• Talk to God in His Own Language: Learning to Pray the Bible. Don Whitney writes “One of the most common and problematic prayer habits is the tendency to say the same old things about the same old things. For many, this results in boredomin prayer.”
• The Role of Hope in the Christian Life. R.C. Sproul writes “The metaphor used in the New Testament to describe the nature of hope is that of an anchor. Hope, we are told, is the anchor of the soul.”
• Top 5 Commentaries on Every Book of the Bible. Keith Mathison shares this helpful list of Bible commentaries.
• Daily Grace. Bryan Chapell now has a daily video devotional titled Daily Grace

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• Is Heaven a Real Place Right Now? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question “So, it seems like God has a dwelling place, a place where the resurrected Christ now dwells. If the incarnate Christ is there, I assume it’s a physical place. Do you agree? Is heaven a real place right now? Where is it – inside or outside of our known creation? Is this our eternal home? Is this what descends on earth as the new Jerusalem? What do you know about heaven as it exists right now?”
• What if I Feel Stuck in My Prayer Life? What should you do if you feel stuck in your prayer life? In this video, Michael Reeves emphasizes Scripture as the key to revitalizing a confident prayer life.
• Does God Believe in Atheists? On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to a question regarding Psalm 14:1 about the fool who says in his heart “There is no God”, and can be summarized as does God believe in atheists?
• How Should Christians Think about Their Participation in in the Local Church? In this video, Sinclair Ferguson offers insights into meaningful church participation, emphasizing the importance a servant-hearted approach to church life.
• One Believer Dies, Another Lives: On Reading Providence. On this episode of the Ask Pastor John podcast, John Piper responds to the question “In Acts 12, we are given a long and detailed account of the divine intervention that came to Peter’s rescue to save his life in Acts 12:6–11. But just above his dramatic and detailed deliverance, in the same chapter, we’re told that James – matter-of-factly – was murdered by the king’s sword. That’s in Acts 12:1–2. What are we to make of the differences here in the level of protection and in how elaborately, or not, each story is told? Why the difference? And what lessons do we learn about reading providence in the lives of each follower of Christ?”

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• Repentance is a characteristic of the whole life, not the action of a single moment. Sinclair Ferguson
• So many are looking for a special word from God while it sits on their shelves gathering dust. Burk Parsons
• The grounds of your justification are the perfect works of Jesus Christ. We’re saved by works, but they’re not our own. R.C. Sproul
• No man can do me a truer kindness in this world than pray for me. Charles Spurgeon
• Your help is in the name of the Lord, not in the name of your favorite Christian hero. Dale Ralph Davis
• I’m not afraid of failure; I’m afraid of succeeding at things that don’t matter. William Carey
• The best of life on Earth is a glimpse of Heaven; the worst of life is a glimpse of Hell. For Christians, this present life is the closest they will come to Hell. For unbelievers, it is the closest they will come to Heaven. Randy Alcorn
• Regeneration is a work of the omnipotent power of God, power that nothing can overcome or resist. R.C. Sproul
• The gospel calls us to “man down” more so than to “man up.” There is no masculinity without a core of humility. Scotty Smith