Valerie Fentress
Purim doesn't rank high on lists of famous Jewish holidays, but it's an important holiday that commemorates one of the most dramatic stories in the Old Testament: Esther saving her people from genocid...
Heather Adams
Simple and direct, this list from God has had the power to equip believers throughout the ages to live well. The Laws are echoed throughout Scripture, and woven into the truths of the Old Testament, a...
Dolores Smyth
The Lord’s Prayer is much more than a handy guide on what to pray when no other words come to mind. The prayer, if we meditate on each petition, serves as a moral compass that reveals the best way to ...
Paul E. Miller
There’s a running joke in Christian circles that the answer to every Sunday school question is “Jesus.” In a similar way, “pride” has become the reflexive Evangelical Christian answer to why we sin. ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Sure, we can close a prayer without saying Amen, but why would we want to omit a verbal exclamation point which highlights God and His character? Our Lord and Savior is our King, and as His subje...
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....
Jessica Brodie
God has a plan that He will fulfill despite our all-too-human orchestrations, manipulations, and petty jealousies. Despite Rachel and Leah’s sisterly squabbles and the addition of two more wives into ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
We are the church, so true believers always get married “in” the church no matter the location of the ceremony (assuming a Christian couple would not choose a questionable site). Weddings perform...
Heather Riggleman
There is great power in a name. Names have a way of creating an identity and it’s how we are known by those around us. So what’s in a name? A lot, especially when it comes to God and his character. Le...
Candice Lucey
The Bible often shows how God is separated from us because of his holiness and our sin. The people of Israel were set apart from the other nations to be holy and to enjoy a special relationship with G...
Britt Mooney
While obscure and violent, Elisha’s encounter with these boys teaches us about the role of Old Testament prophets, and even has principles for us today. ...
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The Bible is full of promises - hundreds of truths for our faith to be founded on. And every one of those promises are for believers. All the promises have been fulfilled. Unfortunately, very few of u...
Dawn Wilson
Verifying his place in biblical history, archaeologists found Hezekiah’s royal seal in 2010 in an area at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem....
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...
Heather Riggleman
God has so many names in the Bible, and all of them teach us something important about His incredible character. The name Ancient of Days only appears three times, and all in the book of Daniel. But d...
Dr. Michael A. Milton
You cannot separate the will of God in the believer’s life from the cross of Christ in His Son our Savior, Jesus Christ. Our lives follow the ruling motif of the cross of Christ. And in this we are sa...
Meg Bucher
Biblical prayers have a common denominator of hope. Hope causes us to look upwards and fall down on our knees, holding onto the One who sits above all. Deuteronomy 33:12 says the beloved of the Lord...
Britt Mooney
While others may only see the outside – our actions – the unseen God concerns himself with the motives of the heart. He cares what we do (moral action) and why we do it (true belief)....
Britt Mooney
Among the inevitable strife and unrest, Christ calls us to stand in faith and intercede for God’s will and peace. As believers, we turn to Scripture to guide our prayers for Israel from a place of cal...
Joel Ryan
Agabus is mentioned twice in the Book of Acts and foretells two important events. So what does he foretell? Do his predictions come true?...