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5 Reasons Christians Were Created to Be Creative

Dawn Wilson

Some people are creative wonders, creating incredible works of art using their skills and talents. Others, not so much. People can also be creative with their words, building relationships and coaliti...

5 Things to Remember about Soli Deo Gloria

Stephanie Englehart

Because we were created from God’s glory, for His glory, there is no greater joy on earth than giving God glory (1 Peter 1:8)....

Does God Work through Divine Intervention?

Stephanie Englehart

We must see that the whole story of the universe, the story of the cross, is the ultimate work of God’s divine intervention and plan. He is always initiating, engaging, adjusting, and personally playi...

4 Signs It Is Time to Leave a Church

Michael Jakes

The church is the body of Christ, a gift from the Father for us to grow in community, and grow closer to Him. But churches are filled with sinful human beings, ourselves included! When problems arise,...

12 Ways Christians Can Relieve Stress

Heather Adams

I’ve come to see that through God’s strength, I can break the hold stress has on me when it hits. And sometimes, the simplest things are the most effective. Here are some ways I’m learning to handle t...

How Did George MacDonald Change Christian Literature?

G. Connor Salter

Who invented modern Christian fantasy? Many would say the answer is George MacDonald....

How Can I Recognize and Understand the Holy Spirit Better?

Bethany Verrett

Jesus called the Spirit the Comforter, and sometimes the Holy Ghost. It is the presence of the Spirit that sanctifies and convicts Christians after they are saved. It is the Spirit who works in the li...

7 Ways God Is Your Healer

Cindi McMenamin

God wants to heal every aspect of your being—heart, soul, body, mind, and spirit. Some aspects are healed immediately, others He heals over time as a way of transforming us into Christ's likeness. ...

Why Oholiab's Story Proves God Values Artists

Hope Bolinger

Creatives show up all the time in the Bible poets, songwriters, craftsmen, etc. God uses the lowly artist Oholiab to work on one of the most important tasks in the Bible, the Tabernacle....

Scripture Tells Us Our Lives Are Precious – Every One of Us

Emma Danzey

If we have Jesus, we have life, today, right now, and in this very moment. No more waiting around for heaven. We look forward to our eternal hope, but we live in the present with fullness of His Spiri...

How King David Teaches Us to Find Happiness after Personal Loss

Frank Santora

When I look around the world today there seems to be a happiness vacuum. There are more hurting people, hating people and hopeless people than there are happy people. For many, it’s because of the gri...

How Can We Recognize the True Fruit of the Spirit?

Frank Santora

In short, the fruit of the Spirit is the outward, visible and godly virtues displayed in a believer’s life, that evidences the inward, invisible presence of the Holy Spirit. These virtues or character...

What Bible Debates Inspired Martin Luther's 95 Theses?

Britt Mooney

In 1517, small-town monk Martin Luther marched up to the castle church in Wittenberg and nailed his 95 theses to the door. What led him to write these theses, and how did change how we understand Chri...

Does God Care about My Weight?

Sheila Alewine

What does God think about this? Does the Bible give us any guidance on whether or not our weight matters to Him? Are we spending our lives worrying about something that is irrelevant from an eternal p...

What Is Judaizing and Does It Still Happen Today?

Bethany Verrett

In part because of ignorance and confusion (although later for the sake of forcing them to conform to specific behaviors) many Jewish people began to pressure Gentile believers into conforming to Jewi...

How Does James 1:7-8 Define a Double Minded Man?

Ashford Sonii

No one wants to be called a "double minded man." But how do we avoid behaving like one?...

What Does it Mean That the Prayer of a Righteous Man Avails Much?

Britt Mooney

As part of an instruction communicating prayer’s great impact, the Bible tells us, “The prayer of a righteous man avails much.” This element of prayer challenges us and likely convicts us. What does t...

7 Bible Verses about Nature That Encourage Us to Care for the Planet

Britt Mooney

From scriptural themes, ancient Christians and theologians believed caring for the environment was a sacred duty. They viewed the natural world as a creation of God, deserving respect and stewardship....

Did Believers in the Old Testament Go to Heaven?

Brad Simon

Old Testament believers did not miss heaven. They looked ahead to the promises of God, trusted in His Word, and were saved by faith, just as we are. Salvation has always come through Jesus Christ. For...