Mike Leake
For the Aaronic priesthood, the ephod was given elaborate detail. This attention to detail and its costly production is an indication that this was one of the most important items among the priestly g...
Jenna Brooke Carlson
What is adoptionism and where did it come from? Why should we know about it and is the belief still found among Christian churches today?...
Bethany Verrett
The Mark of Cain was most likely a physical mark left by God on Cain’s head, which demonstrated to the world He had God’s protection; ultimately, the Bible does not need to go into more detail, becaus...
Whitney Hopler
The Euphrates River has fascinating symbolic meaning in the Bible and is mentioned in biblical prophecies about it drying up, as well. Learning about the Euphrates River can help us understand more ab...
Michael Jakes
In modern English, a "fall from grace" usually refers to someone who has made a mistake and lost their credibility. But in Biblical terms, it has a much stronger connotation, hearkening back to Adam a...
Hope Bolinger
From the Yom Kippur scapegoat to the destructive habits of goats, there are many ways Satan is reflected in Scripture. And if we don’t exercise vigilance, we may find that the goat gospel looks nearly...
G. Connor Salter
Who Lilith is, what texts mention her, and her significance as a literary figure take us into interesting questions about how we understand Judaism and Christianity. ...
Emma Danzey
Noah’s life and story point us to how wicked our hearts are in sin. Christ has rescued us from eternal destruction, and our choices to live by His Spirit will also result in amazing spiritual blessing...
Linda Lyle
Jesus Christ told his disciples exactly what it would cost them to follow him, even with their lives. So, why is it important to count the cost of following him? How do we count it? Let’s look at the ...
Heather Adams
In His goodness, God wants to ease our disappointments, allay our fears and soften our grief. And one of the ways He does that is through Scripture. The book of Psalms in particular shows us God’s hea...
Ashley Hooker
God has always been asking His people to obey commands. In each situation, God’s instruction is doable because He has already set his plan into motion. God did not leave Moses, Esther, Jonah, or his d...
Kathy Collard Miller
After all, Psalm 24:1 tells us, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” But then we might easily question our belief considering the degenerating condition ...
Bethany Verrett
Christians ought to value and treasure things that will last forever and the salvation of themselves and others. We must remember that these things have eternal value, rather than working only for cre...
Ed Jarrett
It's a well-known fact that we all die. And the Bible assures us of an ultimate resurrection, when we believers will live with Christ in the New Heavens and the New Earth. But, what exactly can we exp...
Ashley Hooker
We are living in difficult times, physically, spiritually, and for many, emotionally. But the Psalms are never shy about tackling big emotions. Much like us, King David also faced challenges and pain....
Michael Lee Stallard
Each week the average adult spends nearly 40% of his or her waking hours working. Given that work occupies so much of our time, it would be rational to expect that God cares about what we produce duri...
Mike Leake
The character of Boaz is a pretty clear type of Christ. But we also see Ruth as a bit of a Christ figure. Her words in Ruth 1:16-18 have been used time and again in marriage ceremonies. And that is ce...
Michael Jakes
Satan himself has a very “colorful” history, and many are surprised to find out that Satan, as we know him, was not always Satan. Once upon a time, in the dateless past, Satan was known as Lucifer. Wh...
Betty Dunn
The Bible doesn't just mention rainbows once in Genesis. They come up multiple times in the meaning, always giving a specific meaning to the events....
Denise Kohlmeyer
Many of us—myself included—have believed or been taught that God weighs every sin equally upon his divine scale of justice. It may surprise you, then, as it did me, that that is not the case at all....