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What Alexander Hamilton Can Teach Christians about Living in Faith

Whitney Hopler

We celebrate Hamilton for his remarkable audacious, courage. Hamilton made a lifelong habit of asking God one key question: “How can I be bolder?”...

31 Amazing Verses That Show Us God’s Character

Bethany Verrett

In order for people to know Him, God reached out to humanity in many ways. He speaks through the Holy Spirit; God the Son took on flesh and lived as a man; He left His fingerprint all over nature. Fin...

What Is Apologetics and Why Is it Important?

Jaime Jo Wright

This confidence comes in knowing that we have chosen—yes, by faith but also by evidence—to follow the almighty God for reasons that are founded, proven, and true. To find truth, one must investigate, ...

Who Was Silas, and What Did He Do for the Early Church?

Mike Leake

Silas was instrumental for the spread of the gospel in the early church. Silas would have also been vital to the establishment of the churches in Macedonia (like Philippians). It seems like Silas was ...

What Do We Know about Asenath in the Bible?

Lisa Loraine Baker

Asenath is known for being Joseph’s wife and bearing Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph’s two sons....

How Biblical Hermeneutics Can Help You Better Understand Scripture

Blair Parke

Most connect hermeneutics to studying the Bible and going deeper into God’s meaning for situations that happen to us and the world. Since the Bible pertains to divine revelation from God, biblical her...

Are There Missing Bible Verses in the NIV Translation?

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

Are there really Bible verses missing from the New International Version of the Bible?...

Why Did Judas Betray Jesus with a Kiss?

Dawn Wilson

Such a kiss coming from Judas on the occasion of a betrayal was not only grievous, it was hypocritical. Proverbs 27:6 could almost be written of Judas: “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an ene...

Digging up Peter

Historical texts and archaeological discoveries tell us about Peter’s life and times....

What Is the Will of God?

Jason Soroski

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will” (R...

3 Psalms to Help with Forgiveness

Bethany Verrett

Forgiveness is one of the most prominent themes of the Bible. Indeed, Jesus life, death and resurrection is the greatest story of undeserving forgiveness that has ever been told. But even still, it ca...

Let's Dig a Little Deeper with Exegesis

Bethany Verrett

Christianity can be intimidating. Especially once you get into circles that throw around words like "amillenialsim" "dispensation" or "exegesis." While these words may sound scary, often the real mean...

What Does Selah Mean in the Bible and Why Is it Important?

Jason Soroski

Selah. This beautiful, thoughtful, yet mysterious word appears in the Bible primarily in the book of Psalms. But what does it mean, and why is it there? ...

Who Were the Sadducees?

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...

Does the Bible Say 'This Too Shall Pass'?

Blair Parke

Let’s get to the heart of the matter: this exact phrase isn’t stated in the Bible. There are several verses that are very close to the wording, but the exact phrase of “this too shall pass” cannot be ...

3 Lessons We Can Learn from Philemon

Jessica Udall

There’s something powerful in writing down our communication and intentionally sending it across the miles to another person. And such is the case with the personal letter written by Paul to Philemon ...

What Exactly Is the "Day of the Lord"?

Jessica Brodie

Is this a “good” and festive day, like a holiday or a Sabbath celebration? Is this a day of foreboding and dread, when something bad is going to happen?...

What Should Christians Know about What the Bible Says about Spanking?

Mary Oelerich-Meyer

Does the Bible say anything about spanking or are we asking the wrong question?...