Britt Mooney
While the Old Testament possesses several whole books by people we regard as prophets, what about during the early church? Were there prophets in the New Testament? ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
We see the word covenant in many church names, but what is a covenant? What does it mean when theologians say an Adamic covenant goes back to the Garden of Eden?...
Lia Martin
I come to this topic with the belief that God doesn’t even require knees to be in relationship with us. That said, kneeling is still a beautiful choice, as it can stir us toward his presence....
Bethany Verrett
God’s Word is straight-forward. There is no codex to these numbers; they are numbers God chooses to use to communicate to His people. The number three tells us about Him. It is a holy number that rela...
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...
Denise Larson Cooper
What is the Gospel? Simply put, the law reminds us that we cannot be good enough for God, but the gospel gives us hope in the Savior....
Ben Reichert
Teleology helps us see that all things have a purpose - which means that life means far more than we think....
Jessica Brodie
Faith isn’t always easy, but God is the Creator of the universe, the Alpha and the Omega, and God is all-powerful. On our own, we can do little, but when we are doing God’s will, God will always trium...
Mike Leake
It’s a tough read. At first glance it feels a bit like going on a long car ride with a Debbie downer. Page after page is filled with expressions of deep pain. At first glance a lament feels out of pla...
Mike Leake
While I’ll still readily acknowledge that those first few chapters of 1 Chronicles are tough sledding, the reality is that the gospel is here as well. It’s far more than a phone book. It isn’t a glori...
Mike Leake
I think if I had only one book in the Old Testament by which to proclaim the gospel, this might be it. ...
Mike Leake
So, Haggai is really all about our messed-up priorities, but also about God’s dedication to what does matter. God doesn’t get His priorities messed up. This is the gospel in Haggai. We neglect God, bu...
Mike Leake
The book is all about the destruction of Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire. Yes, that Nineveh. The same one which Jonah had preached against a century prior. The same empire that had repented and turned...
Mike Leake
Joel sees more than his current situation. Joel sees in the midst of these locusts the hand of God. Furthermore, Joel is looking forward to that great and mighty day of the Lord. ...
Heather Adams
Approaching our online communications correctly can honor God. How? By choosing to treat others the way God calls us to, we are walking in obedience to His Ways. When this becomes a habit, our faith l...
Mike Leake
The story of Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah follows a pattern. They begin with the call to rebuild, then opposition, then a fulfillment — or maybe better a “thud” of a fulfillment. ...
Mike Leake
This heart change, as we read from the other prophets, would require a new covenant. Jesus, and His work of redemption, is what the “thud” in Nehemiah 13 is crying out for. Real “revival” only happens...
Lisa Loraine Baker
God’s covenants fall within four major movements: creation, fall, redemption, and new creation. The first biblical covenant is the Adamic Covenant (aka the Creation Covenant or Covenant of Works)....
Meg Bucher
Though we continue to be a people that rebel against God and struggle with sin, salvation in Christ secures our eternal place in heaven. Jesus will return to earth to complete the restoration of God’s...
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...