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Do you sometimes wish that the Bible could make your decisions for you? Donald Baker is familiar with this desire. He writes, "God has given me free will, and while I appreciate his confidence in my ability to choose, there are times when I wish that he would make the decisions for me."
The Bible won't give you a direct answer to each choice—or dilemma—you face. But the Bible will teach you ...
Number of Studies: 9
Everyone has questions about God and what matters most in life. When we ask those questions, we are asking about theology.
More and more in our modern and postmodern culture the twin concepts of beauty and truth have been separated both from each other and from their individual connection to the divine source of Beauty and Truth. Even as our public schools move further and further away from their connection to the universal moral code, the world of art (both high and low) embraces an aesthetic that privileges ugliness ...
We live in times of insecurity.
New nations are coming to birth. Social and political patterns are evolving. Violence, terrorism, and war threaten the very foundations of civilization. These external insecurities are reflected in the internal world of the mind and of the spirit. There is widespread distrust of Christian faith and a preference for agnosticism or free thought. ...
Number of Studies: 10
Discover God's creative design for your life!God created people to be creative. Not just self-described "artists". Everyone. Even you. But to enjoy the creative life God intends for you, you must free yourself from creative blocks--inhibitions, fears and patterns of sin. You must open yourself to Christ's inspiration. In The Creative Life Alice Bass provides insight, encouragement and experiential ...
Nearly half of adults today are unmarried. But most churches emphasize marriage and family, leaving many Christian singles feeling marginalized or alienated. Though they look to Jesus and Paul as role models, many suspect they would be more acceptable to the church--and God--if they settled down and got married.Albert ...
I feel like people leave me abandoned all the time.Sometimes I'm so afraid for what seems like no reason.I just don't seem to have any energy.Why do the same thoughts keep racing through my mind?I usually don't feel happy or sad.If there isn't real excitement, I feel bored.I want to be close to people, but I just never make it.Do you see yourself in this list? Children of alcoholic parents have ...
IVP Readers' Choice Award
Do you ever find yourself stuck in the comparison trap?
Speaker and author Richella Parham knows what this feels like. "I couldn't break free from admiring one person's achievements, someone else's personality, another's skills, yet another's relationships. And don't get me started on how I looked at other people's appearances," ...
Christianity Today Award of Merit
Today's cosmopolitan, multicultural, and multifaith environments call for new approaches to apologetics. The world still needs the good news of Jesus Christ, but torelate the transcultural gospel to diverse and ever-changing contexts, we must free Christian apologetics from dominant Western habits of mind ill-suited ...
The Gospel Coalition Book Awards Honorable Mention
"You are your own, and you belong to yourself."
This is the fundamental assumption of modern life. And if we are our own, then it's up to us to forge our own identities and to make our lives significant. But while that may sound empowering, it turns out to be a crushing responsibility—one that never ...