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How Should Christians React to the Gender Agenda?
by Dr. Josh Moody I remember the moment when I was talking to a Yale University undergraduate. I was pastoring a church in New Haven, where Yale is located. We had many Yale students in our congregation. From time to time, they would come to me to talk about what was going on in their…
Read MoreGod Centered Living
by Josh Moody We are made by God. We are not our own. Whether we live abundantly wicked lives, or good old fashioned clean living lives, a life that is not surrendered to God is not life as the Bible defines it. We are the walking dead even if we physically live if our life…
Read MoreDivine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility
9 Ways to Prioritize God’s Word
At God Centered Life, why do we have this priority of centering our lives on God? In the shifting cultural context of our world, solid biblical truth can be found in the Word. You can in turn communicate and proclaim it to others. Ecclesiastes 12:13 tells us, “Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty…
Read MoreWhy Another Conference?
by Josh Moody This fall on Monday, September 26, God Centered Life will be hosting “The Word Conference” at College Church in Wheaton, Chicagoland. Why another conference? As I have thought and prayed about this, it seemed to be important, and the right time, for us to do another conference for a number of different…
Read MoreThe Historical Reliability of the Bible
Much high end research has been done defending the historical reliability of the Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge). These two papers are mere summaries of the work done by many scholars, but they may be helpful for some because a) they are brief, b) they are in simple straightforward language, c) they address a current (as well…
Read MoreDon’t Deconstruct. Rebalance.
by Josh Moody It’s time to emphasize not just engagement with culture but integrity of character, or what the Bible calls “holiness.” If you follow social media, or listen carefully to the conversations developed by “exvangelicals,” you’ll know that there seem to be a large number of people who are actively engaged in or deliberately…
Read MoreRemembering and Rejoicing! Studying Jesus’ Final Words before Easter
Today’s article is a guest post from Lindsay Olford. Lindsay is an experienced content writer and strategist. She serves in creating Christ-centered content across multiple web and media outlets. Lindsay received her Bachelors in Creative Writing from Union University and her Masters in Theological Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. There are many disciplines we…
Read MoreKeep Looking Up!
Guest Post My husband’s grandfather was a godly man, an example to us. He had a saying: “Keep looking up!” I’ve often found this advice to be tremendously helpful, with God repeatedly helping me when I look up to Him in the Word and prayer. There are so many valuable postures for prayer—kneeling, being in…
Read MoreRaising Kids Who Worship
Today’s guest post is by Shelly Wildman. Shelly is the author of First Ask Why: Raising Kids to Love God Through Intentional Discipleship. She and her husband Brian are parents to three adult daughters. Shelly formerly taught writing at Wheaton College and currently runs Walkabout Tours, which takes small groups of women on spiritual retreat and tours…
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