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6 Prayers to be Positive When You're Facing Anxiety, Negativity, and Trials

Mary Oelerich-Meyer

 Let’s look at six prayers to be positive that apply the Word of God to our negative situations or feelings to help us change our perspective. ...

Exploring the 10 Commandments: The First Command

Emma Danzey

As we begin our series on the 10 Commandments, it will be vital that we approach these Scriptures with hearts of repentance, humility, and the perspective that Jesus has set all believers free. ...

How Are We Called to Worship in the Bible?

Ashley Hooker

Worship is a term used in every Christian’s walk of faith. It is often thought of as an act or something done one or twice a week, Sunday and Wednesday. The truth is that worship is a way of l...

What Kind of Authority Does Jesus Show in Matthew’s Gospel?

Ed Jarrett

Jesus demonstrated his authority in many ways: over the Scripture; in forgiving sin; in healing and casting out demons; and over the creation. We might be led to believe that the exercise of authority...

Why Did God Allow Joseph to Suffer?

Candice Lucey

He assured his brothers “it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt” (Genesis 45:8). God had placed hi...

What Is Legalism and Why Is it Dangerous to Your Faith?

Ashley Hooker

Legalism has been in our churches and lives since Satan convinced Eve there was something other than God’s way. It is a word that no one wants to use. To be labeled a legalist usually comes wi...

Why Did David Ask God for a Clean Heart and Renewed Spirit?

Betty Dunn

Like king and prophet David in Psalm 51:10, you can ask God to “create in me a clean heart.”  I think of the woman at the well. She was drawing drinking water, no doubt, but I like to think some ...

Relying on Heaven’s Divine Reminder

Frank Santora

I think Jesus was saying, you guys are going to have a tendency to remember all sorts of random and unprofitable worldly stuff, and are going to forget what I’ve taught you. So I’m going to give you a...

What Can Christians Learn from the Strange Verse that God Owns Cattle on a Thousand Hills?

Linda Lyle

Why is it important to remember that God owns cattle on a thousand hills? ...

How Do We Find the Gospel in the Short Book of Obadiah?

Mike Leake

The message of Obadiah, then, is a message of judgment against those who rule poorly. It’s a message about those who gloat and celebrate the destruction of God’s people. It’s a picture of what happens...

Thy Kingdom Come: The Prayer that Changes the World

The Lord’s Prayer can be rote, or it can become a divine force unleashing God’s glorious blessing. How is “Thy kingdom come” a prayer that literally changes the world? Pray then like this: “Our Fat...

A Guide to What the Bible Really Says about Divorce

Liz Auld

As I began to look more deeply into Malachi 2:16, I found the context interesting. You see, the context is of the unfaithful spouse, the one who hurts his/her spouse deeply. It’s about being cruel to ...

6 Crucial Reasons to Know That Jesus Was Fully Man

Sheila Alewine

I suppose it’s more difficult to believe that Jesus was fully man than it is to accept He is fully God. We read about the miracles He performed, we know He had knowledge that only God could have, and ...

What's So Important about Biblical Literacy?

Heather Adams

In 2020, for example, The American Bible Society released a “State of the Bible” report, focusing on the effects the Covid-19 pandemic had on Christians’ Bible reading habits. The findings indicated t...

5 Prayers for God’s Perfect Timing

Lisa Loraine Baker

When we begin with a me-centered vision, we will always experience dissatisfaction. We expect God to answer our prayers at the moment we petition Him to fulfill our need for immediate gratif...

The Powerful Reason That the Greatest of These Is Love

Blair Parke

The Bible has so much to say about love! Whether it's romantic love, agape love, parental love or the love we feel towards and from our Heavenly Father, the verses and stories are almost endless. So w...

What Does It Look Like to Follow God, No Matter the Cost?

Ashley Hooker

Have you ever decided to start a business? Maybe, you have had to make an unexpected purchase. Whatever the case may be, there has been a cost. You may have decided that the cost is just too much an...

Why Do We Celebrate Christmas on December 25?

Emma Danzey

Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25th. They say that Jesus’ exact birthday is unknown, however, based on the Scriptures, some believed it to be in early spring....

Gamaliel: A Cascading Impact from a Lesser-Known Bible Character

Lisa Loraine Baker

The significance of this passage in Acts outlines the actions of a man who, though an unbeliever in Jesus Christ, was used by God to further His kingdom. God used the Jewish authorities to release the...