Don’t Waste Your Twenties

A writer named Trevin Wax, who is 33, gives these pieces of advice for those of you in your twenties: Read beyond the requirements of college, church, or work. That’s right. Read. Feel free to enjoy video games, movie-watching, or other fun activities, but make sure...

How does Jesus think we need to repent?

During one of our Monday night studies a few weeks ago, we looked at the report of the beginning of Jesus’ preaching ministry recorded in Matthew 4:17. It reads like this: From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven...

Anything stopping you from serving the Lord?

Here are some great thoughts from Julianne Heilman’s blog: “No Christian, though the poorest and humblest, ever need despair of doing a noble work for God. He need never wait until he can obtain the co-operation of the multitude or the wealthy. Let him undertake...

What’s it like to be a Christian?

The other day, in a conversation with a Muslim friend, a question popped into my head and I asked him–“What’s it like for you to be a Muslim?” It struck me, at the moment, as kind of odd, in that I don’t think I’d ever thought to...

“Eat it Whole!”

More from William Still: I despair of some who come to our church and who read our literature, because what they hear and read is only one item of their spiritual diet. Indeed, they eat very little of anything but like children play with their food. That is why they...

“By” or “for” Christ?

I read this the other day (it’s by William Still), and found it insightful and challenging: “There are some who want their lives sorted out,  even by Christ if he will be so kind, and by Christ’s minister, too. After all, that’s what he’s...