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Biblical Thinking for Christian Living

  • For the Heart
    • Did God Call Me to My Work? Is Calling a Christian Notion?

      Joel Arnold Joel Arnold, April 9, 2026
    • Your Word was to me… like eggplant?

      Sarah Arnold, April 7, 2026
    • missionary biographies

      Risk Setting Your Soul on Fire: Start Reading Missionary Biographies Today

      M. R. Conrad, March 17, 2026
  • Knowing the Word
    • My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? Five Realities Jesus Experienced in the Darkness

      M. R. Conrad, April 21, 2026
    • A Closer Look at the Qualifications of Elders

      Avatar photo Forrest McPhail, April 16, 2026
    • Your Word was to me… like eggplant?

      Sarah Arnold, April 7, 2026
  • Ministry
    • A Closer Look at the Qualifications of Elders

      Avatar photo Forrest McPhail, April 16, 2026
    • The Power of the Gospel on Display Through Spiritual Leadership

      Avatar photo Forrest McPhail, April 14, 2026
    • The Necessity of Modeling Reproducible Spiritual Leadership

      Avatar photo Forrest McPhail, March 26, 2026
  • Quotes
    • William Borden: Not the Easy Road

      M. R. Conrad, April 23, 2026
    • missionary biographies

      Risk Setting Your Soul on Fire: Start Reading Missionary Biographies Today

      M. R. Conrad, March 17, 2026
    • Eric Liddell: Surrendering All

      M. R. Conrad, January 22, 2026
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Knowing the Word

Commentaries in Devotions? Really?

Joel Arnold Joel Arnold, November 5, 2015

I have a confession to make. Sometimes I use commentaries during my personal devotions. That probably marks me as a theolo-geek. As would trying to …

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For the Heart

“You Have Cancer”: When Theology Meets Your Fears

Guest Contributer, October 27, 2015

I was proud of my initial reaction. I don’t think I hesitated more than few seconds before I asked the surgeon, “What do we need to do?” in a tone that implied – I’m ready, let’s get busy. And the bravado lasted all the way through the end-of-the-season soccer party I was hosting later that evening.

That’s when the mental assault began.

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Ministry

Surviving Family Devotions

Joel Arnold Joel Arnold, October 22, 2015

If I fancied myself an expert on family devotions, the fantasy couldn’t last longer than 24 hours. Because every evening my children happily remind me …

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Knowing the Word

The Value of a Life

Avatar photo Chris Pennington, September 28, 2015

My friend nudged me. “Hey! Check this out!” He could hardly contain his laughter until I viewed the meme. It pictured several hundred ISIS members …

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For the Heart

Winning the Heart of Your Wife

Avatar photo Greg Baker, September 24, 2015

Boaz woke up one evening with a lovely, god-fearing woman lying at his feet begging him to marry her! How in the world did he manage that?

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For the Heart

What If Dad Says No?

Avatar photo Greg Baker, September 14, 2015

This summer I conducted a little social experiment by asking a room full of Junior-High Christian girls the following question: “Raise your hand if you’ve …

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For the Heart

Four Reasons to Pray Scripture

Avatar photo Chris Pennington, September 4, 2015

If we are truly to offer up desires that are agreeable to his will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and with thankful acknowledgment of his mercies, we should habitually pray the text of Scripture.

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For the Heart

Grace Rules

Avatar photo Greg Baker, August 25, 2015

Grace isn’t content merely to be a comforter, it wants to be a potentate.

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Ministry

The Dramatic, Adrenaline Soaked Life of a Missionary

Joel Arnold Joel Arnold, August 14, 2015

I’m currently sitting in line at a Manila court house to get my daughters birth certificate. What I need, apparently, is the certified true copy. …

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Worldview

Four Prayer Petitions in Response to the Evils of Planned Parenthood

Avatar photo Jonathan Threlfall, August 11, 2015

I wasn’t prepared for the emotion I would feel when I saw the fifth video released about Planned Parenthood. The severed little hand, reaching out from the pinkish soup of other mutilated body parts, evoked in me more than a deep, sick feeling. The only word that comes to my mind is the sense of being crushed—crushed by the evil I was seeing.

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