Worth Every Sacrifice

Article by  David Mathis Executive Editor, desiringGod.org Jesus told a one-sentence parable about a man who “sold all that he had.” He was a merchant who found something so precious that it far surpassed even the sum of all the other treasures he held dear. The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl...

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Hope Distinguishes Us

Article by  Matt McCullough Pastor, Nashville, Tennessee “Sojourners and exiles.” When Peter wrote his first letter to new believers living in Asia Minor, that’s how he addressed them. Not that they had relocated. For all we know, they were living in the same homes in the same towns that they’d always lived in. They hadn’t moved. But they had become resident...

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Bleakness in Life

When we begin to despair in life — about marriage, or lost loved ones, or sickness, or work, or ministry — darkness falls like a fog. Spiritually, we struggle to make sense of our surroundings. The eyes of our heart squint, searching for even a fragment of the light of Christ. In those days (or weeks, or years), we will be tempted to try and dispel the darkness — to alleviate...

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