Jean Wilund
The authority of Scripture means every word and stroke of the Bible possesses the authority of God and the right to rule the hearts, minds, and bodies of every inhabitant of earth....
Jason Soroski
The story of Zacchaeus climbing a tree is fun to share with young children; especially because they are also ‘wee little’ people. Yet there is so much to learn about him beyond the fact t...
Shelby Turner
Many of us have felt the heartache that comes from losing a family pet. And to soothe the pain, we may begin to wonder where are they now? Will we ever see them again? Do dogs go to heaven? The Bi...
Leigh Ann Thomas
Psalm 38:9 is filled with hope for those with a spirit of heaviness because it’s a reminder that God is aware of our burdens....
Pamela Palmer
Jesus is the Shepherd, and in this verse, He said that He will separate sheep (believers) from goats (unbelievers) when He returns. The sheep represent those who have accepted salvation and the goats ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Family is an important concept in the Bible. God instituted family when He created Eve as a helpmeet for Adam. The rest of the Bible speaks of family in its various roles, and most important is the ch...
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 ...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
To covet is an intense desire to have something that does not belong to you, and many times, you have no right to possess it. This sin poses a danger as it can conceal itself from others, live beneath...
The people who will experience the fullest meaning of Christmas on Tuesday are the people who know and feel that there is something in them that needs to be destroyed....
Cally Logan
The threats of this world are real, but we do not stand against such threats alone. Our Heavenly Father stands with us, and in Him, we can find all we need to face such times. ...
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)....
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...
Lia Martin
In the book of Numbers, we find the story of Balaam. And while we know that all Scripture is God-breathed and true, this story can be a little hard to wrap your mind around. So who exactly was Balaam?...
Sheila Alewine
The Christmas season is a whirlwind. It's hard to focus on all the traditions, movies, cooking, parties, shopping and family time, let alone sneaking in some Scripture reading every day. But that ...
Debbie W. Wilson
Most of us today have a clean and neat image of the first Christmas in our minds. But in reality, both Mary and Joseph experienced a bevy of emotions and challenges that included betrayal, fear, and l...
So how do we forgive someone while still mending a broken heart? Can we lift up a prayer for forgiveness when it seems that the person who has hurt us has taken all of our words away?...
Allie Boman
What did Isaiah mean when he wrote those words: “wait upon the Lord”? What would it feel like to have eagles’ wings at a time like this? To put it simply, it all boils down to wh...
Annette Griffin
How did Mary and Joseph find themselves so far from their hometown of Nazareth at a time so close to Mary’s delivery? The explanation begins with Caesar Augustus, the Emperor of Rome, who ruled from 2...
Meghan Trapp
Churches often find themselves in trouble. Ecclesiology helps us understand what went wrong and where to go next....
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Before Jesus went to the cross, one of the last prayers he prayed was that we would be one. Obviously, he knew this would be a problem. Over two thousand years have passed since Jesus prayed that pray...