Hope Bolinger
When Jacob has his 12 sons, each of them went on to be leaders of a "tribe," and each were blessed upon their father's death. Some of these, like the tribe of Levi, were extremely significant and long...
Stephanie Englehart
Belief in the gospel changes everything. Before Christ, we are lost in a sinless world with no hope, no satisfaction, and no purpose. With Christ, we have new life and new desires....
Barbara Latta
How can we keep our study time from growing stale or keep our minds from assuming we already know what Scripture says? Here are seven ways to refresh our Bible study....
Sometimes when we come to passages like Matthew’s condensed Christmas story, we don’t come with that childlike curiosity and wonder—looking at the everyday with awe, perceiving the familiar as fascina...
Bethany Verrett
Sometimes we can feel hopeless, like there is nothing to be done to support brothers and sisters who are suffering. God assures His people that He loves them and sees them, but He also encourages Chri...
Hope Bolinger
Ancient Israel around the early 600s/late 500s BC was getting a lot of bad news from prophets like Jeremiah and Ezekiel. They didn't like what they were hearing. So instead of heeding the prophets' wa...
Ben Reichert
Maybe you've heard about the deuterocanonical books. Are these "extra books of the Bible" that people have forgotten, or something else?...
Ruth Clemence
Grace is described as a gift which justifies us before God through the redemption that is in Jesus (Romans 3:24). However, like any gift we may open this holiday season, will we receive it with joy an...
Dawn Wilson
There are at least two good purposes for entertainment: to give us rest and to bring joy. But there are also times when it’s not wise to use entertainment....
Tonilee Adamson | Bobbye Brooks
The more we learn the truths concerning spiritual warfare, the more prepared we can be to fight and to be victorious. In furthering our knowledge of spiritual warfare, this lesson addresses the strate...
Dolores Smyth
Satan’s pride was the first sin committed in the universe, and humanity has been on notice ever since that pride goeth before the fall. Arguably, all sins are rooted in pride if we consider that sin i...
Emily Hall
How did otherwise faithful Christians who read and revered the Bible attempt to reconcile the gospel with owning enslaved people? And how was I to think of Lottie Moon now that I know she wasn’t a per...
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....
Lori Stanley Roeleveld
The Lamech who took two wives mentioned in Genesis 4 is descended from Adam’s murderous son, Cain. After Cain killed his brother Abel, God cursed Cain and sent him out to wander the earth....
Rachel Britton
As we think about this special relationship with God, we should remember our heavenly Father is not human (Numbers 23:19). “God is spirit” says John 4:24. Yet because God is Spirit, this can make Him ...
Emma Danzey
If we believe God at His Word, then we know that He has spoken to us. He is telling us that His Bible is His Word, and it still speaks today. It is useful to us, changes us, and prepares us to live ou...
Pamela Palmer
We are consistently reminded throughout Scripture to not judge by appearances, because what matters to God is our inward faith. According to the Bible, God is more concerned with the condition of our ...
Britt Mooney
What does it mean to be called children of God? The exploration of these questions is life-changing for us, too. ...
Bethany Verrett
“Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’” (Joel 3:10) In context, God is speaking to those who defy Him, both the enemies of Israel in Joe...
Stephanie Englehart
Just as the Samaritan woman did not fully understand who Jesus was at first, we also need Jesus to open our eyes to the reality of who He is. It is only in Jesus that we will be saved from our sins an...