Life

3 ingredients necessary to increasing your faith today

There are hundreds of books and thousands of articles that teach believers on how to grow in faith, but with all the best practices and lists, three things will always remain as essentials to growing in faith.

What does it mean to lose your life for God and why does He demand it of us?

Becoming a follower of Jesus brings us to one of the greatest paradoxes that the world will ever know- the gospel is free and Jesus paid the ultimate price for all our sins with no catch, but to follow Jesus will cost you everything.

4 ways we unintentionally disconnect our kids from the church

What are we as parents doing to discourage our children from staying in church? Here are four things we do to unintentionally disconnect our kids from the church, with disastrous consequences.

Why every Christian needs a cheerleader

Inside every person is a desire - even a dependence - on receiving encouragement. We can never belittle the importance of surrounding ourselves with people who can tell us things like "you can do it," "we're here for you" or "hang on, you're almost there."

How to react to people who attack your integrity

Dealing with accusations can be a heavy burden. When someone questions your ethics and ways of doing things to the point of suggesting you have little to no integrity, it hurts. It's as simple as that. It just hurts.

Why hearing some uncomfortable truths from time to time is healthy for our faith

Nowadays, most believers are quickly drawn to messages that tickle the ear but can be just as quickly repelled by messages that inconvenience them in some way or another. We all know what kind of preaching we want to hear, but what kind of preaching does God want us to hear? They may not be the same thing.

How are we as God's people to respond to all the ugly things that happen in this world?

What does being a witness have to do with being a martyr?

Looking closer at the word witness in Acts 1:8, you'll find that the more literal translation for witness is the word "martyr." It means this: when the Holy Spirit comes into you, you die - die to yourself, your pride, your qualifications and disqualifications.

Avoiding stress and burn out: God calls us to be productive without being busy

Believers are born with burdens as they say and we feel that urge to get things done, but we're just too busy.

God is in the business of restoring broken relationships

We all have instances where we have relational dysfunctions. Bitterness, hurt and offence seem like a staple to our broken and imperfect lives. But God is in the process of restoring those areas of relational dysfunction.

When people leaving church doesn't concern you, there's something wrong

People are leaving local churches and transferring to other churches or even leaving the body of Christ for good. That hurts. And it should hurt.

How to respond to those times when it feels God isn't saving the day

Over and over again, God has come through in rescuing not just before but even today. The Old Testament alone makes mention of no less than 500 instances where God came to rescue someone.

Grace and pride: a sense entitlement is not a result of God's work for us

When we come to a realisation that everything we have and everything we are comes simply because of the undeserved and unmerited grace of God, it deals with pride and entitlement that tries to deceive us into believing that we deserve a certain pass or treatment.