Meg Bucher
“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him” (Psalm 34:8).The well-known phrase, “Taste and see that the LORD is good,” is found in Chapter 34 of the Old Testament...
Lisa Loraine Baker
As Christians—first and foremost in relation to what the world sees—we are to be ambassadors for Christ. We are people called by God to represent Him to a lost and dying (secular) world, and as w...
Lisa Loraine Baker
The gospel before Jesus’ death is the same gospel after His death. The gospel for everyone means believing in faith the Person and work of Jesus, the Messiah sent by God to accomplish His redemptive p...
Joel Ryan
In the liturgical calendar, Spy Wednesday holds a unique place at the center of Holy Week. Situated at the midpoint of the week, Spy Wednesday serves as a tonal shift and narrative turning point in th...
Jessica Brodie
It can be incredibly painful when someone we love decides to leave Christianity. According to the Pew Research Center, while more than 85 percent of American adults were raised in the Christian faith,...
Lisa Loraine Baker
We, on this side of Calvary, can surmise the thief took all the mocking of Jesus to heart. No matter their intent, the thief heard the crowd remind Jesus that He said He would “destroy the temple and ...
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...
Kendra Fletcher
We call the stories that Jesus told “parables” because they illustrate a spiritual lesson in the life of the characters. In this way, parables are different from fables which also can impart a moral i...
Ryan Duncan
A good novel has the potential to reveal more about God than a hundred sermons on theology. That’s probably why Jesus spoke so frequently in parables. These brief stories had the ability to take compl...
Madison Hetzler
Matthew, Mark, and Luke, or the Synoptic Gospels, differ from John in that they closely mirror one another in their accounts. In these three gospels, we find similar wording, chronology, and Old Tes...
G. Connor Salter
The fourth advent candle is the last one lit for most advent wreaths, marking the last phase of the advent season....
Jessica Brodie
Why does God compare our relationship with him to that of a bride and groom? In short, it’s a poignant and real-world way to exhibit the covenantal love and the selfless, everlasting stability Go...
Greg Laurie
There’s a Christianese word describing the regression many experience in their Christian walk: backslide. The Bible also uses the falling away and apostasy. Fighting your way back from a ba...
Hope Bolinger
The Spirit supplies us with the 'sword of truth' through his Word. Like a trainer, he teaches us how to use this double-edged piece of our spiritual armor properly. ...
Sylvia Schroeder
The Bible specifically names some of the women at the cross, while many others are not named....
Lisa Loraine Baker
Though death is genuine, Christ, by His death and resurrection, claimed victory over it. We who love and cherish Him need have no fear of those who kill the body (Matthew 10:28). In that very moment o...
Hope Bolinger
Signifying completeness, the number three carries an extreme significance throughout Scripture....
Hope Bolinger
As we approach the last days, if we have not entered them already, we will witness a great deal of death and judgment. But is an 'angel of death' or 'death angel' a biblical title, or a misnomer?...
Jennifer Heeren
The Bible is full of people with disabilities, both physical and mental. However, God works in and through all of us, regardless of any disabilities we may have. So, what does the Bible say about disa...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
It is safe to say altogether, Mary and Joseph had at least seven children. One which was born by divine, miraculous birth and at least six who were born by natural birth....