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How to Continue Seeking Justice When You’re Burned Out

Mike Leake

Seeking justice (for self or others) feels like the task of Sisyphus, endlessly attempting to roll a boulder up the hill. Each little victory is stamped out by a news cycle and a social media algorith...

10 Things You Need to Know about Harriet Tubman

Betty Dunn

With the North Star and her Christian faith as guides, Harriet Tubman led approximately fifteen Underground Railroad trips from Maryland’s Eastern Shore to free northern states and Canada. Here are so...

Why Is Blood So Important in Christianity?

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

My prayer is we would even more proclaim the wonder and necessity of the blood of Jesus. Let us declare louder than ever before “O precious is the flow that makes me white as snow, no other fount I kn...

What Is a Pagan?

Mike Leake

Paganism was often equated with unbelief. Because of this, it can be difficult to nail down the central beliefs of paganism. What makes someone a pagan? Is it simply unbelief, or is there a set of bel...

Why Does Jesus Tell His Followers That They Must Hate Their Families?

Frank Santora

God has called us to love, honor and provide for our families. And God wants us to love ourselves. So what about our hard-saying of Jesus? “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mothe...

What Are the Pastoral Epistles, and Why Should We Start Reading Them Today?

Stephen Baker

The Pastoral Epistles refer to a unique group of Paul’s letters addressed to individuals: Titus and Timothy. This group consists of three letters: 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus....

What Does the Bible Say about Beauty?

Pamela Palmer

God has made all things beautiful in their time. He is the author of beauty and it is God’s designation that makes something beautiful. Truly, beauty is more than outer appearance or something nice to...

What the Temple Reveals about God’s Heart for Humanity

Jennifer Slattery

The Temple, which first existed as a portable Tabernacle and later anchored first century Jewish life, provided a holy space for humanity to encounter the living God and experience a taste of heaven h...

What Does the Bible Say about Cryptocurrency?

G. Connor Salter

We need to consider whether the Bible’s guidance about money and Christian responsibility toward money and other resources has insights we can apply to cryptocurrency....

Who Are the Amalekites in the Bible?

Tammy Kennington

Of all the Canaanite tribes, the Amalekites seemed to have a special hatred for the Israelites. Who were the Amalekites, and what did they have to do with God’s people?...

How Can Christians Follow the Second Commandment Today?

Meghan Trapp

What does the second commandment say? How it should inform our everyday lives?...

Does the Bible Say We Will Have Glorified Bodies in Heaven?

Jessica Brodie

We who are in Christ have a lot to look forward to, not least of which is a perfected, glorified body. But what exactly does that mean? Do we know what these bodies will look like or do? And what's wr...

10 Examples of Feminine Courage from Women in the Bible

Rachel Lehner

These women of the Bible knew the greatness of their God and had a boldness of speech to match....

4 Risky Paths to Denying Jesus

Michael Jakes

When we read about Peter denying Jesus after the rooster crowed, we are often quick to think "God, I'm glad I'm not like that!" But when we take a long, hard look at our hearts, we realize that it is ...

Why Did John the Baptist Say 'He Must Become Greater' about Jesus?

Lori Stanley Roeleveld

“He must become greater; I must become less” is a powerful and compelling declaration made by John the Baptist, quoted in John 3:30 NIV...

8 Beautiful Life Lessons from Moses' Brother Aaron

Betty Dunn

The most famous Levites born during Israel’s enslavement in Egypt were Aaron and his younger siblings, Moses and Miriam. Aaron was three years older than Moses (Exodus 7:7), yet Moses was chosen to le...

What Should Christians Know about the Locusts in Revelation?

Britt Mooney

What should we know about the locusts in Revelation?...

Why Is the ‘Lamb of God’ So Significant?

Whitney Hopler

Learning why the Lamb of God is so significant can inspire us with awe and deepen our trust in Jesus. ...

Why Is Satan Known as the Morning Star?

Michael Jakes

Satan himself has a very “colorful” history, and many are surprised to find out that Satan, as we know him, was not always Satan. Once upon a time, in the dateless past, Satan was known as Lucifer. Wh...