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What Is a ‘Helmet of Salvation’ in Spiritual Armor?

Hope Bolinger

Head, symbolically in the Bible, tends to mean the whole person. Therefore, we must protect the head at all costs, putting on our helmet of salvation. Putting on Jesus. ...

5 Prayers for Veterans Day to Honor and Encourage

Sarah Frazer

Prayer is a way to say thank you and let veterans know we have not forgotten them. As we pray for our veterans, may these prayers help you put into words what's on your heart. ...

How Can I Trust a God Who Is Allowing Coronavirus?

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....

6 Beautiful Psalms to Encourage You in Your Daily Life

Jessica Brodie

Here are six encouraging psalms we can tuck into our hearts to help us stay strong and faithful in everyday life. They all circle back to one crucial, all-encompassing truth: God is the only sure thin...

What Is a Prayer Closet, and What Do We Accomplish There?

Frank Santora

Our “prayer closet” of Matthew 6:6 will be a place where we experience change; it's where we go to remove the soiled rags of this life and be clothed in His righteous image and His spiritual armor. We...

3 Ways We Can Be Confident That God Is Our Refuge

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...

How the Philosophy of Jacques Derrida Is Hurting Christian Dialogue

Bethany Verrett

Deconstructionism does not offer a path to reconstruction or new understanding, leading to people looking at their religion – torn to pieces through hyper-critical analysis – and left with nothing to ...

8 Blessings to Pray over Your Kids

Micah Maddox

The world tells our children so many lies. While we try to prepare and protect our kids from the enemy of their souls, there is no better defense we can offer than to stand in the gap and pray. ...

Finding Contentment in the Midst of Coronavirus Fear

Allie Boman

The coronavirus pandemic that is shaking the world is unprecedented. And no matter who you are, it's scary. What is a Christian to do to spread Christ's love and joy, when we ourselves are crippled wi...

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the Reality of the Gospel

Albert Mohler

The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead separates Christianity from all mere religion--whatever its form. Christianity without the literal, physical resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead i...

8 Verses to Deepen Your Faith When You Feel Afraid

Micah Maddox

While we all wrestle with our own fears, there is one common place we can run to when fear gets ahold of our hearts. God’s Word offers truth, promises, and prayers as remedy to cure the heart of the u...

10 Scriptures to Prepare Your Heart for Thanksgiving

Micah Maddox

The season of thankfulness is upon us! But as believers, we are called to praise God and give thanks all year long. So no matter what time of the year it is, these 10 beautiful verses can help you tur...

What Makes the Athanasian Creed So Important?

Ben Reichert

The Athanasian Creed gives us a picture not just of what the Trinity is and why it matters, but also a picture of what worried the early church at the time it was written....

A Biblical Guide for Praying over Your Marriage

Liz Auld

This is why we must pray for our marriage through changing circumstances, our commitment is to love our spouse in good times and bad just as God loves us. We should pray for our marriage when things a...

What Does Selah Mean in the Bible and Why Is it Important?

Jason Soroski

Selah. This beautiful, thoughtful, yet mysterious word appears in the Bible primarily in the book of Psalms. But what does it mean, and why is it there? ...

Why Should We Know about Agur, Author of the Sayings in Proverbs 30

Lisa Loraine Baker

God used Agur to pen a chapter in the Bible. What an honor to be entrusted with inscribing words as part of the Holy Scriptures. ...

15 Comforting Psalms for Healing to Pray and Encourage Loved Ones

Hope Bolinger

Psalms for healing can be one of the most beautiful spiritual medicines when a family or friend undergoes a sickness, surgery, or ailment. Pray over these Psalms of comfort today....

What Does God Mean When He Says No Good Thing Will He Withhold?

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

Is God talking about money when he says that "no good thing will he withhold" from righteous people?...

How to Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving

Melissa Henderson

Just what does the Psalmist mean when he tells us, "enter his gates with thanksgiving"? ...

10 Bible Verses for Reflection on the Fourth of July

G. Connor Salter

These Bible verses help us remember on the Fourth of July why values like freedom and defending the helpless are so important....