Church History for Everyone: From the Early Church to the Middle Ages
In this video featuring a helpful animated timeline, Kevin DeYoung details the expansion of the early church and highlights key figures throughout church history.
Faith & Family
Topics
Monday, October 26
Faith & Family
26 new stories in the last day, from 26 sources picked by people.
Past 24 Hours
The Shape of Sin: Why We Paint the Vices (and the Virtues)
It’s good to know what sin is, so you can recognize it and cast it out. But you also need to fill your heart with good things, with abundant things, so that when sin knocks, it realizes someone strong is home, and it stays away.
Faith & Family
Happiness Myths to Avoid
Modern psychology defines happiness as “self-fulfillment.” But without God, our souls will always long for greater satisfaction and joy. Listen Now
Faith & Family
Medicine for the Missionary
“All things are possible with God!” — in front the words give hope, and behind they give humility. They are the antidote to both despair and pride.
Faith & Family
Died: Klaus Krogh, Pioneer in Bible Design and Accessibility
Klaus Krogh, cofounder of the graphic design company 2K/Denmark, died October 6 at age 74, after spending more than four decades creating beautiful and accessible Bibles. His typefaces appear in Bibles around the world. Krogh believed that better Bible aesthetics and readability would encourage better Bible engagement and reading. “If you are about to publish
Faith & Family
What to Do When You Doubt Your Calling to Ministry Leadership
We all have seasons in ministry leadership when the calling that once felt so clear suddenly feels clouded by doubts. What should we do then?
Faith & Family
7 Do’s and Don’ts If You’re Trying To Get Pregnant
If you’re trying to get pregnant, know that there are several things you can do to increase your likelihood of conceiving. Avoiding stress and planning intercourse around ovulation are practical steps, also realize that the process may take some time. Praying together and looking at all the potential factors are helpful as well.
Faith & Family
Ministry Lessons from the Puritans with Joel Beeke
Joel Beeke joins Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan to explore what the Puritans can teach today’s pastors about prayer, preaching, personal holiness, shepherding souls, handling criticism, and persevering in ministry.
Faith & Family
Fostering Intimacy in Marriage
I recently spent a couple of weeks preparing a great deal of fresh material for a weekend-long marriage seminar. Along the way, I often found myself convicted by the content I was preparing. As I readied myself to teach others, I had to consider the ways in which I needed to be a student before I should be a teacher. One area this proved true was intimacy in marriage—but a kind of intimacy I think many of us seldom consider. There is no doubt that marriage is meant to involve a husband and wife baring their bodies before one another, so that marriage is the context in which a man and woman can experience what it is to be naked and unashamed—to be fully bared, yet fully accepted. And because marriage is meant to be the deepest kind of unity two human beings can experience, it makes sense that there is a physical component to it through which two bodies are literally joined together. This is usually what we mean when we discuss intimacy in marriage. It is my understanding that this kind
Faith & Family
After Darkness, Light
In the old city of Geneva, Switzerland, there is a large park on the grounds of the University of Geneva that commemorates the Reformation. That park is adorned with a huge wall, called the International Monument to the Reformation or simply the Reformation Wall. In statues and bas-reliefs, the wall depicts figures from the Reformation including John Calvin, John Knox, William Farel, and Theodore Beza. Surrounding these and other statues, the motto of the Reformation is inscribed on each side: post tenebras lux—after darkness, light. This phrase refers not only to the unveiling and liberation of the Scriptures—which were made available to the common people during the Reformation—but also to the loss and recovery of the most important biblical doctrine there is: the doctrine of justification by faith alone. This was the primary and central issue of the Protestant Reformation. During the dispute between the Protestants and the Roman Catholics, both sides saw that justification was so imp
Faith & Family
10 Fall Recipes for Grandparents and Grandkids to Cook Together
Fall is my favorite time of year, and I love the food even more. Cozy casseroles, soups, and delicious sweet treats reign supreme this time of year. What’s better than cooking yourself? Cooking with your grandkids! Here are some recipes, mostly from my kitchen, that I hope you will make and enjoy with your grandkids this season.Photo credit: ©GettyImages/hobo_018
Faith & Family
Spiritual Yearning in an Age of Secularization
If we are to live well as human beings, we should recognize that spiritual yearning is a vital and enduring factor in human existence.
Faith & Family
God Knows Your Name
One particularly catchy book promotion featured the auctioning of the chance for readers to have their name in print. Willing participants could pay to have their names used for a character in a bestselling author’s upcoming novel. The highest bidder in the auction won a chance to select a name to be used in the book.
Faith & Family
Past 24 Hours
Church History for Everyone: From the Early Church to the Middle Ages
In this video featuring a helpful animated timeline, Kevin DeYoung details the expansion of the early church and highlights key figures throughout church history.
Faith & Family
The Shape of Sin: Why We Paint the Vices (and the Virtues)
It’s good to know what sin is, so you can recognize it and cast it out. But you also need to fill your heart with good things, with abundant things, so that when sin knocks, it realizes someone strong is home, and it stays away.
Faith & Family
Happiness Myths to Avoid
Modern psychology defines happiness as “self-fulfillment.” But without God, our souls will always long for greater satisfaction and joy. Listen Now
Faith & Family
Medicine for the Missionary
“All things are possible with God!” — in front the words give hope, and behind they give humility. They are the antidote to both despair and pride.
Faith & Family
Died: Klaus Krogh, Pioneer in Bible Design and Accessibility
Klaus Krogh, cofounder of the graphic design company 2K/Denmark, died October 6 at age 74, after spending more than four decades creating beautiful and accessible Bibles. His typefaces appear in Bibles around the world. Krogh believed that better Bible aesthetics and readability would encourage better Bible engagement and reading. “If you are about to publish
Faith & Family
What to Do When You Doubt Your Calling to Ministry Leadership
We all have seasons in ministry leadership when the calling that once felt so clear suddenly feels clouded by doubts. What should we do then?
