{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1", "title": "Jesus Saves Cities — Read & Learn", "home_page_url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/", "feed_url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/feed.json", "items": [ { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/can-i-follow-jesus-if-i-am-scared-and-still-have-doubts/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/can-i-follow-jesus-if-i-am-scared-and-still-have-doubts/", "title": "Following Jesus while scared and doubtful", "summary": "Fear and doubt do not need a fake answer. Start with Jesus and examine the evidence. Then take the next honest step.", "date_published": "2026-07-15T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-15T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-to-do-when-you-dont-feel-close-to-god/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-to-do-when-you-dont-feel-close-to-god/", "title": "When you don’t feel close to God", "summary": "A practical response when prayer feels empty and faith feels exhausting.", "date_published": "2026-07-14T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-14T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-happens-when-you-get-baptized/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-happens-when-you-get-baptized/", "title": "What happens when you get baptized?", "summary": "The water part is simple. Here is what to expect before, during, and afterward.", "date_published": "2026-07-14T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/conversion-stories-in-acts/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/conversion-stories-in-acts/", "title": "Conversion stories in Acts", "summary": "Acts records people hearing the news about Jesus, believing, repenting, being baptized, receiving the Holy Spirit, and joining the life of disciples. Different accounts report different details, but none tells a seeker to repeat a sinner’s prayer as the way to become a Christian.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/why-do-i-keep-struggling-with-the-same-sin/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/why-do-i-keep-struggling-with-the-same-sin/", "title": "Struggling with the same sin", "summary": "Repeated struggle does not make surrender inevitable. Repent honestly, identify the conditions that feed the sin, remove access where possible, tell a trustworthy follower of Jesus, repair harm, and keep practicing the opposite way of Jesus.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-to-do-when-people-mock-your-faith/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-to-do-when-people-mock-your-faith/", "title": "When people mock your faith", "summary": "When people mock your faith, do not retaliate or answer cruelty with cruelty. Listen for any honest criticism, respond gently when a conversation is possible, set boundaries when harassment continues, and keep living a life that makes your hope visible.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-talk-to-an-atheist-about-jesus/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-talk-to-an-atheist-about-jesus/", "title": "Talking to an atheist about Jesus", "summary": "Talk to an atheist about Jesus as a person, not a project. Ask what they actually believe, listen for their reasons, explain why Jesus and His resurrection persuade you, and leave room for disagreement without withdrawing friendship.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-share-your-testimony/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-share-your-testimony/", "title": "How to share your testimony", "summary": "Share your testimony by explaining what you believed before, how you encountered the truth about Jesus, and how following Him is changing your life. Keep Jesus central, admit unfinished struggles, and never turn your personal experience into a replacement for Peter’s answer in Acts 2.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/why-does-god-allow-suffering/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/why-does-god-allow-suffering/", "title": "Why God allows suffering", "summary": "The Bible does not give one short explanation for every instance of suffering. It shows a damaged world, harmful human choices, injustice, weakness, and death; it also shows Jesus entering pain, weeping, suffering unjustly, rising from the dead, and promising that evil will not have the final word.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/can-the-bible-be-trusted/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/can-the-bible-be-trusted/", "title": "Can the Bible be trusted?", "summary": "The Bible can be investigated through manuscripts, archaeology, historical context, literary study, and comparison of textual variants. Trust should be informed rather than blind: read each book according to its genre, examine difficult passages, and begin with the Gospel accounts of Jesus.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/was-the-resurrection-of-jesus-a-historical-event/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/was-the-resurrection-of-jesus-a-historical-event/", "title": "Was the resurrection historical?", "summary": "The resurrection is presented by the earliest Christians as an event in history, not a private symbol. Historical study can examine the early testimony, the crucifixion, the claimed appearances, and the rise of the movement; whether God raised Jesus is the conclusion a reader must weigh.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/did-jesus-really-exist/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/did-jesus-really-exist/", "title": "Did Jesus really exist?", "summary": "The historical existence of Jesus is supported by early Christian writings and later non-Christian references. Paul’s letters and the Gospel traditions are the earliest substantial sources; Josephus, Tacitus, and Pliny also refer to Jesus, Christ, or the early movement associated with Him.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/sermon-on-the-mount-explained/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/sermon-on-the-mount-explained/", "title": "Sermon on the Mount explained", "summary": "The Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7 describes life under God’s reign. Jesus teaches humility, mercy, reconciliation, faithfulness, enemy-love, sincere prayer, trust instead of anxious material pursuit, careful judgment, and obedience to His words.