Immanuel: The Dramatic Backstory of this Name of Jesus
Every Bible-savvy Christian knows the prophecy of Immanuel. An angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “’Behold, the virgin shall be with child, …
Hark the Herald: Deep Truths Embedded in a Simple Carol
Across the world, Christmas carols carry deep doctrinal truths where few other witnesses would be allowed. These carols ring out from apostate cathedrals of Europe, …
Need Christmas Gift Ideas? Try Recently Written Missionary Biographies
Give the gift of inspiration. Missionary biographies display what a life sold out for God looks like. God uses different people with vastly different backgrounds …
Enjoying Eternity: What Will God’s People Be Doing Forever?
Cloud surfing? Harp strumming? Singing in an everlasting worship service? Melting into nothing in the celestial light of God? Is this how we will be …
How to Read David Brainerd
“In the evening I was grieved that I had done so little for God. Oh, that I could be ‘a flame of fire’ in the service of my God!”
Spending Eternity on Earth?
Where will you spend eternity? Heaven, of course! This is the expected answer for a believer in Jesus Christ. Yet, this answer is not completely …
Abide or Burn? Examining the Fire Imagery in John 15:6
John 15:6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw …
Possibly the Best Missionary Biography You Have Never Heard Of: The Life of Lilias Trotter
Trotter, a wealthy young woman from an aristocratic British family, turned her back on a promising artistic career to become a missionary to Muslim women in the north African nation of Algeria.
The Christian, A Fireman
Does it seem to you that ministry sometimes devolves into a frantic cycle of putting out fires? Where do these fires come from? If you …
Which Biography of William Carey Should I Read?
Many biographers have published works on the life of William Carey, and most of them are incredibly dry. But not this one!