Lisa Loraine Baker
Maybe they are facing a long season of infertility or waiting on a job or relationship change, or a life-changing event looms on the horizon. Each time of suffering hurts, and when it’s extended, the ...
Kirstyn Mayden
Mary, Jesus' mother, is an almost larger-than life figure. But in reality, she faced many of the same doubts, fears and uncertainties as we do today. Here are five lessons from her story in the Bible,...
Stephanie Englehart
Friends do not let God's good pleasure, in any matter, scare you away or harden your hearts in anger. Rather, let His good pleasure mold your heart to His—let it help you see the greatness of who God ...
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 ...
Candice Lucey
The Bible is clear about who is Sovereign over life and death: God alone has the final say. Although some churches have advocated for euthanasia, calling it the compassionate option, the Christian chu...
Mike McKinley
The Christ’s suffering was necessary, and his glory inevitable, because God wanted it to be so....
Stephanie Englehart
Today’s numbers are showing that the United States has the leading number of cases of coronavirus in the world. Many states like Washington, Louisiana, and California are functioning under a ‘stay at ...
Pamela Palmer
The phrase “attitude of gratitude” has become popular. It trends across social media, workplaces, and various groups and communities. Since the world is ever changing and feels chaotic for many people...
But here’s something I’ve discovered—the hardest truths can produce the most tender hearts. If you grasp this most difficult of doctrines, God will use it to soften your heart today....
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Is God talking about money when he says that "no good thing will he withhold" from righteous people?...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
If you live long enough, you will experience things in life that seem unfair. There may be times when you do everything right to the best of your ability, and yet something goes wrong. This can cause ...
Sheila Alewine
More than a decade has passed since my church family experienced one of the hardest years in the life of our body. In the course of a few months, we lost an eight-year-old to Cystic Fibrosis and a sev...
Ben Reichert
The Bible talks about five different crowns that believers receive in heaven. But should we seek to earn them?...
As shocking as it is to see the wickedness of Jonah’s heart, many of us are just like him. I call it the Jonah Syndrome, and in times past, it has affected me too. Let me explain exactly what I mean....
Sarah Walton
Suffering and worry often go hand in hand. One of the greatest battles I wage on a daily basis is with anxiety over sickness—especially during the cold winter months when it’s nearly impossible to avo...
Kristi Walker
It seems like the whole world is quarantined, housebound, or in isolation right now due to the coronavirus (COVID 19). Does the Bible have any advice for us during this time? Yes, in fact, it does. Th...
Ed Jarrett
We often think of Revelation as a book that just focuses on the end of the world. But Revelation was written to believers near the end of the first century, to encourage and challenge them. We see thi...
Heather Riggleman
“If hope does not disappoint us, why are Christians disappointed all the time?” Before we can answer that question, we need to define what hope is....
Mary Oelerich-Meyer
Does the Bible say anything about spanking or are we asking the wrong question?...
Emma Danzey
We are the “spiritual toddlers” when our impatience gets the best of us. But Jesus is so faithful. He is with us. He sees things that we cannot understand. When He asks us to be patient, it is for rea...