Lisa Loraine Baker
When Christians get excited about Jesus’ return, we exclaim, “Maranatha!” Likewise, when we grieve the world’s wickedness, our battle cry is “Maranatha!” In the first sense, this word is a joyful...
Jessica Brodie
Is this a “good” and festive day, like a holiday or a Sabbath celebration? Is this a day of foreboding and dread, when something bad is going to happen?...
Mary Oelerich-Meyer
God knows that life in this sin-sick world will challenge us, and we will need help “when you pass through the waters.” But what does it mean that He made this promise to Israel thousands of years ago...
Mike Leake
Hell is a place of separation from the goodness of God, and all the good which He has created. How could we say that God could create such an awful place? We begin to answer this question when we cons...
Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith
Much of what we know about the characteristics of a leviathan spirit come from theologians and biblical scholars. More than likely this type of spirit is linked to a principality. ...
Melissa Henderson
Herod Agrippa's family play an important part in several New Testament events, and his own story shows some shocking miracles and lessons about why we must give God the praise he deserves....
Lisa Loraine Baker
Christians, share these comforting and strengthening passages with families suffering through miscarriage. We can also comfort unbelievers with the same passages, assuring our beloved ones of the hope...
Dr. Anthony Chute
The dictionary defines redemption as: 1. the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. 2. the action of regaining or gaining possession of something in exchange for payment, or clearin...
Meg Bucher
Following Christ is not easy and going to church provides a respite and refueling needed to keep fighting the good fight of faith and the challenging conviction to keep learning and growing in Jesus. ...
Jenna Brooke Carlson
Naamah was a wife of Solomon and an Ammonite. The Ammonites weren’t highly regarded by the Israelites. Together with the Moabites, they hired Balaam to curse Israel....
Tammy Kennington
What does the Bible say about mental illness? The Bible tells us that our God is big enough to overcome whatever we are facing. ...
Heather Adams
Caring for a friend or relative who is dealing with an illness, whether temporary or chronic, can be challenging. It takes a physical toll to help them, but can also be emotionally and spiritually dra...
Valerie Fentress
The land of Goshen had a special place in Israelite history: it was the place they went to survive a famine, yet also the place they eventually lived in as slaves. What does the Bible tell us about th...
Bethany Verrett
The Bible compares the relationship between Christ and the church as that of a groom and his bride, and one day He will drink wine with His bride in Heaven, making it special that His first miracle wa...
Jean Wilund
Soteriology isn’t uniquely Christian, but it is biblical. Paul demonstrates the use of soteriology in his letter to the Corinthian church....
Lisa Loraine Baker
Nicodemus had spent his whole life endeavoring to do something to gain God’s favor, and there he finally sat in His presence, seeking answers. Nicodemus needed spiritual birth, and Jesus pointed him t...
Tessa Emily Hall
And yet, those of us who are in Christ have sensed the presence of God with us and have witnessed His hand at work. ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Sometimes telling someone who is facing a trial that God is in control feels to them like platitudes. We’ve all heard it before, but deep in our hearts, do we believe it when we are suffering? Often, ...
Drew Hunter
What does the Bible say about friendship? Perhaps more than we may have thought. The theme of friendship weaves through the whole storyline of Scripture, climaxing at the cross of Jesus Christ and str...
John Greco
As I’ve listened to the testimonies of men and women who’ve lost their faith, I’ve been struck by the fact that the questions and doubts they raise are not actually insurmountable....