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Bitterness rarely announces itself. This Sunday Review explores how unresolved hurt quietly reshapes identity, weakens witness, and why releasing bitterness restores both joy and spiritual impact.

The path of recovery often begins in a landscape of rubble. We arrive at the doors of grace with a history of broken promises, fractured relationships, and a heavy bag of "Sunday school" ideas about God that never quite seemed to work in the real world. Many of us spent years running from a version of God we built in our own heads—a cosmic judge waiting for us to trip up, or a distant observer who only cares if we have our act together. But when you hit the bottom, the versio

Valentine's Day is easy, but real love happens in March. Discover the 1 Corinthians 13 pillars for a marriage that lasts.

A thoughtful reflection on how introverts can faithfully engage in evangelism through prayer, listening, relationships, and quiet obedience.

This research brief compares the SALT Index with Lifeway, Barna, and American Bible Society studies, showing how outcomes-based, population-level metrics better measure spiritual formation, discipleship, and real-life transformation.

Comparison quietly erodes joy and distorts how we see God’s work in our lives. This article explores how envy takes root, why comparison is spiritually dangerous, and how Jesus calls us to faithful obedience without measuring our lives against others.

This article uncovers how modern measures of ministry success may be shaping activity without producing transformation.

Discover how true peace in recovery is found through total surrender and the vital practice of forgiving yourself as God has already forgiven you.

Are you suffering from "brain rot"? Discover how to move from passive consumption to the active renewing of your mind through Romans 12:2.

New Scripture Absorption research reveals that believers who engage God’s Word four or more days a week and disciple others experience the highest spiritual vitality, resilience, and multiplying impact—closing the discipleship gap through the “Absorb One More” model.

A two-decade research journey reveals how consistent Bible engagement—especially the “Power of 4”—drives spiritual growth, life transformation, and discipleship, leading to today’s focus on Scripture absorption and measurable spiritual fitness.

Across the global Church, we report unprecedented access to Christianity—Scripture availability, digital reach, training resources, and evangelistic activity. Yet few efforts measure whether these inputs are producing durable spiritual formation, obedience, and reproducible discipleship at the population level.

The SALT Index (Scripture Absorption and Life Transformation) is a research framework designed to answer a question the global Church increasingly recognizes as essential:

Genuine evangelism grows best through real relationships, not treating people as projects. This article explores ten honest lessons on building friendships with non-believers—listening well, relying on the Spirit, praying deeply, and lovingly proclaiming the gospel in everyday life.

Waiting on God can feel confusing and painful, especially when answers seem delayed. This article explores why waiting is hard, how Scripture reframes God’s timing, and how trusting God’s purposeful work strengthens faith even when change feels slow.

This article uncovers how modern measures of ministry success may be shaping activity without producing transformation.

Discover how God uses small nudges, quiet whispers, and "God winks" to transform a life in recovery. Learn to find hope in the ordinary moments.

For the driven Christ-follower, resting is often the hardest discipline. Learn why stillness is a vital spiritual rep for your faith.

Evangelism flows from a heart that is broken over lostness. This article explores seven biblical ways to cultivate compassion for those who don’t know Christ—by remembering God’s grace, studying Scripture, facing eternal realities, and asking God to shape our hearts for obedience.

Grief reshapes life in ways we don’t expect, affecting heart, body, and soul. This article explores how Scripture treats grief with honesty and tenderness, why sorrow is not a lack of faith, and how Christian hope holds us when loss feels overwhelming.

Is the Church in America experiencing revival or decline? This Sunday Review explores why conflicting data, misplaced metrics, and shallow measurements may be leading us to the wrong conclusions.

Discover how the Serenity Prayer and surrendering the illusion of control provides the spiritual architecture needed for lasting peace in recovery.

Are you enslaved to worry? Discover how to break the "what if" cycle and find peace through the Philippians 4 workout.

Many believers want to share their faith but don’t know where to start. This article offers ten simple, practical steps to help Christians grow in evangelism—restoring passion for Jesus, praying intentionally, building relationships, and learning to speak the gospel with clarity and courage.