Jessica Brodie
The Messiah, Jesus Christ, is precisely why it is important for Christians to be aware of eschatology, for the entire purpose of the Christ is wrapped up in God’s final plan for humanity. Jesus Christ...
Stephen Baker
Stewardship refers to the act of managing someone else’s property that they have entrusted to your care for a time. ...
Jessica Brodie
Maybe we want to go to therapy, seeking counseling from a trained mental health counselor, but we worry. “If you pray hard enough, it’ll go away,” someone perhaps told us. Or possibly we’ve heard, “Yo...
Britt Mooney
For the people of God today, what does it mean for us to live under the new covenant?...
Annette Griffin
How can Christians live ‘in the world’ but not be ‘of the world? Viewing the treacherous condition of this world from God’s perspective can be overwhelming. Here’s the good news: that bad news is...
Joel Ryan
The fact that Judas betrayed his master Jesus was terrible... but as we shall see, the fact that he betrayed Jesus for the paltry sum of 30 pieces of silver made the situation even more tragic, and od...
Dawn Wilson
As a young girl, visiting a little street-corner church in Chicago, I heard a preacher quote Matthew 18:20: “Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” It w...
Joel Ryan
Just how do you take the plank out of your eye and remove the speck from your brother’s eye? Fortunately, Jesus makes it clear how we should apply this teaching....
Bethany Verrett
Several Bible verses, including a parable from Jesus, shows the Bible does assert Sheol was understood before the death and resurrection of Jesus as the afterlife, a place to hold the souls of those w...
Pamela Palmer
This demonstration of prayer taught by Jesus was simple, yet it shows us how we can come to God in prayer. Jesus was often seen going away from crowds to pray and spend time with the Father. He recogn...
Whitney Hopler
Learning about demons is unpleasant. But it’s important to know what the Bible says about demons in order to protect yourself from them....
Hope Bolinger
The holy grail, a supposed “Christian” relic, has dotted the lines of medieval literature. This cup, or cauldron, or stone (depending on which version of the legend). Supposedly, the holy grail was a ...
Vivian Bricker
While the angels in drawings and artwork may appear cute, real angels don't look this way. Angels are spirit beings God created to serve Him and make His will be done on earth....
Linda Lyle
Have you ever heard the phrase "a little leaven leavens the whole lump"? Or wondered why it appears in the Bible?...
Kayli Thompson
After weeks (months?) of planning, Christmas day seems to come and go in a flash. Before you know it, the gifts are all opened, the food is eaten and the family is scattered. Is there a way to reclaim...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Everyone wants equal treatment and unity is broken when a person is singled out for reasons related to a subjective choice. Someone always gets hurts when favoritism is shown. What about with God? Is ...
I am frequently asked about my thoughts on church discipline. I’ve learned that most of the time, when someone asks, they have a personal agenda they are attempting to address, far more than they have...
Rev. Kyle Norman
Baptism is not an end; it is a beginning. One is baptized into a new life, as a sign of one’s new creation by the Spirit of Jesus, embodied within the context of a new community. In this way, despite ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
People may desire the power that comes with saying, “God told me such and such,” but it is misguided. The only power we trust is that of God and His Spirit working in our lives....