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A Pastor Looks at Physical Exercise and Its Potential to Serve Spiritual Life and Joy We live in an age dominated by screens. For many, life is sedentary, and it's become increasingly difficult to prioritize physical activity. Quietly conformed to this new normal, they feel sluggish and...

How do I humble myself? Humility, according to the Bible, is not something we can just up and do. Both the negative and positive examples of Scripture—from Pharaoh to Rehoboam, from Josiah to Ahab, from Hezekiah to Manasseh, and even to Christ himself—teach us that humility first comes from...

What is the nature, calling, and work of local church leadership? Pastor and seminary professor David Mathis considers the elder qualifications in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 not only as prerequisites but as daily necessities to carry out joyfully. This accessible guide aims to serve current and aspiring pastors and elders, as well as church members who want to know the expectations for their leaders and how to pray for them.

These short but profound reflections from David Mathis, author of The Christmas We Didn’t Expect, will help you to look deeper at Jesus’ life, sacrificial death and spectacular resurrection - enabling you to treasure anew who Jesus is and what he has done for us. Many of us are so familiar with the Easter story that it becomes easy to miss subtle details and difficult to really enjoy its meaning. This audiobook will help you to pause and marvel at Jesus, whose now-glorified wounds are a sign of his unfailing love and the decisive victory that he has won.

If you work in Christian ministry, it’s likely that at some point in your career, God will call you from one church to another. Do you know how to make this transition effectively? Moving can be scary and full of questions: Where do I start the job search process? Which people do I talk with, and what do I send to them? How do I know if my family and I will fit in at a new church? And how do I tell people I’m leaving?

C S. Lewis stands as one of the most influential Christians of the twentieth century. His commitment to the life of the mind and the life of the heart is evident in classics like the Chronicles of Narnia and Mere Christianity―books that illustrate the unbreakable connection between rigorous...

Drei einfache, aber kraftvolle Gewohnheiten prägen und stärken jedes christliche Leben: durch die Bibel auf Gottes Stimme hören, mit ihm im Gebet sprechen und mit anderen Christen als seine Gemeinde zusammenkommen. Diese bewährten Gnadenmittel mögen unscheinbar sein, doch im täglichen Gebrauch werden sie zu Kanälen, durch die Gottes Liebe und Kraft uns erreichen und verändern. Dabei verliert der Autor David Mathis niemals das höchste Ziel aus den Augen: Jesus zu kennen und sich an ihm zu erfreuen.

Trois principes si simples et qui pourtant façonnent toute notre vie chrétienne: écouter la voix de Dieu, lui parler par la prière et vivre l’Église avec son peuple. Nous les percevons souvent comme une banale routine. Mais ces principes nous permettent de vivre Sa grâce au quotidien. Ils sont les moyens par lesquels nous nous nourrissons de l’amour de Dieu et de sa puissance. Et surtout, ils nous permettent de vivre le plus beau cadeau de tous les temps: connaître Jésus et vivre une intimité profonde avec lui.

30 devotional reading from 13 staff and contributors to Desiring God. Harder than you expected. Better than a fairy tale. Marriage between sinners has its inevitable messes. If you’ve been married longer than a week or two, you know how the hard realities of life in a fallen age can come...