Frank Santora
Christmas is a perfect opportunity to learn a lesson or two from the way Joseph and Mary navigated a most unexpected detour in their lives. While the birth of the Messiah was ultimately a supreme bles...
Heather Adams
'Tis the season for us to take a closer look at the first few chapters of Luke, marveling at the faith of Jesus' earthly mother. Mary is an incredible example for us, but her story bears study...
Bible Study Tools
In the recent conflict between Israel and Palestine, you’ve perhaps heard a phrase shouted at demonstrations. That phrase is “From the river to the sea…” Typically, it ends with “…Palestine will be fr...
Mike Leake
In accordance with God's guidance, Abraham sent Hagar and Ishmael into the wilderness. The Bible recounts that God, in His mercy, provided for Ishmael and promised to make a great nation from his desc...
Debbie W. Wilson
When you think of Abraham, what comes to mind? His physical descendants include the Jews and the Arabs. From Abraham came the three main religions of the world: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jesus...
Russ Ramsey
As his parents watched Jesus mature, they couldn’t help but see his Nazareth years as a time of preparation for a calling they knew would inevitably lead him away from them....
Sheila Alewine
“We are what we think about. Think about trivial things or weak things and somehow one loses fiber and becomes flabby in spirit. Soldiers need to be strong. Soldiers have not time for everything. ‘I h...
Jessica Brodie
Jesus is both man and God, Word and flesh. And as such, it is no wonder He is both the mighty Lion of Judah and the meek and humble sacrificial lamb slain for the sins of the world. ...
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...
Liz Kanoy
Advent marks the start of a season of preparation that looks forward to the celebration of Christmas and the second coming of Christ....
Barbara Latta
Have you ever wondered why Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, was chosen as the tribe that the Messiah would descend from? Out of twelve sons, why was Judah the chosen one?...
Rebecca Barlow Jordan
Prayer is a wonderful way to prepare your heart to receive the true blessings of Christmas. Here are some prayers for you to enjoy on Christmas Eve....
Jenna Brooke Carlson
We talk a lot about Jesus being the messiah, about him being the prince of peace, but we often forget he's also called "wonderful counselor." What does it mean that he is our wonderful counselor?...
Candice Lucey
All who believe in Jesus for salvation are beloved by the Lord. We will reap the fruit of God’s promises to Israel, and we can have confidence in God because he has always been faithful to his people....
Britt Mooney
For the people of God today, what does it mean for us to live under the new covenant?...
Dr. Michael A. Milton
Beyond the exposition of passages, scholars identified systematic truths collected from the Bible and placed in a grouping: e.g., “the seven deadly sins,” “the seven virtues.&rdquo...
Meg Bucher
Jesus, to defeat death, laid down His life, willingly, not for “good” people, but for all who could never measure up to the bar of “righteousness” that would grant us access to God the Father. Jesus i...
The Bible is the account of God’s activity in and beyond time. But is it a trustworthy account? To answer that we need to establish three things......