By Aimee Byrd God has ordained very ordinary means to communicate extraordinary grace while the world uses extraordinary means to communicate ordinary, humdrum data. A study done by Retrevo interviewing one thousand people indicates that 48 percent of us check Facebook before getting out of bed. So eager to get the latest update, many don’t …
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Seeing Christ in the Ten Commandments
By John M. Frame If all Scripture testifies of Christ (Luke 24:27; John 5:39), then the law of God surely cannot be an exception. As we study the law, then, we should examine its witness to Christ. I assume that some readers of this book are preparing for Christian ministry. They especially need to know …
Do We Sin Less Now?
By Aimee Byrd If we are growing in our faith, does this mean we sin less? The answer is both yes and no. If we really are growing in the faith, shouldn’t we be sinning less? What does it mean to be a mature Christian? After all, since we are being sanctified and transformed into Christ’s likeness, I …
Teaching the Tough Stuff: God Rules the World
In a time when governments and kingdoms seem to fail us. It’s important to remind our kids that God still rules the world. But how do we teach them? Sally Michael gives us some advice. When you were little, did you ever sit on someone’s lap and steer the car down the driveway? When you …
The Lord Sees Our Work
By Daniel M. Doriani Jesus’ parable of the sheep and the goats, in Matthew 25, describes the blessing that awaits God’s people—his sheep, in the language of the parable—when we stand before him on the last day. We will learn that Jesus sees the results of our work far better than we do. The middle …