A Providential Pit
When you’re in distressing circumstances, it’s hard to rest in God’s providence. Just ask the young married couple who recently buried their first child, or the mother who just learned…
Sarah Ivill
Sarah Ivill (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary) is a Bible teacher and conference speaker who lives in Matthews, North Carolina with her husband and four children, and is a member of Christ Covenant Church (PCA). She is the author of numerous books and Bible studies, including The God Who Hears and Luke: That You May Have Certainty Concerning the Faith.
A Great High Priest
Where do you turn when you have sinned? If we’re honest, it’s not always to the throne of grace. When we have grown irritated, frustrated, or angry; or when…
Come to Our Help!
It had been a hot summer in the south, but the heat didn’t match that of my own heart. I felt like I was trying to walk through a desert…
Faith is Active
Doctors tell us that one of the best things we can do for our health is to get moving. In other words, stop…
The Lord Is With You
I remember the excitement I felt when I began my new job as an assistant director of women’s ministry in a local church after graduating from seminary. I had the…
True Happiness
What does it mean to be happy? Well meaning people may exhort us to this end, but how do we define happiness? Some…
Walking Wisely Through Trials
Suffering is incredibly difficult, but all the more so when we don’t understand its purpose and we’ve lost our hope in the midst of it. It’s important, then, that in…
He Has Made Everything Beautiful in its Time
It’s hard to imagine what life would be like without time. From scheduling appointments, events, worship services, school calendars, playdates, business meetings, ceremonies, meals, and the like, our entire lives…
The War of the Heart
It’s sad, but true. If we fail to love our neighbor as ourselves and instead bite and devour one another, we will be consumed (Gal. 5:14-15). You have seen this…
Responding to God’s Discipline
When was the last time you failed to follow God’s call to holiness? Maybe you knew you should give a gracious answer, but instead responded to a friend, spouse, or…
Teaching our Children How to be True Disciples
My oldest child is finishing up his junior year of high school. As my thoughts turn toward his senior year, there is one…
He Will Quiet You by His Love
One of the things we most want in life is to be loved. We want our parents and siblings to love us. We want our friends and extended family members…