Why God’s Economy Matters for the Great Commission Many Christians today have misconceptions about money. It’s often treated as something dirty or inherently evil, as if Scripture says “money is the root of all evil.” But that’s not what the Bible teaches. The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. The problem isn’t money itself; the problem is when we love money and what it can provide more than we love and treasure Jesus Christ, the Gospel, and the Kingdom of God. Th

As a frontline missionary, I find that evangelism is always on my mind. We intentionally engage the lost, day after day, year after year, for Christ and through a variety of means. From time to time, however, I remember that most Christians have other occupations, not frontline mission work. It is only normal that most followers of Christ make their living doing regular, God-honoring work. We each have unique vocations given to us by the Lord. Yet, too often, the church treat

Lessons from Hebrews 5–6 Have you ever noticed how easy it is to drift spiritually when life feels comfortable or when things are going well? The author of Hebrews observed exactly that in his audience. After years of peace—perhaps post-persecution, post-temple destruction—the believers had grown dull of hearing. They ought to have been teachers, but they needed milk again instead of solid food ( Hebrews 5:11–14 ). Comfort, it seems, had dulled their spiritual senses. The goo