Psalm 32 Explained: The Healing Power of Confession

Understanding the Freedom, Forgiveness, and Joy Found in Psalm 32 Why Psalm 32 Confronted My Heart In my mid-twenties, I came face to face with Psalm 32. It made me uncomfortable. I forced myself to read it once… then again… then a third time. The more unsettled I felt, the more I was drawn to […]

Can I Lose My Salvation?

It’s one of the most unsettling questions a believer can ask: Can I lose my salvation? Maybe you’ve asked it after falling into a sin you thought you had overcome.Maybe during a season of doubt.Maybe when your heart feels cold and distant. If salvation ultimately depends on us, the honest answer would be frightening. But […]

Why Should I Trust God? 7 biblical reasons to put your faith in him

Why should I trust God? Trusting God is much easier said than done. Wouldn’t you agree? Many Christians have made worrying more of a habit than trusting. It’s easier to worry, isn’t it? It feels productive. It feels responsible. It feels like we’re doing something. But worrying only makes us more anxious, more distracted, and […]

What Does it Mean to be Born Again?

What does it mean to be born again? According to the Bible, being born again is a supernatural act of God in which He brings a spiritually dead sinner to life through the power of the Holy Spirit. In John 3, Jesus tells Nicodemus that unless a person is born again, he cannot see the kingdom […]

How to be Holy

The harder I try to be holy, the more I find myself discouraged. Have you ever felt that way? Striving for holiness can feel like chasing something just out of reach — the carrot always dangling a little farther ahead. We want to be good. We want to be pure. We want to see God. […]

What Will Heaven Be Like?

A biblical look at eternity inspired by Randy Alcorn’s Heaven What will heaven really be like? For many people, heaven feels vague — clouds, harps, angels, and an endless worship service floating somewhere beyond the stars. Some imagine it as peaceful but abstract. Others quietly worry it might even be boring. In his bestselling book Heaven, […]

God Will Never Give Up on You

will god give up on me if i continue to fail? No matter what you’ve done: God will never give up on you Some years ago I was in a leadership position at a community church in North Philly. I was in my mid-twenties and had just graduated from Bible school a few years earlier. […]

Coronavirus & the Christian’s Response

Making Jesus Visible Amidst Covid-19 The Coronavirus took us all by surprise. The outbreak caused millions to be paralyzed with fear. Extreme measures were taken in order to slow the spread of the virus. All eyes and ears were transfixed on the TV screen for the first few months awaiting the latest news on the […]

What Does Jesus Have to do with the Coronavirus?

John Piper Guides Us Through the Worst Pandemic in 100 Years During the final days of March 2020, after sensing the fear and anxieties of many Christians over the recent news of a new and deadly virus that was spreading across the globe, apologist and author John Piper began writing a book whose aim is […]

God Is Working for Your Good

Does God Really Care About Me? In the most difficult times in life – even if we don’t say it out loud – we wonder, “Does God really care about me?” When we are wandering in the valley of the shadow of death, or when we’re walking along the jagged paths of loss or pain […]