The Gift of Lament: How to Process Grief Biblically
ARTICLE • In our fallen world, grief is inevitable. But lingering, unprocessed grief shrivels the soul (Prov 17:22). Can our sorrows be transformed from dead ends into gateways to God? Scripture’s Psalms of Lament are models for how we can grieve honestly, faithfully, and effectively. Biblical lament is God’s healing gift for broken hearts.
Read time: 27 min
Behind the Curtain: God’s Invisible War for His Beloved
SERMON • What if God’s silence is not His absence, but the tremors of an unseen spiritual war? Daniel 10 reveals both the inexpressible glory and the cosmic conflict of the spiritual realm invisible to the natural eye. Be encouraged to pray with fresh faith and see your struggles in a new light, knowing you are beloved and that the hosts of heaven are fighting for you, even when you cannot see it.
10 min read; 42 min video/audio
Doubt Yourself Before You Doubt the Lord
DEVOTION • “Will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Luke 18:7–8)
Read time: 2 min
Plugged in But Not Charging?
DEVOTION • “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself… neither can you, unless you abide in me” (John 15:4).
Read time: 2 min
Saving Eutychus: How to Preach God’s Word and Keep People Awake
Book Review • Gary Millar and Phil Campbell, Saving Eutychus: How to Preach God’s Word and Keep People Awake, 2nd edition (Sydney: Matthias Media, 2022), Kindle. 180 pp. $9.99.
Read time: 6 min
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