Author: S&P

by Ken Puls I love God’s Word and delight in its truth. Yet too often I find that after reading my Bible or hearing a sermon, the truth, so necessary to the wellbeing of my soul, can too easily slip away. The truth that had for a moment captured my attention and my affections can quietly fade amid the clutter and noise of the day. One of the best ways to remedy this is to practice the spiritual di...

Eric Mason is the pastor of Epiphany Fellowship in Philadelphia and the author of Manhood Restored: How the Gospel Makes Men Whole, I first met Eric when he served on the advisory council for The Gospel Project. He’s a powerful preacher who loves his church, his family, and his community. Today, I’ve invited him to the blog for a discussion about God’s vision of manhood. Trevin Wax: Men’...

When you listen to believers talk about the Christian life there is a common theme: prayer is important and difficult. This is not a new phenomenon, even the earliest disciples requested some classes on prayer (Luke 11:1). Therefore, it is encouraging and instructive to hear Jesus’ teaching on how to pray from what is called “The Lord’s Prayer.” What is interesting to me is...

Just in time for Father’s Day, the editors at Crosswalk.com share the stories of the times where their human fathers molded and shaped them into people who want the world to know of the love of our Heavenly Father. Originally published June 13, 2013.

You’ve seen the articles: “What every driver should know how to do.” “What every parent should know how to do.” “What every student should know how to do.” The idea is that just as there are certain things we should know, as in facts or figures or cultural literacy, there are certain things we should also know how to do. For example, every driver should know how to fill up their gas tank, check th...

Waiting on the Lord can be hard for two reasons. Bad theology, the first reason, is what I wrote about previously here at Christianity.com.  The second reason has nothing to do with bad theology though. In fact, you can have very solid and robust beliefs about God, man, sin, etc. and yet still find it tough to wait. That’s because sometimes the waiting doesn’t end. Life-Long Waiting Recently,...

On a recent vacation, we had the opportunity to go bike riding together as a family. Gratefully we were able to bring one of the children’s grandparents, so our usually large bunch of seven became eight. As is typical of a group of this size, we had a few handicaps among us. By the term handicaps, I am not referring to disabilities of the differently-abled types. Instead, I mean that we had frailt...

I hear the statement quite often. Usually it’s raised in discussions of church membership. People want to know how to help a wounded friend or family member re-engage the church. Or, they’re the ones who have been hurt and they’re wrestling with whether church is worth it. Some want to be convinced to join a church and others want to be told it’s okay to leave. Answering well depends, in part, on ...

Paul Tripp

For over a decade I’ve been calling for churches to add a statement about marriage to their official documents. It was evident many years ago that the day would come when gay marriage would be widely accepted in our culture. I should note in passing that yesterday President Obama promised that he would not force churches to perform gay weddings. Well, that’s a relief. Or maybe not. After read...