“Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.’ Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.
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Living Out Your Faith
Applying the timeless principles of Scripture to relationships and daily practice, including sharing your faith with others.
How to Be a Hopeful Realist
Why We Think Hope is Unrealistic
Ironically, we often mistake hope for hopelessness. Look no further than the early stages of the pandemic in 2020. Driving through the spooky stillness of the first lockdown,
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Death at Christmas
Hope in the Face of Darkness
Back in 2012, a friend of mine who was a pastor in Hartford, Connecticut, asked me to preach at his church. I was preparing to go on a five-week mission trip to Asia,
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Nations: A Biblical Concept
Even as Christians, we find ourselves often thrust into debate concerning concepts like globalism and nationalism. Are nations biblical? How should we think about nationalism, in general, or Christian nationalism, in particular?
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The Five Loves—and the Highest of These Is Agape Love?
This 2-part article by Ken Boa and Michael Stewart explores the nature of agape love. In Part 1, Ken argues for agape as the highest form of love, a divine love that help us to love others well, especially in marriage. In Part 2, Michael considers the nature of language and raises the question of whether we understand agape correctly.
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Pornography Addiction: Is There Hope?
Want to escape a pornography addiction but feel like you’re losing the battle of self-control? There’s hope for new habits, help if you want it, and freedom from addiction. This article explores the underlying reasons for porn’s strong draw and what those reasons teach us about our hopes and pleasures.
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Recalibrate Your Life: Navigating Life’s Transitions With Purpose and Hope
It is important to assess and review our lives continuously. How often do we fall into the monotony of our daily routines, without thinking about what we’re doing or why we’re doing it?
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Heaven: Cultivating an Appetite for Our Eternal Home
Do you long for heaven, or has the spiritual appetite for your eternal home been dulled? In this lesson, Ken Boa discusses the need to cultivate a spiritual appetite for heaven.
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Using Your Time Wisely
If you want to grow in Christlikeness by using your time wisely, monitor your “Word-to-world ratio.” If we are Christ’s disciples, we will want to gradually displace time in the world with time in the Word. In this way, we will be conformed to the image of Christ instead of the image of the world.
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A Closer Walk with God
Suffering is a required course in the university of life, one that should lead to you a closer walk with God.
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