Truth For Life Blog

Many view gratitude as an admirable and important quality. The Apostle Paul, however, had much more to say regarding thankfulness, and in his letter to the church in Ephesus, he directed believers to give thanks “always and for everything.” Alistair Begg helps us to understand that for the Christian, thankfulness is rooted in who God is and what He has done. As we trust in God’s fatherly, providential care, we can respond with thanksgiving through all circumstances and for all things.

Topics: From the Archives

Some people say that they can find God in Nature or through personal spiritual practices. Why bother with the Bible, then? Isn’t it just an archaic book that’s not relevant to our modern lives? In a day when so many claim to converse directly with God, is the Bible really needed?

Topics: Ministry Updates, Monthly Resources

Today is Giving Tuesday—the international day of giving back! Men and women around the globe will pause today to remember the non-profit organizations that benefit them throughout the year. We’d like to ask you to do the same!

Topics: Ministry Updates

Truth For Life is committed to financial stewardship excellence. Full transparency and accountability are a ministry priority.

Topics: Ministry Updates

Christians should be characterized by wise living because we have been made completely new in Christ. The world we live in, however, is marked by rebellion against God and disobedience to His law. In this exposition of Ephesians 5:18, Alistair Begg contrasts the wantonness caused by drunkenness with the fruitful life produced by the Spirit of God. Abuse of the good gifts that God provides leads to diminished self-control, but life in the Spirit frees the Christian to enjoy genuine joy, peace, contentment, and freedom.

Topics: From the Archives

“God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.” This is a call and response that is familiar to many of us, but how often do we stop to consider what it really means that God is good even when our circumstances are difficult? Our lives should reflect our trust in the character of God as our actions and attitudes are characterized by genuine thankfulness.

Topics: Monthly Resources

"Our hearts find rest in God when, wearied with life's conflict, we turn to Him, and our soul dwells secure." -Spurgeon

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

"The Christian church has an opportunity...to say we know the One who has conquered death and has made a way for you to conquer death." -Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Jealousy can become consuming and eventually decimate friendships, dissolve romances, foster bitterness in a family, and wreak havoc on a team. In these sermons, Alistair Begg reminds us that jealousy must be brought before God in repentance.

Topics: Ministry Updates, Monthly Resources

"We have the root of salvation in free grace, then the privileges of that salvation in the life that now is and is to come." -Spurgeon

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

What are the purposes of suffering and trials? Why does God allow them? Those around us might tell us that suffering is pointless, that we should ignore it or rise above it, or perhaps even that karma is paying us back for a wrong we have committed. The Bible, though, gives a very different answer. Scripture clearly addresses suffering—both its presence and its purpose. (After all, no one suffered more than Christ, our Savior.) Its many examples of faithful men and women who encountered various trials demonstrate God’s hand at work throughout history and for His glory.

Topics: Ministry Updates, Monthly Resources

Dear Friend,

The subtitle of The Art of the Handwritten Note by Margaret Shepherd is A Guide to Reclaiming Civilized Communication! As grateful as we are for the immediacy of email and text, there is just something about the impact of one’s handwriting (even when, like mine, it’s often hard to decipher). Perhaps it’s because the time dedicated to writing a note gives one the opportunity to reflect on the person to whom they’re grateful. It is a worthwhile endeavor—and, if you’re like me, you will seldom retain an email, but you may treasure a personal card.

Topics: Letters From Alistair Begg

Some people say that they can find God in Nature or through personal spiritual practices. Why bother with the Bible, then? Isn’t it just an archaic book that’s not relevant to our modern lives? In a day when so many claim to converse directly with God, is the Bible really needed?

Topics: Ministry Updates