Meet Him Again Start your day with a Christ-filled tweet! Would you like to reshape how you see Jesus? How you enjoy him? How you live for him? How he ministers to others through you? Believe it or not, one daily tweet that gives you a greater vision of Christ can deepen your entire relationship with him for the rest […]
FULLY ALIVE TO THE GLORY OF CHRIST What makes “Great Awakenings” extraordinary seasons of “Christ Awakenings”? David Bryant Death Valley is an expansive desert in California, known as the lowest, driest, and hottest location in all of North America. It is a barren, desolate place that holds the record for the highest recorded temperature in the Western Hemisphere—a mere 134 […]
Join in This Prayer for the Outpouring of Christ Upon America An Introductory Word from Steve Hall For the past 35 years, I have been earnestly praying like what you are about to read here. It’s a prayer for the Spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ to be poured out upon the Church in America—a prayer for revival—a prayer for a […]
How Does God Answer My Prayers? In THREE WAYS—and Always for Jesus’ Glory Do you know that biblical praying is most of all a “spectator sport“? What do I mean? Well, have you ever kept a prayer journal? Many Jesus followers do. A prayer journal is where you write the prayers you offer each day, entering them in the left-hand column. Then, […]
Let’s Create a “Christward Culture”! It’s the Ultimate Hope of America. It’s the Mission of ChristNow.com. David Bryant This past week, David French, the bold and thoroughly evangelical social/political commentator and TIME magazine columnist, took a fresh look at crises rising inside the Church in America. In his essay titled “Character Is Destiny,” I noted especially the words at the […]
Here’s a free, simple, but exciting tool to help you express your love and devotion to the Lord Jesus during Ten Days of Praise! “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” (Revelation 5) One day soon, one way or another, all Jesus followers will find […]
There’s Distinctive Praying All Across Our Nation: “It’s the Most Hopeful Sign Of Our Times! The evangelical historian Dr. J. Edwin Orr earned three Ph.Ds in the study of Christ Awakenings of the past. After nearly sixty years of research, one of his major conclusions came down to this: Whenever God is ready to do something new with his people, […]
Our Disturbing Paralysis: When And How Christ’s Reign Frees Us! So many Christians today are overwhelmed and overloaded as they try to live for the glory of Christ. The immensity and complexity and urgency of the challenges that come at us from all around us end up paralyzing us emotionally and spiritually. At times it seems as if we’re on […]
What Makes Your Hope In Christ So POTENT Henri Nouwen, priest, professor, author, and minister to the disabled, teaches in his book With Open Hands that there are three requirements of those who hope in Christ We must constantly assume that with Jesus, there is always something new about to happen. We must remain ever vigilant to Jesus as he continues to take us where we’ve […]
Would You Like to Revolutionize Your Life in Christ? Move beyond ATOMIC habits. Develop seven new ASCENSION habits! The first thing I do every morning, as soon as I throw off the covers and my feet hit the floor, is open the curtains of the two windows in my bedroom to check out the weather. This happens every single day […]
How APOCALYPTIC HOPE conquers all of life’s catastrophes What is “apocalyptic hope”? Hint: The word “apocalypse” means “a dramatic revelation.” This kind of hope can be yours right now! And, boy, don’t all of us need it? Have you heard the “fire bell in the night?” National surveys in April uncovered millions of Americans who have concluded our nation is currently […]
How BIG Is Your HOPE? As Big as Jesus Ruling on His Throne? After the year we’ve all been through, we’re all in a desperate need to be replenished. Frankly, many of us are “sunk in a funk!” We’ve become downright skeptical—even cynical—not only about politics but about life in general. We feel lost, wandering—with few meaningful expectations for ourselves, […]
Knees on a Neck or Knees at the Throne? How Jesus Heals Racism Prior to the “guilty” verdict coming out of a Minneapolis court this week, America found itself, once again, sitting on a racial tinderbox, ready to explode! What was responsible for bringing our nation to this inflection point this week? Ultimately, it comes down to a KNEE. In […]
How Suffering Increases Our Capacity for More of Christ Recently an earnest Jesus follower wrote me to ask: Why do I continue to pray every day for nearly seven years that God would cure my daughter’s MS disease, but she still has it, and it’s getting worse. Every day I pray for healing, yet the suffering persists. Should I stop […]
What if Jesus Had NOT Risen From the Grave? An Easter Counterfactual Nightmare On December 12, 1931, on a New York City street, Winston Churchill was struck by a car going 30 miles per hour. Said the future Prime Minister: “I do not know why I was not broken like an eggshell or squashed like a gooseberry.” What if he […]
A recent national political event featured a statue of one of the conference’s most popular politicians. It was life-size and painted gold. Pictures of this unusual effigy appeared in newspapers across the country. Conferees’ reactions that weekend varied, however. Some thought it was merely a stimulating conversation piece. Others approved of how perfectly it honored their hero. But others felt […]
“In God We Trust” Which God? Trust how? For what? Right after the historic January 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill, the striking picture you see above appeared nationally in news reports. It tells us something important. Some (maybe many) in the crowd that day felt that their heavy-handed siege to stop the peaceful transfer of power was a demonstration of […]
Celebrate with us and tens of thousands of listeners! The CHRIST TODAY Podcast Today, February 19, we broadcast our 200th episode! Be sure to visit our podcast page, where you’ll find all 200 episodes (and growing) under three major themes: YOU and the Supremacy of Christ (1-73) YOU and the Coming Christ Awakening (74-140) LIFE ISSUES and the Reign of Jesus (141 […]
The City Sinner and the Savior An Intriguing Valentine’s Day Story for the Ages David Beidel Imagine being mentioned in the best-selling book in history, but the only title you are given is “a woman of the city who was a sinner”! The backstory is this: In Luke 7, we find Jesus touring several small towns in Israel. He has […]
2021, Los Angeles Times Larry King’s Final Interview—With YOU! He’s Got Just One Question. How Will You Answer Him? NBC News first reported the story on Saturday: Larry King, the radio and television personality, whose breezy and at times conversational interviews with celebrities and world leaders made him a broadcasting icon for nearly half a century, has died at age […]
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