Truth For Life Blog

Dear Friend,

I just returned from the SING! Conference, hosted by my friends Keith and Kristyn Getty. Part of my responsibility was to encourage pastors like myself to take seriously our role as it relates to the singing of the congregation. We considered how the twelfth verse of Hebrews 2 should guide our thinking: “I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”

Topics: Letters From Alistair Begg

The word cult describes a manipulative and dangerous religious group. Cults usually appeal to the dissatisfied, fearful, and vulnerable. They draw people into their scope by offering expectancy in a hopeless world, identity in an anonymous world, and security in an unstable world.

Topics: Articles

The apostle Paul frequently instructed the early church to hold firm to the integrity of the Gospel message and nothing else. The book Gospel People: A Call for Evangelical Integrity is written with similar intent: to direct us not to be distracted or divided by secondary issues and instead focus on what Alistair often refers to as “the main things and the plain things.”

Topics: Monthly Resources

At Truth For Life, we take great care to select books each month that cover a diverse range of topics and that will help you grow in your faith. Below, you’ll find a list of our past recommended resources. While we don’t currently have all of the titles in stock, you’re welcome to browse to find new titles for your personal library.

Topics: Monthly Resources

“Christian, meditate much on heaven; it will help you to press on and to forget the difficulty of the journey.”
—C.H. Spurgeon

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

When Titus was pastoring the church in Crete, he received these instructions from Paul about his congregation: “Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people” (Titus 3:1–2).

Topics: Articles

If we are going to maintain a passion for purity, we need to determine to live our lives in the center of the narrow way and not on the edge.

Topics: Articles

“An important characteristic of genuine faith is that it doesn’t collapse when it is tested.”
—Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Growing up, many of us were told to avoid two topics in polite conversation: politics and religion. If we’re going to be successful in social situations, some say, then we ought to steer clear of these taboo subjects.

Topics: Articles

The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended;
The darkness falls at Thy behest.
To Thee our morning hymns ascended,
Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.

Topics: Hymns and Worship