Temptation

James teaches that genuine faith produces visible good works. Belief alone is insufficient; true doctrine must shape character and conduct. While James does not argue that works make us right with God, he insists that real faith naturally results in obedience, compassion, and righteous living. Works serve as evidence of salvation, revealing whether faith is alive or dead. His letter helps believers examine the authenticity of their faith and offers practical guidance for how Christians should respond to life’s trials, temptations, and daily challenges.

Devotional on the Book of James

Most people assume following Jesus makes life easier. It doesn't. (Not always, anyway.) The road is narrow, the cost is real, and the temptation to take the wide road never fully goes away. The Bible doesn't sugarcoat any of that. Discover what it actually looks like to follow Jesus—the loneliness, the resistance, the moments you wonder if it's worth it—and why the answer is still yes. 

The Narrow Path: The Honest Cost of Following Jesus

When terrible things happen, for example, when people die in an accident, we are shaken. The account of the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira is even more shocking because God Himself was involved. What is this story meant to tell us?

The Story of Ananias and Sapphira: A Shocking Warning and a Sign of God's Faithfulness

This 5-day devotional is a compilation of faith-filled confessions rooted in God’s Word. Together, we will exercise our God-given authority as believers in Christ Jesus by speaking life over ourselves. By the end of the devotional, you will be encouraged to choose your words more carefully and only prophesy over your future according to Truth.


Watch Your Words

God’s love provides blessings—food, relationships, purpose, influence, and all provision. Yet many people pursue these gifts in the wrong way, outside God’s will, leading to destruction instead of fulfillment. This 3-day plan will help you understand how to desire rightly, walk in purity, and enjoy God’s blessings in a way that honors Him and preserves your life.

Lusting After the Benefits of God’s Love

Satan rarely begins with obvious destruction. Often, he works through questions, accusations, appetites, wounds, pride, compromise, and distorted desires. From Eden to the wilderness, Scripture reveals the enemy’s repeated schemes against God’s people. This fourteen-day plan explores devices such as distrust in God’s Word, accusation, isolation, anger, idolatry, greed, and oppressive affliction. The goal is not to magnify Satan, but to sharpen discernment, strengthen faith, and fix our confidence on Christ, who has already triumphed over the enemy

Satan’s Devices: We Should Not Ignore by Patrick Omukhango

Have you ever visited The Cheesecake Factory? For decision-dreaders, the 250-option menu is overwhelming. Where do you even start? This reminds me a little of parenting through technology. So many choices. So much overwhelm. Unlike a dinner decision, these things matter greatly and can impact your family and children significantly. How in the world do you make such decisions? Where is the rubric? Where is the guidebook? I am so grateful for Gospel-centered principles found in His word. While technology changes, God’s word remains applicable and life-giving.  These 7 principles help navigate technology as a family.

7 Gospel-Centered Principles for Navigating Technology as a Family

This devotional is for believers who desire to have their minds cleansed and refocused on Christ. If you struggle with impure thoughts, pornography, or lust, this devotional will help you replace those mental images with Christ-centered ones and develop new habits in your thinking. Let Jesus free you as you cultivate purity one thought at a time. Part 3 of the Purify Your Mind Series by Joe Kirby. 

Purify Your Mind Series (Part 3) by Joe Kirby

There really is a devil, and he seeks to devour men and women by turning them away from the hope of the Gospel. But the surest defense against him is a firm understanding of what Christ has done for us. We were sinners, but he forgave us through His shed blood, He intercedes for us even now, and is preparing a place for us to live with Him forever.

