Everyone craves community; here's how to find it in your church.

Could you recognize a counterfeit Jesus? Jesus is still very popular these days, but we have to wonder, is each Jesus we meet in culture the real one?

We desperately need prophets. We desperately need spirit-filled leaders to call the church to holiness and faithfulness. What we don’t need more of is resentment disguised as courage.

You can’t escape the New Testament’s overwhelming pulse that God commands us to intentionally pursue Him, that to grow spiritually is our job as Christians.

I often talk about the importance of forgiveness in my own life, and over the deep hurts I’ve endured. But inevitable questions about biblical forgiveness arise.

How should we pray for those we don't like—or even hate?

Slow to speak (or tweet or post or gram) is to pause and take time to think about the words we are using. It doesn’t mean we don’t ever speak. Learn to weigh what you say online.

For some, the world looking a lot like Christmas does not evoke joy but triggers deep sadness. But as much as sorrow seems out of place in our sanitized, sentimental holiday, it is not at odds with the original Christmas story.