After nearly two decades, the memory is still vivid: standing in the living room with the phone to my ear,...

the day of death than the day of birth. I realize that’s an abrupt way to begin an article, but...

On a street not far from where I live, there’s a pottery studio with an attractive little storefront that displays...

Why do Christians find it so hard to love one another? I don’t ask the question as just one more...

As you grow older, you increasingly find yourself at milestones that feel a bit surreal. For instance, this July, John...

In the summer of 1845, Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) moved into a small, spartan cabin he had built on the...

John Piper tells the story of when he and his wife, Noël, were expecting their fourth child, and a woman...

One of Jesus’s most repeated sayings in the Gospels is some version of this: “If anyone has ears to hear,...

Jesus often calls us to rest in the areas of life where our flesh wants to work, and to work...

Do you know what’s stronger than lust? Thankfulness. Let me illustrate before I explain. When Potiphar’s wife tried to seduce...