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We know we should never be ashamed of Jesus. But when that coworker asks, or that relative puts us on the spot, we can be slow to own the name Christian.

Non-believers often tell Christians to mind their own business. They may be more right than we might think.

The cross defangs the fatal bite of sin — but it can still have devastating consequences. Don't consider yourself to be a martyr when you suffer because of your sin.

We read stories about Christians being horrifically persecuted for their love of Christ. We marvel at their endurance and secretly wonder: if I were in their place, would I endure?

For the joy set before him, Jesus endured suffering. For the joy set before us, we must also.

Jesus was persecuted. Many in the early church were persecuted. Many Christians today are persecuted. You also will be persecuted.

God invites us to cast our cares upon him because he cares for us. How can we do that honestly and yet not complain in a way that dishonors him?

Those who know the horrors of war are thankful for peace. Those who understand justice get excited about grace. Christian, grace and peace are yours.

God gives gifts to his people to bless others. If you want to glorify God: steward your gifts, speak God’s words, and serve with God’s strength.

When we speak, we speak in God’s power and with God’s words. When we serve, we serve in his power and point to his glory.

Sin is a sticky, entangling web that traps and blinds those who live in it. But where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

Spiritual gifts do not lift us above others, they empower us to lower ourselves in the service of others.

Birthday gifts have your name on them because they are meant for you. God’s new-birth gift has your name on it but is meant for others.

The God who spoke light into the world speaks light into our souls, opening our blind eyes and dawning new affections for him.

Few can endure being around grumblers. Heaven forbid that Christians, inheritors of the world, would be called complainers.