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Nelson MusipaFormation

The Necessity of Gratitude

An attitude of entitlement kills gratitude and leads to complaining and strife and stunts our growth as Christian believers.

Michael AllenFormation

Gratitude and the Good Life

The devil cannot express gratitude, and the devil is shown to dwell in the darkness.

Ted EslerFormation

The Gratitude of a Romani Pastor

The grateful prayers of a Romani pastor are a memorable instruction for us all.

Ben GraberFormation

Holy Joy

The right response to hearing the story of God's faithfulness to his people, even amidst our own failures, is holy joy.

Rachel Roth AldhizerBook ReviewsFormationJournalFall 2025

The Presence of Christ in Our Dependence

Dependence has a language. Need has a way of speaking to us and calling for help, even when it cannot do so with words.

Pieter ValkFamilyFormation

Discernment, Angst, and Vocational Celibacy

Asking God for aid in discerning whether one is called to marriage or celibacy might help calm anxiety and give direction to an anxious generation.

Alastair HerdTechnologyFormation

The Dignity of Ordinary Work: What Cain and Abel Reveal About Modern Alienation

There is dignity to be found in ordinary work--even work that many of our peers deride as meaningless or worse.

Marc SimsFamilyTechnologyFormation

Sex, Virtue, Technology

Within a covenantal relationship of care and mutual giving, sex is a powerful means of growing in virtue. Removed from that context, it is destructive.

Ryan P. TinettiFormation

The Need to Knead

A beautiful and tasty loaf of bread, like all creative handiwork, is an affirmation of the inherent wonder and goodness of being alive.

Myles WerntzTheologyFormation

The Poor as the Revelation of God

To enter into the eternal love of God is to enter into a love of the poor.

John AhernCultureFormation

The Plight of the Christian Scholar

One of the defining problems facing the church today is that we lack the infrastructure and funding to support elite Christian scholarship.

Hayden NesbitTechnologyFormation

How to Resist the Acceleration, Aggression, and Illusion of the Internet

Our online lives bear a disturbing resemblance to the safe 'casket' C. S. Lewis warned us about, where our hearts would become loveless and invulnerable.