Be Faithful Over Little: A Different Vision for a Life That Counts by Chase Krug

While some Christians may be called to martyrdom, most are called to live an ordinary yet faithful Christian life, which is truly extraordinary! “I wanted to change the world. My nagging fear wasn’t that I’d commit adultery or leave the faith but that I’d live a largely forgettable, quiet, “meh” life for Christ. While eternal life by grace through faith in Jesus felt like winning, a pedestrian contribution to Christ’s kingdom felt like losing. Thankfully, God used the parable of the talents (Matt. 25:14–30) to shatter and reconstruct my understanding of good and faithful service to Christ.”

“What Do You Want Me to Do for You?””: Clarity in Prayer by Andy Davis

Andy Davis uses the story of Jesus’ interaction with Blind Bartimaeus to argue in favor of specificity in prayer. “When you come to King Jesus to pray, as you enter the throne room of grace and kneel before your gracious and generous king, picture him looking at you kindly and saying, “What do you want me to do for you?” Then be very clear what you want and speak it to him by faith. And watch what he alone can do!”

Is Your God Too Small? by Paul David Tripp

The God of Scripture is supreme, glorious, and majestic. There is none like Him. Oh, that God would grant us wisdom and knowledge to better grasp who He is, as revealed in sacred writ! “I’m persuaded that much of our fear, anxiety, discouragement, and hopelessness is the result of bad theology. At its core, what is the Bible all about? The existence, character, and plan of God. Every other aspect of Scripture flows out of the reality of who God is. A bad or weak theology of God will lead to weakness in other areas of theology, and spiritual weaknesses in daily living.”

A Heart for Adoption by Dan Cruver

May the Lord use Dan Cruver’s exploration of the Father’s adoption of rebellious sinners to kindle our passion for caring for orphans. “One of the gifts that a heart aflame with the adoptive love of our triune God has is an increasing openness to those who are fatherless in this sin-cursed, sin-spoiled world. Because of the rebellion of our first parents, Adam and Eve, we find ourselves in a world that idolizes the strong and powerful, but marginalizes the weak and powerless. Because of what God has done for us through adoption, our Father eventually and inevitably awakens in us a heart for orphaned children.”

Is Your Christianity Too Quiet by Greg Morse

Since we often limit our Christian faith to church buildings and homes, Greg Morse writes a challenging and convicting article that will not leave you unscathed. “Though the heavens cannot contain him, though earth is his footstool, do we — his grasshoppers leaping upon his lawn — try to cage the living God in church buildings and around dinner tables?”