Stephen Altrogge
I mean, prayer changes things, right? After all, that’s what prayer is. We present our requests to God and he responds. God answers prayer. We’ve known this since Sunday school. But it also raises som...
Frank Santora
“… For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away” (James 4:14).It’s a very simple truth – our lives are short. Human existence is but a breath, a mome...
Alyssa Roat
Someone who helps others is often referred to as a “good Samaritan.” But what is a Samaritan?The Samaritans were a people group in the Bible that lived in the area of Israel following the Assyrian con...
Pamela Palmer
Paul alluded to something very significant in this passage – creation is groaning. Believers are groaning inwardly. Creation is in bondage, just as humanity feels the weight of sinfulness, death, and ...
Mike Leake
When we look at war within the Scripture, it is much different than the war we might see today. It’s not a “holy war;” that is not a phrase ever used in the Scriptures. But rather it is a war in which...
There are three general questions about Jesus’ Beatitudes which need to be asked. These concern the people described, the qualities commended and the blessings promised....
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Standing on trial today is divine providence. The case that is before you is designed to simply answer a question, really two questions. What is divine providence, and is it in the Bible?We will build...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Joy is listed among the fruit of the Spirit, but sometimes we feel our joy lag. God’s Word gives us much encouragement to refuel our ever-present joy. And God’s Word gives us the chance (and privilege...
Bethany Verrett
The Hebrew word that was commonly used for this greeting, and is still used today, was shalom, which is often used for hello and goodbye. He was both greeting His friends, and encouraging them that Go...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
It is rare that events that happened 600 years ago can still affect our lives today. But that is exactly what happened in the Protestant Reformation. This was a movement in the 1500’s that focused on ...
Hope Bolinger
In Revelation 4:8, readers stumble across a verse that says, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty.” Popularized in worship songs, this short passage in the last book of the New Tes...
Kristi Walker
God has forgiven all my sins, canceled the charge or debt I owed and nailed it to the cross, why must I still constantly be confessing my sins? Christ died for it on the cross, paying the wage for my ...
Eric Davis
Let’s face it. Church is not always as exciting as we would like. Sometimes it’s boring and disappointing. It’s possible that there are good reasons for that. But it’s possib...
Cathy Baker
Does the Bible say exactly how we're supposed to pray to God?...
Sheila Alewine
We cannot look for emotional experiences as the measure of God being our refuge. He is more than a “feeling.” He is a living God, who is active in our lives, and He wants us to find refuge in somethin...
Joel Ryan
In times of trouble and times of doubt, Christians will often turn to Philippians 4:13 for perspective, hope, and strength, and for good reason. In his letter to the Philippians, the apostle Paul wrot...
Emma Danzey
If we have Jesus, we have life, today, right now, and in this very moment. No more waiting around for heaven. We look forward to our eternal hope, but we live in the present with fullness of His Spiri...