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Why Is God Called "King of Kings"?

Heather Adams

When we see God as the King of Kings, we are agreeing that He has absolute dominion. The title ought to stir up a sense of respect, worship, and even wonder within us. ...

What Are Parables? 5 Things Jesus Teaches Us

Kendra Fletcher

We call the stories that Jesus told “parables” because they illustrate a spiritual lesson in the life of the characters. In this way, parables are different from fables which also can impart a moral i...

5 Ways Christians Can Apply the Parable of the Good Samaritan Today

Meg Bucher

The Bible story of the Good Samaritan reminds us to take time to notice, and inconvenience ourselves to stop and sacrifice our precious minutes and resources to love our neighbor the way we’re called ...

What Does "the Joy of the Lord Is My Strength" Mean in the Bible?

Meg Bucher

Ezra read from God’s Word and recited His Law to the people (recorded in Nehemiah 8), and they were shattered by the vast disobedience and rebellion. ...

What Does it Truly Mean to Be a Child of God?

Britt Mooney

What does it mean to be called children of God?  The exploration of these questions is life-changing for us, too. ...

3 Ways We See Jesus in the Psalms

Dawn Wilson

Messianic psalms offer details about the Messiah’s ancestry, birth, nature, ministry, purpose, death, resurrection, and exaltation. Some of the most well-known prophecies — such as those by Isaia...

What's Wrong with Justification by Works?

Ed Jarrett

Even though justification by works has a real appeal for us as humans, it will never get us into a right standing before God. There is just no way that any of us could ever measure up to God’s holines...

What Did Jeremiah Mean by 'There Is Balm in Gilead'?

Blair Parke

In the book of Jeremiah, there was one balm in particular mentioned, the balm of Gilead, of which the prophet Jeremiah asked God why He hadn’t supplied this treasured balm to help in the healing of hi...

Why Did the People Choose Barabbas over Jesus?

Hope Bolinger

Just before His crucifixion, Jesus is put before the Jewish people and given a chance of freedom. The crowd is offered the chance to free one prisoner: Jesus, or a man named Barabbas. They make the wr...

Does Prayer Change God’s Mind?

Kimberly Carroll

Has God ever changed His mind because of prayer? Does prayer make any difference? All evidence points to: yes....

How Can We as Christians Choose People over Tasks?

Emma Danzey

Good deeds (tasks) are not a bad thing in and of themselves. Matthew teaches us that the purpose of them is to praise God and to let our lights shine so others would be witnessed to. The ultimate hope...

Zerubbabel and the Temple of Jerusalem

Zerubbabel led the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem that Jesus would one day visit....

 "Honor Your Father and Mother": A Biblical Command We Never Outgrow

Meg Bucher

Halfway through the Ten Commandments, God instructs His people to honor their fathers and mothers. Peter repeats in Ephesians 6:1, “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.&...

7 Inspiring Things to Know about the Song of Moses

Bethany Verrett

As recorded in his last book, Deuteronomy, towards the end of his life, Moses composed a song, inspired by God, to give to the people of Israel. ...

Why Should We Know the Bible's Definition of Vanity?

Meghan Trapp

How can the Bible's definition of vanity show us what matters?...

The Power and Joy of Being in the Family of God

Meg Bucher

Family conveys a sense of belonging. To be in the family of God means to be accepted for who we are: loved, cherished, celebrated, and fully forgiven. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new c...

Why Do We Believe In and Follow Christ?

Pamela Palmer

To understand why we believe and follow Jesus, it is vital to understand who Jesus is. ...