Everyone wants to know they have value, worth, significance. And by default, we all seek that sense of identity in what we do, what we have, and what we desire. Unwittingly, we end up being controlled by the thing that provides the most powerful dose...

"True grace" implies that there's a counterfeit, a cheap and worthless substitution. What is true grace, why does it matter, and how do we live in light of it?

Who does Christ, the Chief Shepherd, want leading his church and how does he want them to lead? How does the church respond, in kind, to such leadership?

Suffering is a fact of life. You will not eliminate suffering by choosing to follow Jesus; in fact, you may actually suffer more. The question is how can you learn to suffer well?

It's hard to forgive sometimes. It's hard to show hospitality to certain kinds of people. It's hard to serve all the needs around us. So how can we? What if seeing ourselves simply as stewards of God's grace was the key to loving the people God...

I want to stop sinning, but how? I often know the will of God but find myself wanting to do the opposite. Everyone will laugh at me and tell me I'm just being self-righteous. How can I do what God wants?

How well do you understand why you do what you do? Where do sinful attitudes and actions come from? How would we change if we wanted to?

How do you find hope when you're trying to trust and obey God, yet life keeps causing you pain? How do you activate the hope that is available to you in Christ?

It's instinctive to "fight fire with fire" -- that is, to repay evil with evil. But the Church is called to be a contrast community in which grace is the response to provocation and pain.

The more you use marriage as a tool of self-fulfillment, the more dissatisfied and disappointed you will be. Only when you choose to glorify God and honor your spouse will you begin to experience the rich Gospel blessings God intended for your...