Lisa Loraine Baker
Concupiscence is one of those words which derives its meaning from the context—specifically the object toward which it is directed. At its core, concupiscence is desire or coveting (epithymia)....
Mike Leake
The message of Obadiah, then, is a message of judgment against those who rule poorly. It’s a message about those who gloat and celebrate the destruction of God’s people. It’s a picture of what happens...
Connor Salter
Here is a look at what seventy times seven mean, and how it fits into the Bible’s teachings about sin, repentance, forgiveness, and rebuke....
Ruth Clemence
Life has a funny habit of continually moving forward whether we like it or not. Christian author and speaker Elisabeth Elliot once said, “the secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circu...
If the path of accommodation and compromise continues unabated, eventually the church reaches a point of friendship with the world. This is an extremely dangerous place for the believer....
Meg Bucher
Though we live in a tumultuous time, so did Luther. It didn’t stop him from seeking Christ first and putting God at the center. Now is our time. We’ve been set in this generation, purposefully, to pro...
Sarah E Martin
Hospitality is an unassuming presence. It’s bringing grace into a space for what others may not yet know or haven’t yet considered. It does not burden the other with conditions for belonging. It frees...
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...
Dale Chamberlain
Regardless of what happens this Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter, this year’s Holy Week will be memorable. The God who saves has not left us. He is actively working. He has a plan. Miracles we can...
The little letter of Jude teaches us something about the value of learning history. This is not the main point of the letter. But it is striking. In this next-to-last book of the Bible, Jude writes to...
Why else would the magi have taken such an arduous trip if not for an aching need to satisfy a hunger that all of the world’s wisdom had not yet satisfied?...
Brad Simon
As we reflect on the life of Onesimus, may we be inspired to recommit ourselves to a life of devotion and service. May we be living testimonies to the boundless grace and transforming power of our Lor...
Mike Leake
“You sit over there in that holler, and I’ll try to run a deer over to ya.”“The what?!?”“The holler. Over yonder.”Some of our readers are visualizing a place out in the woods, the low place where if o...
Jeff Anderson
My wife and I have four children, with our oldest in college and youngest in elementary school. Helping them develop their own walk with God is on our minds—a lot! So are questions about why so many y...
Linda Lyle
What does the Bible's definition of lament teach us about wisely grieving today? ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Faith brings to us the awareness and joyful acknowledgement of God. The Bible tells us without faith it is impossible to please God, and God rewards those who humbly draw near to and believe in Him&nb...
G. Connor Salter
Who invented modern Christian fantasy? Many would say the answer is George MacDonald....
Britt Mooney
What does it mean to be called children of God? The exploration of these questions is life-changing for us, too. ...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Salvation comes by only one means, and that is by placing your complete faith and trust in this finished work of Jesus Christ. You must acknowledge him as Savior and Lord and recognize what he did is ...
There is, of course, no literary break between Romans 5 and Romans 6. But now Paul is going to show that Christ's victory at Calvary liberates us....