Truth For Life Blog

Conference attendees in Luanda, Angola, this past August.

Dear Friend,

Thank you for continuing to pray, give, and stand side by side with Truth For Life as we seek to follow the Lord’s leading in the pursuit of our mission, which has taken us places we never imagined.

Topics: Letters From Alistair Begg

The truth of the Gospel, when it is believed, is to find expression in the behavior of those who have come to trust in God. It is, in other words, “truth for life”—not just a head knowledge but a soul-transforming understanding.

Topics: Articles

If you serve in a leadership role—whether in ministry or in the private sector—you’ve likely felt pulled in different directions. It might feel like you’re having to choose between a gentle approach or a bold one or between urgency and patience. In the book Both/And Ministry: Living and Leading Like Jesus, author Gary Millar explains that Jesus calls Christian leaders to reject this either/or approach and embrace the contrasts of Jesus’ teaching. Just as Jesus taught with authority and served with tenderness, confronted sin and welcomed sinners, the book encourages leaders to model themselves after Christ and be both/and people.

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

“The whole New Testament pulsates with this truth: The resurrection is absolutely, fundamentally, and crucially vital.”
—Alistair Begg

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

In any flock of sheep, some are assertive and move forward, some hang toward the back, and others manage somehow or another to drift off on their own, stragglers and wanderers. These kinds of groups are also found in nearly every local church—and it’s the wanderers that we will now consider: those who, if ever they were holding fast to the Gospel, seem to be slowly, imperceptibly loosening their grip.

Topics: Articles

When believers face suffering, how are we to respond, and how are we to love and care for one another in the midst of it? The apostle Peter addressed these concerns as he wrote his first letter, reminding his readers to cultivate Christian character, love their enemies, commit themselves to doing good, and be prepared to explain their hope, all in view of Christ’s own suffering on our behalf. As Alistair Begg explains in the sermon “Suffering for Doing Good,” for the Christian, suffering is inevitable—but how we endure it can, by God’s grace, testify to God’s glory:

Topics: From the Archives

If you’ve ever been with a woodworker at a task, you’ll know the kind of care that is required with a sharp blade. The same is true of a surgeon laying out the instruments of surgery. The Word of God, Hebrews tells us, is like a sharp blade (4:12). It is all too possible to brandish it like a sort of whirling dervish, swinging it around recklessly, striking terror and causing untold damage. Instead, those who wield it are urged to do so cautiously and graciously, purposefully and kindly.

Topics: Articles

“The God who spoke the world into existence by a word; He, stooping from His majesty, … makes a covenant with you.”
—C. H. Spurgeon

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Firemen, bomb disposal experts, miners, surgeons—we generally view these as high-stakes, dangerous, or stressful jobs. But the New Testament adds another occupation to the list: teaching. In the letter bearing his name, James offers this warning:

Topics: Articles