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Is Anger Always a Sin?

Meg Bucher

Jesus flipped a table in the temple out of righteous anger. There will be times in life where we will be called to have courage to get righteously mad....

Is Love an Emotion according to the Bible?

Lori Stanley Roeleveld

Is love an emotion? Is love only an emotion or are there observable actions that demonstrate love? Do we have to feel loving for those loving actions to matter to others and to God? ...

Gomer: An Unfaithful Woman with a Powerful Message

Ashley Hooker

Adultery is a sin God included in the Ten Commandments as something we should not do. Since this is the case, why would He want a man who lived for the Lord to marry a woman who commits this forbidden...

How Can We Pray through Our Anger?

Bethany Verrett

Being angry does not mean someone should refrain from prayer until such a time as they feel they can approach the throne of God. He wants His people to go to Him in all things, especially if going to ...

What Does the Bible Say about Magic, and Is It Really That Serious?

Michael Jakes

Magic and things supernatural are real, and they can have a lasting effect on the unsaved and unsuspecting of any age. The world would have us believe that there can be no residual effe...

Where Do We Find the Gospel in the Book of Daniel?

Mike Leake

We see in Daniel that there is a kingdom, and a King, that is unshakeable. This is Christ for us, able to rescue us in our weakness. The people are in exile because of sin—and the narrative here is th...

Can Christians (or Anyone) Manifest Good Things?

Bethany Verrett

Manifestation, the act of willing one’s desires into reality, is not found in the Bible, potentially taps into the realm of the demonic, and ultimately allows someone to set themselves up as their own...

What Is the Meaning of Lent? - Biblical Meaning and Purpose

Candice Lucey

Lent is meant to be a time of repentance. These 40 days are set aside to praise and worship the Lord; to read the Bible more, and to pray more often. Christians who observe Lent correctly anticipate d...

Who Was Joel the Prophet and What Did He Prophesy?

Joel Ryan

What we ultimately know about Joel, who he was, and when he ministered, are probably less important than his actual ministry and message. According to Macarthur, “the message of Joel is timeless, form...

10 Warning Signs That You Are in Unhealthy Church

Emma Danzey

Do not leave a church immediately but proceed with caution as you see if the church gets back on track, or if not, then begin to search elsewhere. In order for us to be healthy and growing believers, ...

Who Are the Two Witnesses in Revelation 11?

Britt Mooney

How do the two witnesses in Revelation 11 both reveal a future event and inspire us today?...

How Can We Find the Gospel in the Book of Jeremiah?

Mike Leake

Jeremiah, often called the “weeping prophet” lived during one of the most tumultuous times for Judah. He predicted the destruction of Jerusalem and the exile to Babylon. It sounds like Jeremiah’s mess...

10 Things You Should Know about the Love of God

Garry J. Williams

Our rest in God never finds its fulfillment in ourselves but always leads us out of ourselves toward him and toward others. ...

Jezebel - What Her Life and Story from the Bible Teach Us

Blair Parke

Jezebel is known by many as the name representing a woman with dangerous and harmful intentions in mind, who never hesitated to create the downfalls of others in order for her plans to work. Jezebel w...

9 Judges You Probably Forgot About

Alyssa Roat

It’s not unlikely that you might hear a sermon preached on Gideon. The story of Samson is a Sunday School staple — despite some of its more mature elements. And Deborah serves as an insp...

What Does the Bible Say about Judging Others?

Feeling the eyes of judgement makes most people squirm. And yet, in our sinful minds it's so easy to jump to conclusions about people and sling words of judgement without a second thought. But what d...

Who Was the Church of Laodicea in Revelation?

Stephen Baker

Laodicea is one of seven first-century churches Jesus addressed in the book of Revelation. It is also the only church of the group which receives no praise from our Lord, only rebuke....

10 Tips for Building Faithful Habits

Lisa Loraine Baker

Have you decided to begin or renew a particular Christian habit? Proverbs 4:7 tells us wisdom is the skillful application of knowledge. There is a moral component to it as well. Know who you are befor...

What Does the Bible Have to Say about Weed?

Jessica Brodie

While the Bible doesn’t specifically mention weed, marijuana, or other drugs, God’s word does have plenty to say about the importance of staying in one’s right and sober mind — particularly as the dev...