Jessica Brodie
God has a plan that He will fulfill despite our all-too-human orchestrations, manipulations, and petty jealousies. Despite Rachel and Leah’s sisterly squabbles and the addition of two more wives into ...
Heather Riggleman
I understand what it means to “Train up a child in the way that he should go…” Despite being a child myself, God saw it fit to give me three amazing, free-thinking, strong-willed children. ...
Betty Dunn
Rachel in the Bible is a quiet character who occasionally speaks her mind and sometimes acts with questionable integrity....
Lori Stanley Roeleveld
"Outer darkness" is, well, a dark term. Is Jesus talking about damnation when he uses this term, or something else entirely?...
Tim Brister
Even our expressions of thanksgiving can be a form of self-justification, and this is what we discover from this man in our text. Such self-justified thanksgiving is unacceptable to God....
Debbie W. Wilson
Most of us today have a clean and neat image of the first Christmas in our minds. But in reality, both Mary and Joseph experienced a bevy of emotions and challenges that included betrayal, fear, and l...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
During his ministry, Jesus often talks in parables, or stories. Some, like the Good Samaritan, are incredibly popular even in our modern culture. But there are quite a few smaller parables that are of...
Kristi Woods
What does the Bible say about relationships? We all have them—with friends, spouses, parents, children, and more. Some flow easily and bring much joy. Others not so much. What, then, should we...
Emma Danzey
The churches are small and include 10-12 people gathering within homes. Every leader is a volunteer and the tithes are given to the poor and missions. Each leader or pastor of the home is an elder of ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
In the ancient world, Capernaum was the place to live if you wanted a life as a merchant. Capernaum existed as a trading village of about 1500 people on the northwestern Galilean seashore to the south...
Pride is that which is destroying the testimony of many Christians and has made them very ineffective for God....
Without a strong direction toward a place where God is moving, without a secure anchor to keep you grounded, it's easy to drift into a dead zone....
Dikkon Eberhart
The Bible does not provide the name of Cain’s wife. Neither does it provide any other information about her. The single reference to her existence is found in Genesis 4:17....
Alicia Searl
Twenty years ago, on a windy day in the fall, beneath live oak trees, tucked away in a tiny gazebo laced with whimsical flowers and a scent of honeysuckle, two lovebirds lovingly looked into each othe...
Frank Santora
As the saying goes – there are no U-hauls behind hearses. We will all face eternity someday and leave behind all the material possessions we invested our life energy into. The only things that go with...
Britt Mooney
How does the Shema teach us to listen to God? ...
Mike Leake
God’s “slowness” is meant to lead us to repentance. Rather than Him being slack in fulfilling His promise, the very wait itself is part of this promise. When Jesus said that He wasn’t going to lose an...
Barbara Latta
As long as a woman feeling led to contribute to a church meeting respects the authority of the pastorate, she can scripturally teach. Also, a married woman would need to agree with her husband about h...
Meg Bucher
God commands our confident trust in Him. In a world that encourages us to believe in ourselves and to achieve all we deserve, it’s paramount to understand who and Whose we are. Society sets a ...