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Christian Life

How the commands of Jesus reshape the ordinary choices of discipleship—prayer, generosity, simplicity, community, and love.

Complete collection

Faith practiced in everyday life.

Explore the full Christian Life collection—sixteen studies on prayer, generosity, simplicity, community, and the daily practice of following Jesus.

Kingdom Living: A Changed Life What it means to become a citizen of the kingdom of heaven. Prayer and Fasting Early Christian teaching on dependence, discipline, and devotion. Almsgiving Jesus’ teaching about the poor and the practices of the early church. Principles of Modesty Simplicity, humility, and refusing to make self the center. Entertainment—Then and Now How early Christians thought about public spectacles and worldly entertainment. Didache: The Lord’s Teaching through the Twelve Apostles to the Nations A first-century summary of the way of life taught to Christian communities. Done Once? Why following Jesus is a continuing life of trust, obedience, and discipleship. Holidays: Christian or Pagan? A careful look at the origins and observance of familiar celebrations. Incense, Images, and Prayers to Saints How early Christian practices developed and how those changes should be assessed. Married to Christ Covenant faithfulness, devotion, and the church’s relationship to Christ. Polycarp’s Epistle to the Philippians Pastoral counsel on righteousness, endurance, leadership, and faithful living. Should Christians Observe the Sabbath? Scripture and early Christian practice on Sabbath observance and the Lord’s Day. Tithes, Offerings, and Helping the Poor Generosity shaped by love, justice, and concern for neighbors in need. True Christianity The visible life that grows from hearing and obeying the teachings of Jesus. What Happens After Death? Early Christian teaching on Hades, resurrection, judgment, and eternity. What You Were Never Told Recovering overlooked convictions that shaped the lives of the earliest Christians.
The earliest Christians did not merely explain a different life. They lived one.