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-did-jesus-mean-by-follow-me/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-did-jesus-mean-by-follow-me/", "title": "What Jesus meant by ‘Follow me’", "summary": "When Jesus said “Follow me,” He called people to become His disciples. They were to learn from Him, obey His commands, share His mission, love as He loved, and accept the cost of putting loyalty to Him above comfort and status.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-is-the-kingdom-of-god/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-is-the-kingdom-of-god/", "title": "The kingdom of God", "summary": "The kingdom of God is God’s active reign. Jesus announced that it had drawn near, called people to repent and believe the good news, demonstrated its power through healing and deliverance, and taught disciples to live now in light of its future fullness.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/can-you-follow-jesus-without-a-denomination/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/can-you-follow-jesus-without-a-denomination/", "title": "Following Jesus without a denomination", "summary": "Yes. Jesus calls people to follow Him, and the New Testament does not require membership in a denomination. Christians still need shared life with other believers: teaching, meals, prayer, care, correction, and mission as seen in Acts 2:42-47.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-tell-your-family-you-are-following-jesus/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-tell-your-family-you-are-following-jesus/", "title": "Telling family you follow Jesus", "summary": "Tell your family simply why you trust Jesus and what following Him is changing in you. Speak without insulting their beliefs, listen to their fears, and let patience, apology, service, and love make your words believable.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-follow-jesus-when-you-feel-alone/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-follow-jesus-when-you-feel-alone/", "title": "Following Jesus when you feel alone", "summary": "When you feel alone, keep doing the next thing Jesus taught and tell Him the truth about your loneliness. Seek one trustworthy follower of Jesus, share a meal, ask for prayer, and become the kind of steady friend you hope to find.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-should-i-do-after-baptism/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-should-i-do-after-baptism/", "title": "What to do after baptism", "summary": "After baptism, begin living as a disciple with other followers of Jesus. Acts 2:41-47 shows newly baptized believers learning the apostles’ teaching, sharing meals and prayer, meeting in homes, caring for needs, and praising God together.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-should-a-new-christian-do-first/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-should-a-new-christian-do-first/", "title": "What a new Christian should do first", "summary": "A new Christian should begin learning and practicing the way of Jesus with other believers. Read Matthew, continue with John, devote yourself to the apostles’ teaching, shared meals, prayer, generosity, and daily fellowship as the baptized believers did in Acts 2:41-47.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/why-should-i-follow-jesus/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/why-should-i-follow-jesus/", "title": "Why follow Jesus?", "summary": "Jesus asks for more than admiration. Here is why His life, cross, and resurrection are worth following.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-makes-jesus-different-from-other-religious-teachers/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-makes-jesus-different-from-other-religious-teachers/", "title": "What makes Jesus different?", "summary": "A fair comparison of Jesus with Buddha, Muhammad, Moses, and other influential teachers.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-do-christians-and-muslims-believe-about-jesus/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-do-christians-and-muslims-believe-about-jesus/", "title": "Christians, Muslims, and Jesus", "summary": "Shared names can hide major differences. Here is a careful comparison of the Gospel and Quran.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/jesus-and-buddha-similarities-and-differences/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/jesus-and-buddha-similarities-and-differences/", "title": "Jesus and the Buddha", "summary": "A respectful comparison using the Gospels and an early Buddhist discourse.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-talk-about-jesus-with-someone-from-another-religion/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-talk-about-jesus-with-someone-from-another-religion/", "title": "Talk about Jesus across religions", "summary": "Share Jesus with curiosity, courage, and respect for the other person's freedom.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-do-you-receive-the-holy-spirit/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-do-you-receive-the-holy-spirit/", "title": "How do you receive the Holy Spirit?", "summary": "Peter gave a direct promise in Acts 2:38. Start there, without adding a formula.", "date_published": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/why-did-jesus-have-to-die/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/why-did-jesus-have-to-die/", "title": "Why Jesus died", "summary": "The cross, forgiveness, God's love, and the resurrection in plain words.", "date_published": "2026-07-12T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-does-take-up-your-cross-daily-mean/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-does-take-up-your-cross-daily-mean/", "title": "Take up your cross daily", "summary": "Jesus was honest: following Him is costly, daily, and worth it.", "date_published": "2026-07-12T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-does-love-your-enemies-mean/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-does-love-your-enemies-mean/", "title": "Love