If there is one thing that we hear quite often as parents, it’s that we aren’t discipling our kids today the way we should. For example: Religion formerly centered in the home. Parents read the Bible to their children, had family prayer, said grace at meals, talked to their children about God and the Christian way of life. Today...

How do you grow as a disciple, or follower, of Jesus? What does it look like? Is there a secret to growing in our faith? I suspect I’m not alone in having asked questions like these, even if we have some knowledge of their answers. After all, many of us understand discipleship on some level as a process. It’s...

It’s been fourteen weeks since my church last met in person. We haven’t gathered to sing, study the Bible, or take the Lord’s Supper as a congregation in that time. Complicating our situation even more, we meet in a public school, so barring an opportunity for us to find an alternate location, we can’t even target a date on...

As a new believer, I began a quest to know everything I could about my new faith and the object of my faith, Jesus. I was reading everything I could get my hands on. I read about prayer, evangelism, suffering, salvation, grace, and Scripture (I even read Scripture too). But I hit a wall when I reached one specific...

On February 10, 2020, we hosted The Christ-Centered Gospels Webcast, and what an incredible conversation! Our panelists led an eye‑opening discussion on how we miss the gospel in the Gospels—and what we can do about it. The panelists for this conversation were: Jared C. Wilson, author and professor at Midwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryTaylor Cheek, Kids Ministry Director at Immanuel...

With Christmas fast approaching, many of us are looking for great gifts for our friends and families. Here are a few ideas we would recommend considering: For Readers of All Ages The Big Book of Bible Stories for Toddlers Noah and the ark, Jonah and the big fish, David and the giant—little readers know which Bible stories are their...