Belmont Church Mission Statement

The Belmont Church exists to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ, rejoicing in him, as we bring believers to maturity, draw people to Jesus, equip them to serve, ...

The Advantages of Adversity

We grow and mature spiritually through adversity--not when everything is going smoothly. ... [I]n a time of adversity or trouble, the Christian has the ...

Seldom Heard Truth

That hardship can actually be a blessing--or "a severe mercy," to recall Sheldon Vanauken's book of that title--is a profoundly Christian ...

When God Says No

A young pastor friend has ... been through the trial of his life. When I saw him recently, he asked me, "What do you do when God doesn't say ...

Going Beyond Past Achievements

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

In Support of Dreamers

The Tyranny of the Rigid

On May 24, 1965, a thirteen-and-a-half-foot boat quietly slipped out of the marina at Falmouth, Massachusetts. Its destination? ...

Seeing Things One Way

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

Virtues of Character Development

Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change. And when we are right, make us easy to live with.

Welcome Criticism

Get a friend to tell you your faults, or better still, welcome an enemy who will watch you keenly and sting you savagely. What a blessing such an irritating ...

Self Improvements

Percentage of Americans who would change a bad habit if they could: 45