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How's Your Love Life?

Part of godliness is loving—as He loved—sacrificially, selflessly. Loving others not just with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. ...

4 Beautiful Lessons from the Life of Elisabeth Elliot

Ruth Clemence

Who was Elisabeth Elliot? Throughout her life she was a missionary, wife, and mother, but above all she was a courageous follower of Christ. By looking back at her life, we can draw encouragement in o...

What Is the Holy Grail? Is it in the Bible and Does it Really Exist?

Hope Bolinger

The holy grail, a supposed “Christian” relic, has dotted the lines of medieval literature. This cup, or cauldron, or stone (depending on which version of the legend). Supposedly, the holy grail was a ...

How Did Elisha’s Bones Resurrect a Dead Man?

Bethany Verrett

This complicated moment speaks to the lasting impact of the presence and power of God, a foretelling of the resurrecting power of the Lord, and it was a unique reminder to the nation of Israel to reme...

When and How Was the Bible Split into Chapters and Verses?

Bethany Verrett

While there are pros and cons to this structure, its creation makes memorization more accessible and allows for a more universal experience for believers all over the road to study God’s Word....

Is Coronavirus One of the Plagues in the Book of Revelation?

Ed Jarrett

Many people automatically look to connect any large-scale disaster to Revelation and see in it a sign of the end. But should we? This article will look at this virus and its relationship to Revelation...

What Freedom from Sin Really Looks Like

Debbie W. Wilson

We have been conditioned to submit to sin. Before we came to Christ, sin controlled our thoughts, emotions, and actions. And while Romans 6 says believers “have been set free from sin,” many of us bel...

What Is the Double-Grace We Receive in Christ?

Heather Riggleman

God gives us grace upon grace because we’re all flawed, imperfect human beings in need of saving. Jesus loved us so immeasurably that He sacrificed Himself with all of His infinite perfection. ...

Are You Waiting for God at the Pool of Bethesda?

Betty Dunn

There was a crowd of people at the Pool of Bethesda, but this lame man was the only person healed by Jesus that day, according to the Gospel of John. ...

What Do We Know about the Apostle Paul's Life and Ministry?

Blair Parke

As we witness the man known as Saul be spiritually transformed into Paul, we will see him come to realize more than anyone the miraculous blessings that happen to a person when they surrender their li...

What Ways Does the Bible Advise to Deal with Grief?

Tammy Kennington

We know we all grieve in different ways, but some are healthy and some aren't. Does the Bible help us understand how to deal with grief in a God-honoring way?...

Why Should Christians Know What the Chi Rho Means?

Trey Soto

How has the Chi Rho lasted for centuries as a Christian symbol?...

3 Powerful Life Lessons from the Baptism of Jesus

Dr. Michael A. Milton

The baptism, or anointing, of our Lord Jesus spans Eternity Past and Eternity Future. The ceremonial act fulfills the signs and symbols anticipated in the Old Testament priesthood and looks toward His...

What Should Christians Know about Judgment Day?

Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith

Most major religions agree there is a judgment day. The Bible affirms that not only will there be a judgment day, where our final destination is determined, but what happens on that day will be very d...

Do Christians Need Both Testaments of the Bible?

Lisa Loraine Baker

The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed, and the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed. You can’t have one without the other to come to as full an understanding of Scripture (and Him) a...

When Was the Bible Written? And Other Questions about the Word of God

Dr. Michael A. Milton

There is literally nothing like it in the world. It has shaped every facet of the human experience: literature, the arts, law, education, science, politics, and human relations. It is ancient and ever...

What Happens After Death? Understanding Where Your Soul Goes

Dr. Michael A. Milton

 “What happens to my soul when I die?” The question is not an esoteric inquiry into the unknowable. God has revealed to us in his word what happens to the human soul at the moment...

How Much Do We Know about Matthew the Disciple?

Mike Leake

What do the religious leaders say to someone like Matthew? They tell him to repent. Change your life. Quit your job. Stop being such a lying, thieving, cheat. And then maybe God will have something to...

Who Was Polycarp?

Lancelot Tucker

Polycarp was one of the first second-generation Christians to be martyred, and a foundational figure in the early church. Here is what we know about his life and how it ended....

Created for Community

Community is something we all want. How did we get this way? How did this craving, this longing, get hardwired into us? The Bible answers that question by explaining that we are created in the image o...