Meg Bucher
Who was Mary Magdalene? Not every Gospel account of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection focus on the same events and details, but all four attest that Mary witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion and burial. He...
Greg Grandchamp
Nothing – and I do mean nothing – will keep God from pursuing you. You are His beloved child and His love for you is everlasting....
Greg Grandchamp
What the Bible does not do is condemn wealth. What the Bible condemns is the love of money, in other words, putting money first and foremost in our lives and making our faith secondary. And Jesus cert...
Greg Grandchamp
Perhaps our personal comfort and convenience simply blinds us to the truth and are poor excuses. We are called to sacrifice for others, to be Jesus’ hands and feet....
Sheila Alewine
"I'm spiritual but not religious." "I love God, but I don't really trust the Bible." "All that Jesus stuff happened so long ago, you know?" Can a person say these things and still be a Christian? What...
Britt Mooney
Christian fasting is primarily about humbling oneself and seeking a deeper relationship with God. It often accompanies prayer, allowing believers to focus more intently on their spiritual life and tun...
Britt Mooney
Looking further into the term "Gehenna" and how the New Testament uses it, we can see the real message Scripture communicates about hell, free from cultural distractions....
Karen Whiting
The account of Jesus feeding thousands of people with bread and fish shows extravagant love. The miracle went beyond mere food. It showed us the compassion of Jesus and his ability to provide much mor...
Annette Griffin
These two words evolved so much overtime that their meanings now appear diametrically opposite. But back in the day, the difference between religion and spirituality was rarely considered....
Meghan Trapp
Hamartiology may roll off the tongue, but it's a very important subject: the study of sin, and what we do now that sin has separated us from God....
Heather Adams
God’s Word gives us examples of those who not only disregarded His Ways, but openly tried to turn others against Him. Some were willing to repent and become aligned again with the Lord, but others stu...
Hope Bolinger
Past the Babylonian stories from Daniel 1-6, readers run into an interesting six chapters at the tail end of Daniel. These prophecies appear to affect Israel in the near future, but also, they seem ...
Meredith N Mills
When our faith is slipping, God offers to be our firm foundation (Isaiah 33:6). He stands ready with open arms to receive us in our brokenness, eager to welcome us home (Luke 15:20). He’ll never rejec...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
As we look at church today, is there a place for signs and wonders? Should we still be looking for them? ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
From the darkness over the waters in Genesis 1 to the darkness overcome at the end of Revelation, the Bible is filled with discussions about darkness. But what does the Bible say about darkness, as a ...
Mary Oelerich-Meyer
Let’s take a deeper dive into what is said about the children born to Mary and Joseph, learn how they fit into Jesus’ ministry story, and what certain faiths say about Jesus’ family....
Jessica Brodie
Clearly, divorce is not God’s preference or something he likes, but rather something he permitted as a way to provide for his people who were suffering....
Mike Leake
We need to consider how God forgives. He has a posture of forgiveness towards everyone. He will forgive in practice any person no matter what they’ve done. And that forgiveness comes when we unite to ...
Anne Peterson
We have this wonderful love letter full of promises from God. We can saturate ourselves with Biblical truths and realize we have victory, even when battling a global pandemic....