Lisa Loraine Baker
Simon of Cyrene is mentioned by name in only three passages of Scripture: Matthew 27:32, Mark 15:21, and Luke 23:26). ...
Ben Reichert
The Bible talks about five different crowns that believers receive in heaven. But should we seek to earn them?...
Lisa Loraine Baker
The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed, and the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed. You can’t have one without the other to come to as full an understanding of Scripture (and Him) a...
Michael Jakes
While it is true that we are presently living in the last days, the beginning of the last days goes much further back. Christians living through the first and second world wars no doubt thought t...
Heather Adams
The Lord didn’t tell His listeners not to pursue gaining wealth. But He did give them a caution not to make that a higher priority in life than obeying and serving God. In the same chapter, He pointed...
Heather Adams
God has helped me see that changes are a natural part of life, and that He uses them to help me grow. In fact, He wants to walk through the process with me, and indeed with all believers, offering com...
Dawn Wilson
Discussions about modesty are difficult in a desensitized culture, but church leaders have the responsibility to strategically educate and equip congregations from God’s word concerning immodest cloth...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Certain biblical words take on extra spiritual “weight” in the light of their object. Reverence is one such term. ...
Emma Danzey
Jesus says to be holy because He is holy (1 Peter 1:16) He says to set an example for the believers in our purity when we are young (1 Timothy 4:12). We do not let the culture define our sexuality; ou...
Lisa Loraine Baker
A piece of printed paper or cardstock is, in and of itself, harmless. But the use of such an article for sinful intent is therefore evil. Because of their use in a sinful manner, it’s best to have no ...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
To be the people God wants us to be, we must show self-control. But what does the Bible say about achieving that? What advice does it give about achieving self-control?...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
When you serve as a deacon, people look to you as an example, both in how you live and in what you believe. A heart to serve, being filled with the Holy Spirit, a wise mind, and being anchored in the ...
Brad Simon
As we reflect on the life of Onesimus, may we be inspired to recommit ourselves to a life of devotion and service. May we be living testimonies to the boundless grace and transforming power of our Lor...
Robert Hampshire
It was no accident that David had no one around to keep him accountable. Why should he? He was the king! But it was in that moment he made decisions that destroyed his life. So, how did a man after Go...
Mike Leake
Rick Warren’s soft complementarian position, echoed by more than a handful within the SBC, will push the SBC to further define its stance on women in ministry. It is dishonest to connect this with the...
Dr. Michael A. Milton
The question of whether we are living in the last days is answered without the slightest vagueness by the New Testament authors: “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by ...
Alice William
Today let’s dive into the rest of the epistle of Jude, verses 12-25, and learn about the sin of apostasy, the actions of apostates, the consequences, and how to build our lives on Jesus Christ...
April Motl
Scripture doesn’t specifically define greed. In America, we often relegate greed as some abstract quality only the uber rich are guilty of. The rest of us just “want” stuff…...
Annette Griffin
Euodia was one of the women Paul felt the need to exhort in his letter. But as with any conflict, it takes two—and Syntyche was her partner in crime. ...
Lori Stanley Roeleveld
Why has the Latin phrase sola fide changed so many lives?...