Paul Tripp describes a typical Christian: Jason could explain to you what it meant to say that he had been “saved by grace,” and he knew that he was going to spend eternity with his Savior. His problem was in the here and now. Day after day, in situat …

Increasing numbers of Christian women are struggling with what everyone assumed was just a problem for men: internet pornography. One recent study showed that more than 20% of church-attending women are addicted. Here’s how one young woman fell into the tr …

According to Paul, we have a duty to defer to the weak. Why? They’re right, even though they’re wrong! Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a br …

…  you try to starve your fleshly nature, you’re actually feeding your fleshly nature. It’s like drinking salt-water. The more you …

Every day, I pray that my kids will see their sin and their need for a savior. This free kids’ CD from The Village Church will help that happen: “Jesus Came to Save Sinners” contains five original songs that teach children about the character and nature  …

Many Christians live by the St. Francis creed: “Preach the gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words.” Unfortunately, that creed often leads us to a lazy lifestyle marked by half-hearted attempts just to be nice. Opening the door for the people at s …

A new church in town always attracts people who are dissatisfied with their current church. Some of them show up at Harbor with obvious scars from truly horrible churches. But others are simply escaping boredom or personality conflict in their previous chu …

Dave Harvey’s book, When Sinners Say I Do, is easily one of the best I’ve seen on marriage (along with Gary Thomas’ Sacred Marriage and John Piper’s This Momentary Marriage). Dave gently and humorously helps us see how God uses our marriages to scrape away …

…  does the most unreasonable thing imaginable. Instead of feeding his desperately weakened family, he goes to the field and with tears …

In this post, Jonathan Dodson explains why it’s important to read along in your own Bible during a sermon. Here’s his first reason: It allows the Bible to make up your mind about meaning, not you make up your own mind about the meaning. Having a Bible …

Richard Doster writes this in byFaith Magazine. Make sure you don’t miss his provocative last line: God’s people can, as agents of His redemptive plan, transform business, stripping it of selfish ambition and pursuing instead what’s best for their …

…  driver’s seat. Through this site, customers can provide feedback directly to retailers and share their experiences with fellow …