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...
Pamela Palmer
Scripture places the Sadducees at immense odds with the Good News of Jesus Christ. Sadducees were Jewish, religious, wealthy, and held power. Many were high priests or noblemen. It is likely that alon...
Sylvia Schroeder
Yet, through what Hosea's daughter Lo-Ruhamah teaches us about God's love and mercy, this attribute of God’s character shines....
Emma Danzey
When we consider the words “No trespassing” in our modern culture, this means that there is a clear boundary established that we are not legally allowed to break. In a similar way, and biblically spea...
Jessica Brodie
While the Bible doesn’t specifically contain the word “gambling,” a number of passages urge good financial stewardship and warn against being foolish with money or wasteful/get-rich-quick scenarios....
Linda Lyle
Parallelism appears many times in the Bible, particularly in the poetry. So what is it, and how does it affect the way we read the Bible?...
Emma Danzey
Snow is the precipitation of winter. It helps to provide water that is soaked into the ground and used towards the spring blooms. In God’s goodness, He provides for the needs of the land and people th...
Ashley Hooker
Pastors see their flock as a God-given responsibility. They strive each day to love each one as Jesus loves them. If a pastor does not care about their flock, then they are not following God’s command...
Dawn Wilson
Verifying his place in biblical history, archaeologists found Hezekiah’s royal seal in 2010 in an area at the foot of the southern wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem....
Lisa Loraine Baker
As Jesus’ saints, we persevere and we are assured God will complete in us what He began (Philippians 1:16). At the moment of true conversion, we are sealed with the Holy Spirit. He is our guarantee....
Dawn Wilson
God did not necessarily call, appear to, and communicate with Moses because of his innate skills or personality. The Scriptures remind us that God often chooses the foolish, weak, lowly, and despised ...
Joel Ryan
Did you know that Jonah was not the only prophet who gave a message to the great city of Nineveh? One hundred years after Jonah arrived at the gates of the Assyrian capitol on his divine errand of mer...
Linda Gilden
William says, "I can identify with Peter because I, too, love to fish. His emotions often got the best of him. But when he decided to get something done, he got it done. He loved Jesus with all his he...
Candice Lucey
Is there some thematic connection between one tomb full of kings, and the empty tomb of our resurrected King? How can we connect this violent episode in the history of Israel with gospel freedom and p...
Britt Mooney
While the Bible doesn’t specify a date for the birth of Christ, Scripture and history give us clues to explore when the Good News came to earth as a baby. ...
Britt Mooney
God doesn’t need to change his mind due to sin. And yet he does seem to either repent or stay his actions due to certain reasons. brbrHowever, it is important to understand these instances in the cont...
Hope Bolinger
Throughout Ezekiel, we find a number of curses called down upon various groups of people. Although this may seem odd in lieu of the text showing how God will pour his wrath upon Judah, it makes sens...
Aaron Brown
Jesus told his disciples then and continues to inform believers today through Scripture, in life, we will face difficulty. We cannot choose a life free of conflict, heartache, or hardship. Though we d...
Bethany Verrett
Just because many people of Jewish descent have rejected Jesus, that does not mean God has turned His back on them. One of the beautiful prophecies in Revelation is that many Jews will turn to their t...
Mike Leake
The gospel is present in Joshua in that it is part of God’s story of redemption. He puts His people into the land in which He promised to give them. God is faithful to His promises. But this is only a...