I grew up with the reputation of being a squeaky-clean church kid—and I liked it. I had the approval of my parents, peers, and teachers. What could be better? Unfortunately, this approval led to self-righteousness and self-centeredness. I thought life was about me—and I had it good! I didn’t need to think much about seeking or obeying Christ because...

The Bible has a lot to say about adoption. God’s heart and passion for orphans screams from page after page and book after book. It’s hard to ignore. A little over 13 years ago, my wife and I felt certain that God wanted us to adopt one day. We didn’t know what it would look like, but we were...

I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to have been standing in the crowd as John the Baptist preached. As he warned all within earshot to flee from the wrath to come, to live just and honest lives as they awaited the coming of the Messiah, God’s promised Rescuer. And then, finally, to have heard him say, “Here...

God’s Word tells us to hide Scripture in our hearts (Psalm 119) and to teach it to our children constantly (Deuteronomy 6). As parents, nothing is really more valuable for us to do for our kids, is there? Introducing them to God, the creator; His Son, their Savior; and the truth, His Word, is an honorable job. What’s more...

What does Christ-centered Bible study do in the life of a church? Three years ago, Mike Martin felt he needed to make a change to of South Georgia Baptist Church’s Sunday School curriculum. He chose The Gospel Project to help everyone in the congregation—from preschoolers to adults—focus on Jesus, week after week. Watch as he and members of South Georgia...

After four hundred years of agonizing silence, to a people shamed by exile and humiliated by life under the thumb of Roman rule came a tiny baby, in a backwater town, born to an otherwise unremarkable Jewish couple. The baby became a boy, then a man, then a controversial itinerant rabbi. Some saw Him do miracles. Some claim He...