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Fear is an enormous challenge for many of God’s people. Milly Jones, in a blogpost under the heading of Milly’s Scribblings, discovered 145 Bible verses encouraging God’s people who battle fear.

The choir was singing while we were in the middle of serving the Lord’s Supper one Sunday morning. The ushers were halfway down the middle aisle when the sanctuary’s rear doors flew open and a young man stepped in the aisle and began yelling.

Faithful Christian families face parenting challenges. How can a church family support the family during difficult days? Denise George offers helpful tips in this article.

Couples typically promise they'll be faithful in sickness and in health but very few actually think about what they are promising. It is the grace of God that helps us fulfill the covenant promise with compassion and a servantheart.

Chuck Lawless suspects all churches have at least one of these persons. Baby believers are those young believers who are just now learning how to walk with Christ, but who are fresh in their faith. Believers who are babies, on the other hand, are usually longer-term believers who don’t act like mature believers.

Do you teach kids on Wednesday nights? Have you ever noticed that they are a little bit wigglier on Wednesdays than Sundays? 

Many churches enter January with excitement about a new ministry year—only to be faced with the reality that they’re beginning it with a staff vacancy. Whether a pastor retired, a staff member relocated, or a role has shifted, leading into the new year short-handed brings real weight. But this season doesn’t have to derail ministry. In fact, it can sharpen your mission.

Invitations matter more than we often realize. Most people who visit a church do not come because of a clever slogan, a polished website, or even a well-timed social media post. They come because someone they know invited them. That “someone” makes all the difference.

Insecurity grasping for security isn’t an emotional experience that we ever truly outgrow. Many experienced followers of Jesus, at every age, grapple with a sense of self that is fractured, unstable, and too easily subjected to circumstances.

Anxiety and despair blow like the winter winds. Christians have hope, though, through the gifts God has given them to battle the storms of despair.