Tim Keller on Being "Middle-Class in Spirit"

Tim Keller offers the following definition for what Jesus meant by being "poor in spirit":

It means seeing that you are deeply in debt before God, and ...

Study Explores How We Deal with Guilt

Research published in the journal Psychological Science found that people's feelings of guilt are lessened after they experience pain.

Some volunteers ...

Scene from 'Moneyball' Depicts Our Freedom in Christ

Moneyball begins with Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane (played by Brad Pitt) upset by his team's loss to the New York Yankees in the 2001 ...

Man Risks His Life to Bring Adopted Daughter Home

Eighteen years ago my friend Andy and his wife traveled to a South American country to complete their adoption of a little girl. At the time this country ...

Unlucky Lost Dog Loved by Its Owner

I saw a sign once that I love—a lost dog sign. There was a big cash reward for whoever found the lost dog, and a description of the dog. It said: ...

Spiritually Speaking, We Were All Outcasts

When a Christian sees prostitutes, alcoholics, prisoners, drug addicts, unwed mothers, the homeless, refugees, he knows that he is looking in a mirror. ...

Many Christians Just "Play with the Box" of God's Gift

I gave birth to a son who just doesn't understand gifts. My wife and I would go out when he was a little guy to buy what we thought was the [perfect] ...

Two Phases of Gratitude for Our Salvation

Jared Wilson defines "gospel wakefulness" as treasuring Christ more greatly and savoring his power more sweetly. He illustrates with the following:

Imagine ...

Christianity Subverts Every Other Religion

Christianity is the unreligion. It turns all our religious instincts on their heads ….

The ancient Greeks told us to be moderate by knowing our ...

The Litmus Test for Our Understanding of the Gospel

The litmus test of whether or not you understand the gospel is what you do when you fail. Do you run from God and go try to clean yourself up a bit before ...