your enemies", "summary": "How to obey one of Jesus' hardest commands without ignoring truth or safety.", "date_published": "2026-07-12T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-does-it-mean-to-repent/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-does-it-mean-to-repent/", "title": "What does it mean to repent?", "summary": "Repentance is a change of direction. Here is what that means when Monday comes.", "date_published": "2026-07-12T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-share-the-gospel-with-a-friend/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-share-the-gospel-with-a-friend/", "title": "Share the gospel naturally", "summary": "Talk about Jesus with honesty, gentleness, and no pressure tactics.", "date_published": "2026-07-12T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-follow-jesus-every-day/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-follow-jesus-every-day/", "title": "Follow Jesus every day", "summary": "What daily discipleship looks like after the first decision.", "date_published": "2026-07-12T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/where-did-the-sinners-prayer-come-from/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/where-did-the-sinners-prayer-come-from/", "title": "Where did the sinner’s prayer come from?", "summary": "Jesus never gave one. Peter never used one. Here is how a modern shortcut replaced the biblical response.", "date_published": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-do-i-know-if-i-am-saved/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-do-i-know-if-i-am-saved/", "title": "How do I know if I’m saved?", "summary": "You do not have to build your assurance on a mood or a memory. Start with what Scripture actually says.", "date_published": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/does-god-love-everyone/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/does-god-love-everyone/", "title": "Does God love everyone?", "summary": "Some Christians say God only loves the elect. Let’s open the passages and answer carefully.", "date_published": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/can-love-exist-without-free-will/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/can-love-exist-without-free-will/", "title": "Can love exist without free will?", "summary": "If love cannot be refused, is it love? Calvin’s concern was real. His system creates a larger problem.", "date_published": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/can-anyone-baptize-you/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/can-anyone-baptize-you/", "title": "Can anyone baptize you?", "summary": "You do not need paid clergy, ordination, or a church building. You need faith, safe water, and another follower of Jesus.", "date_published": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-is-the-gospel/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-is-the-gospel/", "title": "What is the gospel?", "summary": "The word means 'good news.' Here's the news, without the church jargon.", "date_published": "2026-07-10T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-does-born-again-mean/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-does-born-again-mean/", "title": "What does 'born again' mean?", "summary": "It's a phrase Jesus coined — not a church label. Here's what He meant.", "date_published": "2026-07-10T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-pray-for-the-first-time/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-pray-for-the-first-time/", "title": "How to pray for the first time", "summary": "It's just talking to God, honestly. No special words. Here's how to start.", "date_published": "2026-07-10T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/did-jesus-rise-from-the-dead/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/did-jesus-rise-from-the-dead/", "title": "Did Jesus rise from the dead?", "summary": "Everything hangs on this one claim. Here's the case, examined honestly.", "date_published": "2026-07-10T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-did-jesus-say-about-money/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/what-did-jesus-say-about-money/", "title": "What Jesus said about money", "summary": "He talked about it constantly — but almost never the way church does.", "date_published": "2026-07-09T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-start-a-house-church/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-start-a-house-church/", "title": "How to start a house church", "summary": "Two people and a table is enough. Here's how to actually begin.", "date_published": "2026-07-09T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-read-the-bible-for-the-first-time/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/how-to-read-the-bible-for-the-first-time/", "title": "Reading the Bible for the first time", "summary": "Don't start at page one. Here's where to actually begin, and how to not get lost.", "date_published": "2026-07-09T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/do-you-have-to-be-baptized-to-be-saved/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/do-you-have-to-be-baptized-to-be-saved/", "title": "Do you have to be baptized?", "summary": "People argue about this endlessly. Here's what the text actually says.", "date_published": "2026-07-09T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/church-hurt-what-to-do/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/church-hurt-what-to-do/", "title": "When church has hurt you", "summary": "You're not crazy, and you're not off the hook from Jesus. A gentle way forward.", "date_published": "2026-07-09T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" }, { "id": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/can-you-be-a-christian-without-going-to-church/", "url": "https://jesussavescities.com/read/can-you-be-a-christian-without-going-to-church/", "title": "Christian without going to church?", "summary": "Yes — but there's an honest 'and' the Bible attaches to it. Here it is.", "date_published": "2026-07-09T00:00:00Z", "date_modified": "2026-07-13T00:00:00Z" } ] }