Faith & Family
7 Do’s and Don’ts If You’re Trying To Get Pregnant
If you’re trying to get pregnant, know that there are several things you can do to increase your likelihood of conceiving. Avoiding stress and planning intercourse around ovulation are practical steps, also realize that the process may take some time. Praying together and looking at all the potential factors are helpful as well.
Faith & Family
Ministry Lessons from the Puritans with Joel Beeke
Joel Beeke joins Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan to explore what the Puritans can teach today’s pastors about prayer, preaching, personal holiness, shepherding souls, handling criticism, and persevering in ministry.
Faith & Family
Fostering Intimacy in Marriage
I recently spent a couple of weeks preparing a great deal of fresh material for a weekend-long marriage seminar. Along the way, I often found myself convicted by the content I was preparing. As I readied myself to teach others, I had to consider the ways in which I needed to be a student before I should be a teacher. One area this proved true was intimacy in marriage—but a kind of intimacy I think many of us seldom consider. There is no doubt that marriage is meant to involve a husband and wife baring their bodies before one another, so that marriage is the context in which a man and woman can experience what it is to be naked and unashamed—to be fully bared, yet fully accepted. And because marriage is meant to be the deepest kind of unity two human beings can experience, it makes sense that there is a physical component to it through which two bodies are literally joined together. This is usually what we mean when we discuss intimacy in marriage. It is my understanding that this kind
Faith & Family
After Darkness, Light
In the old city of Geneva, Switzerland, there is a large park on the grounds of the University of Geneva that commemorates the Reformation. That park is adorned with a huge wall, called the International Monument to the Reformation or simply the Reformation Wall. In statues and bas-reliefs, the wall depicts figures from the Reformation including John Calvin, John Knox, William Farel, and Theodore Beza. Surrounding these and other statues, the motto of the Reformation is inscribed on each side: post tenebras lux—after darkness, light. This phrase refers not only to the unveiling and liberation of the Scriptures—which were made available to the common people during the Reformation—but also to the loss and recovery of the most important biblical doctrine there is: the doctrine of justification by faith alone. This was the primary and central issue of the Protestant Reformation. During the dispute between the Protestants and the Roman Catholics, both sides saw that justification was so imp
Faith & Family
10 Fall Recipes for Grandparents and Grandkids to Cook Together
Fall is my favorite time of year, and I love the food even more. Cozy casseroles, soups, and delicious sweet treats reign supreme this time of year. What’s better than cooking yourself? Cooking with your grandkids! Here are some recipes, mostly from my kitchen, that I hope you will make and enjoy with your grandkids this season.Photo credit: ©GettyImages/hobo_018
Faith & Family
Spiritual Yearning in an Age of Secularization
If we are to live well as human beings, we should recognize that spiritual yearning is a vital and enduring factor in human existence.
Faith & Family
God Knows Your Name
One particularly catchy book promotion featured the auctioning of the chance for readers to have their name in print. Willing participants could pay to have their names used for a character in a bestselling author’s upcoming novel. The highest bidder in the auction won a chance to select a name to be used in the book.
Faith & Family
This Week
The Great Missionary Hope
God’s call is irresistible in the sense that it can overcome all resistance. It is infallibly effective according to God’s purpose.
Faith & Family
Warning Signs that Your Spouse Has Mental Health Issues
When spouses stay alert to changes in each other, they can catch warning signs of possible mental health issues early on and seek the help they need. Watch for drastic emotional, cognitive, physical, behavioral, or spiritual changes. If a spouse needs help, it’s wise to initiate a gentle conversation, ask questions, and get an outside opinion.
Faith & Family
On the Radar: Data Center Field Trips, School Phone Bans and Clickless Spyware
Data centers are offering field trips to kids. The main reason teens oppose school phone bans. Hackers have now made spyware software “clickless.”
Faith & Family
Video Roundtable: When Is It OK to Cancel Church?
Most Christians agree that weekly Sunday gatherings are a must. But there’s less agreement over what constitutes an exception to the rule. Is it acceptable to cancel services for a blizzard? For the Super Bowl? To give church staff a break? And what about online services? Are they a legitimate way to have church? Three
Faith & Family
Everyone Who Calls on the Name of the Lord Will Be Saved
It is not a righteousness one earns as a right but receives as a gift.
Faith & Family
This Week
The Great Missionary Hope
God’s call is irresistible in the sense that it can overcome all resistance. It is infallibly effective according to God’s purpose.
Faith & Family
Warning Signs that Your Spouse Has Mental Health Issues
When spouses stay alert to changes in each other, they can catch warning signs of possible mental health issues early on and seek the help they need. Watch for drastic emotional, cognitive, physical, behavioral, or spiritual changes. If a spouse needs help, it’s wise to initiate a gentle conversation, ask questions, and get an outside opinion.
Faith & Family
On the Radar: Data Center Field Trips, School Phone Bans and Clickless Spyware
Data centers are offering field trips to kids. The main reason teens oppose school phone bans. Hackers have now made spyware software “clickless.”
Faith & Family
Video Roundtable: When Is It OK to Cancel Church?
Most Christians agree that weekly Sunday gatherings are a must. But there’s less agreement over what constitutes an exception to the rule. Is it acceptable to cancel services for a blizzard? For the Super Bowl? To give church staff a break? And what about online services? Are they a legitimate way to have church? Three
Faith & Family
Everyone Who Calls on the Name of the Lord Will Be Saved
It is not a righteousness one earns as a right but receives as a gift.
Faith & Family