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For most of life’s questions, the Bible’s teaching is clear. But what about questions and decisions we must make that are not explicitly mentioned in Scripture? How do we know what is right and what is wrong in those cases? This is where we need not merely knowledge of what God wants us to do but God-given wisdom.

If we are to see healthy, multiplying churches across Africa, leaders must be trained to evangelize, plant churches, shepherd believers, and develop other leaders. Healthy leadership development in Africa can help churches become not only more mature locally, but also more ready to bless other regions of the world with faithful missionaries and gospel witnesses.

I’ve always found change difficult, even when it was for the better. Some changes bring many reasons to rejoice. But I’ve still needed to seek the Lord’s help. Here are four recommendations that can help us process our changing circumstances.

My struggles have not disqualified me. They’ve made me a witness. My witness is not about me; it’s about whom I have beheld. What matters is that the power of the Holy Spirit can compel someone to search for the living Christ. Your story is not what counts you in or out of being Christ’s witness. It is that you have seen Christ at work in you.

I will explain three implications of believing in Jesus’s resurrection. If you reject the resurrection, then none of these things can be true. However, if you believe in the resurrection, your life can be filled with meaning, purpose, happiness, and hope.

I’ve been praying for the Lord to heal me from significant chronic health problems for a long while now. I will continue to. He alone knows everything, including what healing is going to and ought to look like in my life. In the meantime, I marvel at what He IS healing me from through this course of pain.

Whether you’re in charge of a discipleship ministry at your church or you’re personally discipling someone one-on-one, we’re all prone to make missteps in building these relationships for the gain of community and spiritual maturity. Here are three keys to building healthy disciple making relationships.

Trusting God with our time means we make good use of the time we are given. This sounds simple, but it’s not. Ephesians 5:15–16 commands us to be time redeemers, those who reclaim our time from useless pursuits and employ it to the glory of God. But how can we do this? I want to suggest three ways.

Discipleship is more than education and obedience to biblical commands. Discipleship is a matter of the heart. It is about helping others love Who and what we love; learning to delight in the God who delights in us as we become like Jesus from one degree of glory to another. We want to help people be deeply connected to the One who is our life, and to be satisfied with him as we would be with the finest of foods.

If prayer is the most urgent gospel-promoting activity in the New Testament, then we should look for ways to incorporate this important work in our own lives. Here are a few suggestions to get started.