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In a culture that feels increasingly resistant to Christianity, evangelism can feel daunting. This article shares twelve reasons to be hopeful, confident, and energized about sharing the gospel today—and why God is still powerfully at work drawing people to Himself.

Evangelism doesn’t always come naturally, even for seasoned believers. Drawing from decades of ministry and teaching, this article explores why evangelism is a spiritual discipline, how obedience fuels renewed passion, and why clearly proclaiming the gospel is essential in reaching a lost world.

A new year offers a fresh opportunity to grow in your spiritual disciplines. This article encourages believers to focus on present-tense obedience, start small, build intentional habits of Bible reading and prayer, and walk with others as they pursue renewed intimacy with God in the year ahead.

Fasting is often misunderstood and rarely practiced, yet Scripture presents it as a powerful way to seek God more deeply. This article offers practical guidance for building fasting into your spiritual life in the new year and invites believers to experience renewed intimacy with God in 2026.

If you feel under attack, it may be because you're a threat to hell. Satan doesn't target the idle—he goes after those nearing breakthrough.

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...

I admit it. I’m an introvert. In fact, I tell people that I would happily go off the “I” (introversion) scale on a personality test if I...

My friend Don Whitney, whose book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life  is a great resource for this topic, has written these...

The setting is a classroom at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary , where I teach. The class is an intensive class on...

This week, I want us to think about the spiritual discipline of Bible reading. I’ve read the entire Bible annually for several years, but...

You’ve probably heard these words before: “As a Christian, you need to read the Bible regularly.” “Be sure to pray every day.” Maybe...