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...
Lisa Loraine Baker
What does scripture say about Caiaphas? Joseph Caiaphas, a Sadducee, operated as the Jewish high priest in the Jerusalem temple, and he presided over the Sanhedrin during Jesus’ time on earth....
Bethany Verrett
Jesus is the Son of God and the cornerstone of the Christians faith. His story is foreshadowed and echoed throughout every page of the Bible. But how can a man who was ethnically and religiously Jewis...
Trey Soto
We have a few examples of Jesus' interactions with Roman centurions in the Gospel accounts. Discover what Christians can learn from two specific accounts of Roman Centurions, including the historicall...
Hope Bolinger
Pontius Pilate's sentence is a crucial part of the Easter story. Despite finding Jesus guiltless, Pilate still allows him to be killed. However, after washing his hands of the whole situation, Pilate ...
Alyssa Roat
It was a census, decreed by Caesar Augusts, that brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem where Jesus was born. This was foretold in the Old Testament, but what exactly is a census, and did Mary and Josep...
Bethany Verrett
When navigating the world, we want to have confidence in others, but it can be difficult as people fail and let one another down. The Bible assures the believer that there is someone they can always a...
Joel Ryan
In the first century, the Zealots were a notorious sect of Jewish patriots who sought to overthrow the Roman occupation of Palestine through violence, terror, and political intimidation, often resorti...
Annette Griffin
The Ophanim described in Ezekiel’s vision are impossible to define apart from the full scope of the revelation. In Ezekiel 1 we find a young priest on the precipice of his new calling....
Britt Mooney
Jesus tells people to “go and sin no more” in two key passages, both in John’s gospel. ...
Ed Jarrett
The first hint in Jesus’ teaching of this upside-down nature of the kingdom comes at the beginning of what we know as the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7. In the Beatitudes, Jesus declared several ...
Larry White
We know next to nothing about Jesus' life before he began his ministry. And while there may be major gaps in the record of his life, the Bible does include significant milestones that tell us a lot ab...
Jason Soroski
We often hear this verse around tax season, and thus it isn't many people's favorite piece of Scripture. But Jesus was making an important point when he told us to "render unto Caesar what is Caesar's...
Britt Mooney
A bruised reed would normally be dismissed or thrown away; a smoldering wick, not enough to catch anything else on fire, almost dead itself, it would be snuffed out. But Jesus did the opposite. ...
Emma Danzey
First, we put on that belt of truth, standing firm on the gospel and Bible. Then, we connect our breastplate of righteousness by living by the Spirit and not our flesh, and staying guarded and watchfu...
Britt Mooney
Did Jesus really say, “Woman behold your son” as he was dying? If so, was he talking about himself or giving final directions?...
Betty Dunn
Jesus said many things, so what makes his "I am" statements so surprising?...
Connor Salter
Titus was one of at least two younger men that Paul discipled and described as his “son in the faith that we share” (Titus 1:4). ...
Hope Bolinger
Often, the church can forget about the Old Testament. Beyond Sunday school, many lessons such as Daniel in the Lions’ Den (Daniel 6) and the Fiery Furnace (Daniel 3) often fade into obscurity ...
Greg Grandchamp
As followers of Christ, we are called to live differently than the rest of the world. We are called to grace, not hate. We are called to love others – even those with whom we disagree. ...