Only John Piper could say it like this: [youtube width="625" height="470"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aKEkzh0Inw[/youtube] (via) …

Seth Godin writes this: Many people in the United States purchase one or fewer books every year. Many of those people have seen every single episode of American Idol. There is clearly a correlation here. Access to knowledge, for the first time in hi …

In his new book 40 Questions About Christians and Biblical Law, Tom Schreiner concludes his chapter on the Sabbath with this: Believers are not obligated to observe the Sabbath. The Sabbath was the sign of the Mosaic covenant. The Mosaic covenant and the  …

Mark Priestap writes this: In John 6 a large crowd crosses the Sea of Galilee looking for Jesus. But when they find him, instead of welcoming their “seeking” Jesus says to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you are seeking me, not because you saw sign …

J.C. Ryle wrote these words more than 100 years ago, and they’re just as relevant today: God gives your children a mind that will receive impressions like moist clay. He gives them a disposition at the starting-point of life to believe what you tell t …

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 …