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What Is the Purpose of the Book of Life?

Emma Danzey

Essentially, the book of life is used to share that those who are believers in Christ – sealed for eternity – are permanently written in the book. Their names can never be erased; they are God’s child...

Luke 22 Reminds Us That Jesus Walks through Sorrow Alongside Us

Amanda Idleman

God did not create us to be robots. He made us into complex creatures capable of sadness, fear, anxiety, worry, doubt, and bravery too! What a beautiful contradiction we often are. Thankfully he under...

The Explicit Gospel: A Response

Dr. Stanley J. Ward

Chandler’s (2012) book, The Explicit Gospel, lays an important theological foundation for ministry leaders – a description of the gospel that is explicit for those we lead...

How We Can Live Today to One Day Hear “Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant”?

Brad Simon

This parable isn’t about earning salvation. Salvation is a gift received by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8–9). Instead, it’s about what we do after we’ve been saved. Jesus gave the parable of the ...

12 Powerful Prayers from Paul

Kelly Balarie

Sometimes praying feels like throwing darts - with your eyes closed. You hurl some words heavenward and wonder if you've hit the bulls-eye of progress. You hope something sticks. Lately, I've been th...

4 Sure Ways to Spot a Bitter Root in Your Heart

Erin Davis

Every good gardener knows that you can't chop weeds. Try to go after those buggers with a weed eater, and you'll get nowhere in a hurry. You've got to rip weeds up by the roots. Otherwise...

4 Powerful Calls to Action from Haggai

Cindy Collier

The book of Haggai is a small two-chapter book of lessons. It is the story of how a sovereign God dealt with a people who allowed outside forces to turn their focus from the task that He had given the...

11 Sneaky Ways Worship Can Become Sinful

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

Worship is a privilege only true believers can enjoy. As believers, God invites us into his presence and gives us the ability to come before the throne of grace. One way we enter his presence is throu...

20 Christmas Eve Bible Verses for a Joy-Filled Evening

Crosswalk.com Editorial Staff

Reflect on the glory of the Savior's birth with this collection of Christmas Bible verses perfect for reading on Christmas Eve or morning! These Bible verses highlight the events and importance of Chr...

What Is the Message of Jesus’ Parable of the 10 Virgins?

Bethany Verrett

Parables are short stories that have symbolism, meaning, and a lesson, much like a fable. When the Lord Jesus was conducting ministry during His time on earth, He would teach in parables regularly. Ma...

10 Important Truths Found in 1st and 2nd Kings

Jennifer Slattery

It’s a story of power, corruption, and at times, unimaginable evil—of a rise to greatness and a fall to destruction, of man's depravity and God's longsuffering and grace. 1st Kings begins wi...

10 Novels Guaranteed to Build Your Faith

Ryan Duncan

A good novel has the potential to reveal more about God than a hundred sermons on theology. That’s probably why Jesus spoke so frequently in parables. These brief stories had the ability to take compl...

Is the Concept ‘to Err Is Human, to Forgive Divine’ Biblical?

Melinda Eye Cooper

Nobody’s perfect. We all "err" and need forgiveness. I’ve made some big mistakes in life. We all I’ve wished I could turn back the hands of time and fix things more often than I’d like to admit. ...

10 Christmas Carols That Celebrate the Savior of the World

Keith Getty

On that first Christmas night, the skies above the shepherds’ field were filled with hosts of choiring angels. But even before Jesus lay in the manger, his miraculous story was being told in son...

What Does the Bible Say about Life?

Bethany Verrett

To be given life is the single greatest gift every person and living creature received, or will receive, from Almighty God. Life is years of opportunity to develop a relationship with God, with others...

Is Your Marriage on the Rocks, or Built on the Rock?

Bethany Verrett

Marriage is an exciting part of life, as it takes two journeys and two souls and makes them one under vows to God. It also serves as a living symbol for Christ’s love for His church. Two people take t...

6 Ungrateful People in the Bible and What They Teach Us about Thankfulness

Britt Mooney

Thankfulness opens the door to deep communion with God, inviting us into his presence for his endless grace. When we express gratitude, we shift our focus from ourselves to God and others, acknowledgi...

7 Thoughts on Church Discipline

I am frequently asked about my thoughts on church discipline. I’ve learned that most of the time, when someone asks, they have a personal agenda they are attempting to address, far more than they have...

Beyond Sunday: Is Union with Christ Mysticism?

Paul's teaching on union with Christ has often been labeled as Christian "mysticism." This is an appropriate term if understood in a qualified sense....

How to Tune up Your Christian Walk

Christians often want to go “deeper” in their walk with God. How can we get there? It starts with tuning up our relationship. ...