Articles
- By Stuart Briscoe
Q: Stuart, How do I know God loves me? The simple answer is because God says so! The only way that we know anything about God is through what God says and the truth He’s chosen to reveal to us. We can know nothing about ...
- By Jill Briscoe
Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. — Psalm 51:14 When we are truly sorry, and truly forgiven, guilt cannot blanket our souls with depression anymore. Guilt smothers, whispering in our ears, “Don’t try again; ...
- By Jill Briscoe
Stuart’s mother was a grand old lady. She was a wonderful Jesus-lover and glory-to-God-giver. Mother Briscoe was called home to heaven a long time ago, but her legacy lives on, inspiring our whole family—and many others. Often there isn’t a day that goes by where ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
Q: Stuart, how do I live out my faith in a family that isn’t Christian? The apostle Peter writes to encourage believers living in an unbelieving world, just like you and me! He says: Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
You and I live in a post-modern world that questions our absolute trust in God. One of the things you’ll often hear is that you can’t be certain of God unless you know Him perfectly. A post-modernist is likely to ask you: “Do you know ...
- By Jill Briscoe
Before I came to Christ, I couldn’t imagine how life could be any better. But when I put my faith in Jesus, I discovered there were better things that I didn’t know existed. It was as if I’d lived my life on one track of ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
Q: Stuart, I’m far from perfect. How can I be a true Christ-follower? We’re always going to make mistakes because we’re fallen people. But you and I and every other person on this earth can take great comfort in the story of the apostle Peter, ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
Today people live longer, stay healthier, and wear the badge of grandparent for many years! During the past 30 years, I’ve been a grandfather to infants, adolescents, young adults, and the newly married. And I’ve had wonderful opportunities to bestow wisdom into the lives of ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
Some people work hard to delay aging, don’t they? Like many women, my wife Jill buys a face cream that she says helps her skin. It’s called Oil of Olay. I call it Oil of Delay. Because even though everyone you meet is aging, no ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
The suggestive ad utilized by the city of Las Vegas says, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” But what happened in Vegas cannot, must not, and will not stay in Vegas. The sad news has gone global and people around the world are shocked, ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
Many people settle for living a shriveled life with shriveled hopes. But God wants you to live a bigger, better, grander Life than that! That’s why I love the story in John 5 where Jesus turned up at the pool of Bethesda. All around Him ...
- By Jill Briscoe
I was talking with a woman—I’ll call her Sharon—who was struggling with forgiving her husband for wronging her years ago. She told me, “I’ve forgiven him, but the hurt won’t go away!” Then Sharon admitted she was always “playing the tape” of how he’d hurt ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
It’s a struggle for some of us to keep our prayer lives alive and effective. Sometimes we even get to the point of wondering if prayer really works. But when we look at Jacob’s vision in Genesis 28:10-22, we see clearly how powerful prayer really ...
- By Jill Briscoe
In Scripture we see how the Holy Spirit always leads us to Jesus, and how Jesus always leads us to the Father. Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
I’ve noticed there are an awful lot of feelings of inadequacy around today. And the thing about inadequacy is that it’s determined by what kind of expectations you have. If you set your expectations too high, chances are you’ll feel more inadequate. But if they’re ...
- By Jill Briscoe
Years ago, I went into the hospital with stomach pain. After examining me for a few moments, the doctors told me they needed to quickly take out my appendix. Easy enough, I thought. That’s a routine procedure. After my surgery, I had to endure a ...
- By Jill Briscoe
My husband Stuart and I have traveled the world over many times in our four decades of ministry. And one of the most common questions people ask us is, How can I find God’s will for my life? You’ve probably asked that question yourself. What ...
- By Jill Briscoe
Most of us experience a time in life when it feels like we hear nothing but silence from heaven. Yes, we know intellectually that God is ever present with us. But if we were to be very honest, there are times when it simply doesn’t ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
A look at some possible reasons and what we can do about it. According to the Barna Group and the subsequent book, You Lost Me by David Kinnamon, the contemporary church is facing a serious situation related to young Christians leaving the church and—in many ...
- By Jill Briscoe
During World War II in England, we lived in Liverpool which was bombed continually. So my father, on leave from the war, moved the family to the comparative safety of the English Lake District. There were no houses to rent or buy at the time ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
You and I live in a mixed-up world that fundamentally embraces a different worldview from our own. Now, I know that this is a statement of the obvious, but I believe we often struggle as followers of Jesus Christ to figure out how to live ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
Time passes by quickly, doesn’t it? The days, months, and years seem to rush by at a rapid pace. And so, as one year finishes and another begins, how are you going to make the most of the time God is giving you? Solomon, the ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
What does it mean to have Jesus living in you? Well, when the apostle Paul wrote to the Colossian church, “God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians ...
- By Jill Briscoe
The words “judgment seat of Christ” can be a bit intimidating, can’t they? I think that’s because often when we hear the word judgment, we imagine ourselves sitting in court and waiting for an innocent or guilty verdict. But when it comes to the bema ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
I read a prayer recently that I thought was interesting. This is how it goes: “So far today, I’ve done alright. I’ve not gossiped, and I haven’t been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or overindulgent. I’m really glad about that. But in a few minutes, Lord, ...
- By Jill Briscoe
Some years ago I was asked to tour a hospital. “I see this is your birthing wing,” I said to my tour guide. The dear hospital official smiled indulgently at my remark. “No, Mrs. Briscoe, this is the hospice unit.” Only a few minutes before, ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
If you ask most people, they’ll tell you they believe in heaven. They love the idea of a God who takes everyone away to dwell forever with Him and experience the eternal pleasures of heaven. Fewer, however, ascend to the notion of hell. “How could ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
Stuart recently traveled to India to speak at a national conference for pastors and leaders. Here’s a recap of his time there: After a 15-hour flight, I arrived at my destination to find a room full of pastors ready to hear what I had to ...
- By Jill Briscoe
Years ago, I was in Australia teaching on the life of David—David who spent too much time on his rooftop watching Bathsheba bathe instead of fighting the battles of the Lord. His choices ended up in disaster for all concerned and his story has important ...
- By Jill Briscoe
The Old Testament book of Habakkuk gives us an insightful look at a conversation between the prophet and God. Things were going badly for the people of Judah, and the Babylonian kingdom was knocking at the door, ready to come in and take them out. ...
- By Jill Briscoe
I love lists. And the reason I love them so much is because I’m a very organized person. Nothing makes me quite as happy as seeing a list with all of the boxes checked—meaning the list is complete. So I must be honest and tell ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
Do you ever feel like you’ve done your bit for the Kingdom? Maybe you think it’s someone else’s turn to do the hard work—that you’ve done all you can to tell others about Jesus. And now you want to sit back and take a break. ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
You most likely know that the modern Olympic Games had their roots in ancient Greece. The writers of the New Testament were clearly conversant with the Games, and on numerous occasions they drew analogies from the Games in their writings. Take, for example, this passage ...
- By Stuart Briscoe
It was renowned author and management expert Peter Drucker who once said, “An educated person is someone who has learned how to learn and never stops learning.” I have adapted that quote slightly, and I often say to people, “A disciple is someone who has ...