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Walking by Faith: Elijah – When God Whispers After the Storm
One day, he called down fire from heaven. The next day, he ran for his life. Elijah’s story is one of bold public faith followed by deep...

Arnie and the BTTB Team
15 hours ago


8 Ways to Spend Time with Younger People You Might Mentor
Read this Bible text, and it’s tough not to see our responsibility to give some time and attention to young people: “ Teach the older...

Chuck Lawless
3 days ago


Walking by Faith: Daniel – Courage to Stand in a Culture That Doesn’t
He was a teenager in a foreign land, far from home, stripped of his language, customs, and temple. Babylon wanted to erase Daniel’s...

Arnie and the BTTB Team
4 days ago


7 Reasons Why Christian Young People Want a Mentor (and Why You Should Choose to Mentor One of Them)
I’ve been a Christian for almost 51 years. Looking back, I realize now how important a mentor would have been for me in my early...

Chuck Lawless
Jul 16


Walking by Faith: Job – Holding On When Everything Falls Apart
He lost everything in a single day—his wealth, his servants, his health, and worst of all, his children. There was no warning. No...

Arnie and the BTTB Team
Jul 14


Walking by Faith: Moses – When the Wilderness Builds Your Faith
Moses thought his story was over before it really began. Once a prince in Pharaoh’s palace, then a fugitive in the desert, Moses spent...

Arnie and the BTTB Team
Jul 11


Why You Need a Mentor, and How to Find One
In last week’s first post in this series, I talked about “why mentoring matters.” In this week’s post, we’ll briefly review why we need...

Chuck Lawless
Jul 9


Walking by Faith: Peter – From Failure to Faithfulness
He stepped out of the boat with bold faith—and moments later began to sink in fear. That moment on the Sea of Galilee captures the...


Why Mentoring Matters: A Start to a New Series
I believe in mentoring. In fact, around my office at Southeastern Seminary are numerous pictures of students I’ve mentored through the...

Chuck Lawless
Jul 2


Walking by Faith: Paul – Pressing On in the Face of Trials
Before Paul ever planted a church or wrote a word of Scripture, he fell to the ground—blinded by a light and confronted by the Savior he...


Walking by Faith: Joseph – Trusting God Through Detours
He had the dream, but not the timeline. Joseph saw glimpses of greatness early in life—visions of leadership, of his family bowing...


Understanding Baptism: What It Is, Why It Matters, and What It Isn’t
You can stand waist-deep in water, hear the words “in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,” and walk away just as dry on the...

Arnie and the BTTB Team
Jun 27


A Simple Tool to Evaluate Your Spiritual Disciplines
Over the past several weeks, we've explored some of the most important spiritual disciplines God uses to shape us into the image of...

Chuck Lawless
Jun 25


God’s Blueprint for Building a Bible Habit that Lasts
All spiritually fit Christians have at least one thing in common: a steady rhythm of Scripture engagement. But that kind of consistency...

Arnie and the BTTB Team
Jun 23


How to Start Discipling Others (Even If You Don’t Feel Ready)
For many Christians, the word disciple sounds intimidating—like something only pastors, missionaries, or seasoned believers are...

Arnie and the BTTB Team
Jun 16


Jesus' Discipleship Strategy: 7 Ways Christ Trained the Twelve Disciples
When Jesus began his public ministry, he could have chosen any number of strategies to spread his message. He could have focused on large...

Arnie and the BTTB Team
Jun 13


My Dream about Spiritual Disciplines . . . and Why It’s Tough to Get There
I have a dream about spiritual disciplines – the topic of the last several weeks’ posts. In the first post in the series , I wrote about...

Chuck Lawless
Jun 11


Walking by Faith: David – When Mercy Restores a Broken Heart
He was a man after God’s own heart—and also the man who shattered a marriage, covered up a crime, and caused unimaginable pain. David’s...


Saved by Grace, Not by Performance: Rediscovering the Heart of the Gospel
You can go to church every Sunday, join a small group, and even lead a Bible study—and still miss the gospel entirely. It happens more...


Learning the Spiritual Discipline of Giving
Throughout this series, we’ve been focusing on individual spiritual disciplines while also addressing more general topics like, “ The...

Chuck Lawless
Jun 5
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