Lisa Loraine Baker
Simon of Cyrene is mentioned by name in only three passages of Scripture: Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21, and Luke 23:26). ...
Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith
Multiple times, the Bible talks about Jesus being the lamb of God, the perfect Passover lamb. What does this mean and how does it affect our understanding of his sacrifice? ...
Joel Ryan
Here is a look at 20 beloved Christmas hymns that can help prepare the hearts of faithful and hopeful believers to celebrate Christ's birth and to look for the joyous return and second coming of God’s...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Deuteronomy 32:35 says “Vengeance is mine, and recompense, for the time when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and their doom comes swiftly." Wait a minute, that doesn’t...
Mary Oelerich-Meyer
What is the doctrine of transubstantiation and why has it divided Catholics and Protestants for centuries?...
Whitney Hopler
Learning why the Lamb of God is so significant can inspire us with awe and deepen our trust in Jesus. ...
Meghan Trapp
It’s not easy to imagine Jesus as the “Lamb of God.” But the name gives an important clue to what Jesus would do....
Meg Bucher
Jesus, to defeat death, laid down His life, willingly, not for “good” people, but for all who could never measure up to the bar of “righteousness” that would grant us access to God the Father. Jesus i...
Matthew Harmon
As a Roman colony, Philippi was intended to be a miniature version of Rome. However, the Roman character of the city did not erase the previously existing Greek Hellenistic culture....
Brad Simon
Old Testament believers did not miss heaven. They looked ahead to the promises of God, trusted in His Word, and were saved by faith, just as we are. Salvation has always come through Jesus Christ. For...
Britt Mooney
A bruised reed would normally be dismissed or thrown away; a smoldering wick, not enough to catch anything else on fire, almost dead itself, it would be snuffed out. But Jesus did the opposite. ...
How important is the Holy Spirit in your understanding of the gospel?...
The shortest verse in the English Bible is John 11:35: “Jesus wept.” But for all its grammatical simplicity, it’s packed with unfathomable complexity....
Lisa Loraine Baker
No doubt Jesus exposed His power and authority in the Bible. A look at why He said He came will give us fuller realization and wonder when we regard the Bible passages which record His acts of power a...
Association of Biblical Counselors
Many of us crave the image in our head of family coming close, friends getting together, and joy and peace marking each moment; yet the reality often looks very different. Why the difference?...
Sarah Coleman
The Cross means many things to many people. Some have it displayed on their mantel, others wear it around their neck. What is the Cross?...
Paul E. Miller
There’s a running joke in Christian circles that the answer to every Sunday school question is “Jesus.” In a similar way, “pride” has become the reflexive Evangelical Christian answer to why we sin. ...
If you’re struggling in life, pastel colors and chocolate bunnies won’t make you feel better. Deep down, it all feels a little trivial. What we need is Resurrection Day....
Anna Oelerich
The eight days of Holy Week mark the culmination of everything Jesus came to earth to accomplish. Let's follow the timeline of his last days in Jerusalem, leading up to the cross and beyond that to th...
Part of what it means to be a Christian is to believe the unbelievable: that the historical human person, Jesus, who was born in a stable in a backwater village outside of Jerusalem some two thousand ...