![Ortberg on Understanding God Ortberg on Understanding God](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86324.jpg?h=137&w=100)
John Ortberg, pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in California and author of numerous books including The Life You've Always Wanted and If You Want to Walk on Water, You've ...
![Our Powerful Helper Our Powerful Helper](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86325.jpg?h=150&w=100)
It's easy to say God comforts us in difficult times. It's another thing to believe it when you face unbelievable tragedy. Marshall Shelley wrote this powerful Bible study within ...
![Answers to Difficult Questions Answers to Difficult Questions](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86249.jpg?h=150&w=100)
Some questions loom over all others in our desperation for an answer. How do I know if God is speaking to me? How do I know what I was born to do? Why does God allow people to suffer? ...
![Expectant Prayer Expectant Prayer](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86542.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Sometimes prayer can feel like a quiet affair. We say the words alone, then try to divine the significance of each event in our personal lives. In the article "My Conversation ...
![Encounters with the Risen Lord Encounters with the Risen Lord](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86543.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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"He has risen! He is not here." The risen Christ appeared to his followers in different ways, which demonstrated his care for their uniqueness. He continues to meet ...
![Called to Holiness Called to Holiness](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86544.jpg?h=150&w=100)
Overview
The word holiness sends up red flags in the minds of many. After all, holiness smacks of legalism, and few of us want that. Besides, we're trying our best to be culturally ...
![Trusting God When It Hurts Trusting God When It Hurts](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86613.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Whether it is lost possessions, family problems, poor health, a career failure, or some other personal struggle, we can all identify with Job's plight. Why do Christians ...
![Time for God Time for God](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86616.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Americans are busy people. We have crowded schedules, but we also have crowded minds. Have we forgotten how to be quiet and still? Have we forgotten how to clear the clutter ...
![The Cross The Cross](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86617.jpg?h=150&w=100)
Overview
Contrary to the popular adage, when it comes to the gospel of Christ, it is just as blessed to receive as to give. We are saved by accepting God's free gift of salvation ...
![Trembling Love Trembling Love](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86618.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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It is unfashionable to fear God in a literal sense. Love is in; fear is out. Yet this article claims that "those who have never trembled from head to toe will never ...
![A Look at the Prophets A Look at the Prophets](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86620.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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"They all sound alike"-who hasn't had the same thought about the Books of the Prophets? Philip Yancey is no exception. For years he avoided reading the Prophets. ...
![The Gospel and Social Issues The Gospel and Social Issues](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86621.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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John the Baptist stood out from other prophets because of his concentration on Christ. Unlike the Old Testament prophets, and other prophets of Jesus' time, he focused on ...
![Is 9 to 5 Your Identity? Is 9 to 5 Your Identity?](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86622.jpg?h=150&w=100)
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Most people would agree that it's important to have a job to provide for our needs. However, it is easy to get caught up in the alluring benefits of success. As Christians, ...
![Living Your Faith Living Your Faith](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86643.jpg?h=150&w=100)
Overview
According to the Bible, the decisions we make and the actions or values we portray should be a direct result of our love for Christ and his Word. Not only should we reflect ...
![The Mission of the Trinity The Mission of the Trinity](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86736.jpg?h=151&w=100)
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Simon Chan is a member of a Pentecostal fellowship not typically known for formal liturgy, earning an introduction by CHRISTIANITY TODAY as possibly "the world's most ...
![Seeing Ourselves as God Does Seeing Ourselves as God Does](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86337.jpg?h=150&w=100)
Seeing ourselves as God sees us can be a challenge. This 12-session course is ideal for your Women's Sunday school quarterly curriculum or to use in your small group. It covers ...
![Philippians: Finding Joy Philippians: Finding Joy](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86329.jpg?h=150&w=100)
We live in a world that constantly offers ways for us to achieve happiness by improving our circumstances. Unfortunately, such happiness is always fleeting. In contrast, the apostle ...
![Psalms: Assurance of God's Goodness Psalms: Assurance of God's Goodness](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86332.jpg?h=150&w=100)
This seven-session series on the Book of Psalms reassures us that God is always good, no matter what is happening in our lives. It also points out that God wants to be our Father, ...
![Heresy Heresy](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86285.jpg?h=150&w=100)
The following 4-session course will help you and your group explore modern cultural heresies by posing questions like: Are people from other faiths who don't believe in Jesus ...
![Death Death](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/86265.jpg?h=133&w=100)
The following 4-session course will help you and your group think more about the inevitable experience we'll all face in numerous ways—death. You'll be challenged ...