Ben Reichert
Teleology helps us see that all things have a purpose - which means that life means far more than we think....
Pamela Palmer
We are consistently reminded throughout Scripture to not judge by appearances, because what matters to God is our inward faith. According to the Bible, God is more concerned with the condition of our ...
Jaquelle Crowe
Pride is universal—something we all deal with, as ancient as Adam and as relevant as the morning news. Yet we don’t always see our own pride, which weaves like weeds around our lives. Oh, we see it in...
John is organized around carefully crafted narrative strands that highlight both the signs and teachings of Jesus. This gives John’s Gospel a sense of depth as the reader is presented with a rich, mul...
Amanda Idleman
The nations feel far, their needs hard, and we also have so many issues right here. How can we be worried about the unreached people of the world? Yet, sharing the good news is very close to God’s hea...
Bethany Verrett
"Apologetics" sounds like one of those scary "smart Christian" words - something that pastors and leaders study, but not us common people. But apologetics is simply studying God and the Bible, in orde...
Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith
Most major religions agree there is a judgment day. The Bible affirms that not only will there be a judgment day, where our final destination is determined, but what happens on that day will be very d...
Lisa Loraine Baker
In the Bible, The Bema Seat is the title given the Judgment Seat of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:10, Romans 14:10). The judgment of each Christian is not a determination of who will enter heaven, because t...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
When you die to yourself or are crucified with Christ, then you give Christ permission to fully live through you. If you choose not to do this, then God cannot live out the full expression of Christ i...
Mike Leake
This verse, I believe, is one which can be easily misunderstood. We can assume that Jesus is saying something like, “prove your love for me by obeying what I tell you to do.” We can develop a works-ba...
Lisa Loraine Baker
How does Soli Deo Gloria, a Latin phrase coined centuries ago, impact our lives today?...
Mike Leake
The writer of Ecclesiastes is certainly correct, “of making many books there is no end…” Each month I receive periodicals advertising hundreds of new books in the Christian market. Though we could rea...
Bethany Verrett
In the beginning of the book of Revelation, the number seven appears multiple times. One of the most notable is that John is instructed to give a copy of Revelation to seven churches. Theories abound ...
Dawn Wilson
“Awesome” is an appropriate word to use for God, and it’s not to be used flippantly. The Psalmist rightly asks, “Who is like the LORD our God?” (Psalm 113:5). He is unequaled and unsurpassed. Anyone w...
Lisa Loraine Baker
We see the word covenant in many church names, but what is a covenant? What does it mean when theologians say an Adamic covenant goes back to the Garden of Eden?...
Dawn Wilson
Gary Yates, Associate Professor of Old Testament at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, tells the story of a chaplain’s prayer. Chaplain Max Helton prayed beside the car of racecar driver Dale Earnh...
Amy Seiffert
Sometimes grace looks amazing on us in the least glamorous places. But grace has never been about glam. In fact, grace is all about the grime. There are beautiful examples of this throughout the Bible...
Emma Danzey
Essentially, the book of life is used to share that those who are believers in Christ – sealed for eternity – are permanently written in the book. Their names can never be erased; they are God’s child...
Lianna Davis
“Prepare to meet thy God” could be harrowing or comforting words. So what makes the difference?...
Dr. Michael A. Milton
To walk in the Spirit is to walk in new life in Jesus Christ. It is to walk away from the old life of bondage to any idea, person, system, or idea of salvation by religious ritual. As we will see, G...