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“He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.” (Psalm 40:2)

Topics: Articles

It is a countercultural, widely unacceptable notion to say you are not the owner of your own body. Again and again we instead read or hear things like this: “You are your own person. What you do with your body is entirely up to you. It’s nobody else’s business.” So when we read Paul’s reminder to the Corinthian church in 1 Corinthians 6:19–20, it hits like a ballistic missile, exploding the mythologies of our day.

“Spiritual maturity can be determined in part by gauging what we’re running from and what we’re running to.”
— Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

If we were to conduct a survey with only one question on it, “What does it mean to follow Jesus Christ?” we would receive many different answers. Some would say that following Jesus means being religious, others that it means attending church, and still others that it means learning what Jesus taught, putting into practice the Sermon on the Mount, or loving your neighbor. But while these responses all get at part of the whole truth, their sum would not provide a complete answer.

Topics: Articles

Dear Friend,

Few if any of you will have heard of Canon Thomas Harford-Battersby. (Don’t Google, I’m going to explain!) He was once the vicar of St John’s Church in Keswick, a market town in the Lake District of England. He, along with his friend Robert Wilson, began the first Keswick Convention in 1875.

Topics: Letters From Alistair Begg

Studying the Bible takes time, and learning from all that it teaches can be significantly helped by applying strategies that facilitate deeper understanding. The book Read This First: A Simple Guide to Getting the Most from the Bible is a brief, easy-to-read handbook that provides specific instruction for discerning what God is saying in the most important book in history.

Topics: Monthly Resources

“He has made everything beautiful in its time.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11a, ESV)

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Topics: From the Archives

“If you want to be a wise person, you need a Bible.”
— Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Our website and mobile app will be down for routine maintenance on Tuesday, August 2, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. eastern time.

Topics: Ministry Updates