How to Apply the Bible to Change Your Life Today

The Fall in the garden seriously marred the image of God in man and made man an object of God’s just wrath (Eph. 2:2, 3). But from eternity past God has had a mission. He is on a mission to redeem and restore fallen people to the likeness of His Son to the praise of…

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Proclaiming Freedom to the Captives

Let me tell you how a new evangelistic ministry is reaching the lost in our community! First a Bit of History A middle-aged friend of mine, Wynn Freeman, who came to Christ as a young man in the back seat of a squad car after he was arrested for drug possession, had made me think…

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Revitalizing Personal Worship

Through Quieting the Noisy Soul Jim Berg Shawna can’t seem to “click off” at nights, and her mind races nonstop replaying the events of the day. Fran was released from another job because of low productivity. She obsesses about cleanliness and orderliness to such a degree that she can never finish a job. Bob just…

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Character or Christlikeness

by Jim Berg This article first appeared in FrontLine May/June 2003. We are seeing a renewed interest in character development today— even in the public sector. Some secular educators and even some public officials have taken up the cause of character education for the nation’s youth. Former U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett penned a…

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Beauty for Ashes (Part 2)

Originally published in the Jan/Feb 2012 edition of FrontLine. Part 2 of 2. by Jim Berg From Part 1: Nothing weighs heavier on the heart of a pastor or Christian counselor than the news that a child has been sexually molested. The thought that one of “these little ones” should be offended by an adult…

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Beauty for Ashes (Part 1)

Originally published in the Jan/Feb 2012 edition of FrontLine. Part 1 of 2. by Jim Berg Nothing weighs heavier on the heart of a pastor or Christian counselor than the news that a child has been sexually molested. The thought that one of “these little ones” should be offended by an adult prompts a mixture…

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