A reader of our blog kindly wrote us, “Thanks for the resources and articles over the years. God used your website to draw me to faith and help me grow.” And a commenter on Facebook said, “Thank you for all of your encouraging posts throughout the year. You make a difference!”

Words like those really encourage both me and our EPM staff as we share resources that point readers to an eternal perspective. Here are 10 most popular blogs in 2024, in case you missed when they were first posted, or want to re-read them:

Three Lessons from Joni Eareckson Tada on Resilient Joy in Pain

In this touching article, Joni writes, “Resilient joy makes hope come alive, so much so that we can be ‘sorrowful, yet always rejoicing’ (2 Corinthians 6:10).” This sister is pure gold. She lives what she writes. As you read her words, sit at her feet and learn what it means to trust in Jesus and find great joy, even when life is hard and painful.

John Piper on Brokenhearted Boldness: A Christian Alternative to Outrage Culture

This article addresses some of what I’ve been struggling with over the last several years: a new wave of evangelical outspokenness that considers itself courageous and bold, but is often just self-obsessed, proud, entitled, boastful, whiny, and quick to take offense and cast blame (e.g. everyone who doesn’t agree with me is an insensitive fool, a coward, or a liberal).

What I’ve Learned about Grieving with Hope in the Two Years Since Nanci’s Homegoing

There is something in me that does not want to ever “get over” my loss of Nanci. Yet I also recognize that God has been doing a work of grace in my life over the last two years, and bringing me comfort that allows me to go forward without her. Greatly helped by the anticipation of being with her again in the presence of Jesus! 

The Incredible Blessing of My Father’s Difficult Final Months

Ruth Wood, reader of our magazine Eternal Perspectives, shared this wonderful follow-up to my article God’s Heart for the Elderly and Infirm Reminds Us of the Sanctity of Senior Life. What she wrote is remarkable and powerful, demonstrating a miracle of grace that took place in her dad’s life.

Outrage Is Not a Fruit of the Spirit

We are not called to be a herd of online bullies, rushing to judgment and egging each other on to defame our brothers and sisters. (Some of whom may well be more faithful and honorable in God’s sight than we are.) We desperately need the Lord to do a transforming work in all of our hearts and lives. 

A Pastor’s Response, Full of Grace and Truth, to His Daughter’s Unplanned Pregnancy

I love Pastor Heath Lambert, and I also love his love for his family. This had to be a hard sermon for him to give, but what good words to say about his daughter and the father of her child! And he celebrates the baby, his precious grandchild, while calling the sin by name. This response is full of grace and truth, and made my heart sing.

God Will Give Us More Than We Can Handle—But Not More Than He Can

My thanks to Mitch Chase, associate professor of biblical studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, for this response to “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” Whether or not you agree with everything he says, he makes some significant points that I believe can be very helpful.

Why Doesn’t God Make His Existence More Evident?

As Sean McDowell explains in the following article, God has given us evidence for a rational faith and has made Himself known—for those who are willing to see. May God give us eyes of faith to see how He demonstrates His existence every day in hundreds of ways, most of which we take for granted.

Healthy Grief Is Centered on God’s Promises

The Bible says this about grief: “And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope.” Grieving as if we have no hope is the wrong way to grieve. And grieving while embracing Christ’s rock-solid promise of His second coming and our resurrection—and that of all who love Him—is the right way to grieve.

Humbly Admitting We Are Vulnerable to Sexual Temptation Is the First Step to Avoiding a Fall

Our enemy the devil prowls around looking for someone to devour, and the landscape is littered with people he has destroyed. Obviously, he can do more damage to God’s kingdom by taking on Christians (once set on a path of destruction, drug addicts don’t need as much attention from him), more damage still by taking on Christians of influence and notoriety, and the most damage of all by taking down Christians who are doing strategic work that is close to God’s heart.