picture this: a bride and groom dashing out of the church, through the showers of birdseed and into the limo, all aglow with the light of love from the ...

Christ's Death Provides 'Burned-Over Zone'

This story paints a vivid picture that reveals our helplessness before the devastation and comprehensiveness of God's Law. But it also shows how that ...

Tim Keller on the Dangers of "Self-Esteem Résumés"

Editor's Note: This illustration could easily be adapted based on details from your own life.

Tim Keller writes in, “The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness”: ...

Baseball Pitcher Achieves Perfection … at a Cost

On April 12, 2012, the White Sox's pitcher Philip Humber pitched a perfect game. That is, he retired 27 batters in a row. No walks, no hits. It's ...

Max Lucado Gets Dropped by His Insurance Company

Max Lucado tells the story of being dropped by his insurance company because he had one too many speeding tickets and a minor fender bender that wasn't ...

Young Woman Knows about Morality but Not the Gospel

The primary reason the majority of kids from Christian homes stray from the faith is that they never really heard it or had it to begin with …. ...

When Our Spiritual Life Resembles a Treadmill

Treadmills are fun if you want to get a little exercise. Unfortunately, for many people, religion feels like running on a treadmill: they're working ...

Matt Chandler Overcomes Condemnation through Christ's Grace

Matt Chandler tells the following story about what happened after speaking at a conference near his hometown:

When I was done preaching, I decided to hop ...

God Moves Us Deeper into the Gospel

God does not move us beyond the gospel; he moves us more deeply into the gospel, because all of the power we need in order to change and mature comes ...

After a Long Sailboat Race, Announcer Welcomes Racers Home

Ever since he was a kid, Bob Goff had a dream to sail across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii. So Bob and four of his buddies entered the Transpac Race, a ...