Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
“Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18).Over the years, I have discovered that one of the most misrepresented and misunderstood membe...
Ashley Hooker
Gideon is a man of the Old Testament that is often underestimated. He led a profound life coming to the aid of his people and serving as a judge to the Israelites. His actions give us an example to fo...
Bethany Verrett
In the Christian faith, there are many denominations, because sometimes it can be hard for broken people in a fallen world to agree on anything completely. Some of these disagreements are significant,...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Open a dictionary and you will find many common words often have different meanings. For example: The man hit the bat with a bat. The first bat is a nocturnal animal, and the second is a sports a...
Jessica Brodie
After Jesus rose from the dead, He lived among His disciples for many days, teaching and spending time with them. Just before His ascension to Heaven, they were all gathered at a mountain in Galilee. ...
Hope Bolinger
Christian ethics is a complex subject but with huge consequences. So what does Christianity say about knowing right from wrong?...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
What we know is Jesus read from the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament. What we don’t know is which specific Hebrew Bible Jesus used. By the time of Jesus’ birth, the Old Testament Scriptures were avai...
Emma Danzey
If we believe God at His Word, then we know that He has spoken to us. He is telling us that His Bible is His Word, and it still speaks today. It is useful to us, changes us, and prepares us to live ou...
Emma Danzey
Think about someone who goes skydiving. The rookie is strapped to an unknown instructor, in whom you must place a lot of faith as you take your leap together. In a greater way, we are the rookies, and...
Emma Danzey
If we want to live out the goodness of God, we need to be filled up by the Holy Spirit every day. When we show goodness or live out righteously, those around us will see the testimonies of Christ in u...
Psalms 1 and 2 are as different as night and day, but can be studied as one unit using a method scholars call the canonical approach....
Ruth Clemence
“Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever.” Westminster Shorter CatechismWhat does it mean to glorify God? It means to give God the glory that He is due and honor Him through praisi...
Dawn Wilson
One of the greatest privileges parents have is to pray for their children. There are many kinds of prayers parents can pray, and at different stages of their child’s life. Here are eight prayers ...
Stephen Baker
Pneumatology is the study of the Holy Spirit. Since the beginning of the Church Age, the subject of the Holy Spirit caused much controversy....
Derek Brown
When we face temptation, we tend to think only of ourselves. Rarely do we consider how our actions might affect others. But temptation is an interpersonal issue that draws people into a tangled web an...
Hope Bolinger
Most of the prophets in the Bible lived prior or during to two catastrophic events that shook the ancient Hebraic world. The first was when the Northern Kingdom of Israel fell to the Assyrians. Prophe...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
“Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act toward achieving a common goal.” – Susan WardWhether you realize it or not, we are all called to lead. For some, your leadership responsib...
Blair Parke
In our world today, everything is go-go-go. There are deadlines to meet, plans to coordinate, and everything (and everybody) needs to be at the ready when we need them.But sometimes the ease of having...
Jason Soroski
When we become followers of Christ, we accept Jesus as our savior and as our king. Throughout Scripture we see God referred to as our king, and in our worship we proclaim him to be our king. Ther...