Rachel Britton
Many verses in the Bible tell us we are important and precious to God (Isaiah 49:16, Jeremiah 31:3, John 3:16, Romans 5:8). But sometimes, getting that knowledge to move from our heads to our hearts a...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Many think they can praise the Lord only in a corporate setting, such as weekly church services or along with others at a conference or worship music event. But there are so many ways we can praise th...
Sheila Alewine
In Mark 12, we read of an interesting dialogue Jesus has with the Jewish religious leaders. The conversation came as a result of a parable He had taught about a vineyard owner (Mark 12:1-12). Jesus cl...
Lisa Loraine Baker
As human beings created in the image of God, our souls were given by God when He breathed life into the first man — Adam. No breath of God, no life....
Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith
Paradise is mentioned three times in the Bible. It first appears in Luke 23:43. “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.”...
Kristi Walker
Song of Solomon may seem to have nothing to do with God, but romantic love has everything to do with God! It is completely accurate to say that God is the inventor and author of romantic love which na...
Lisa Loraine Baker
What is not a mystery is that God will reveal what He wants when He wants to whom He wants (Exodus 33:19). God’s mysteries are Divine mysteries, and that truth makes them beyond the scope of our ...
Since the divine nature in Jesus was eternal and infinite while the human nature in Jesus was created and finite, one of the questions we ponder is just how these two natures could coexist in the one ...
Sarah Coleman
The Cross means many things to many people. Some have it displayed on their mantel, others wear it around their neck. What is the Cross?...
Ruth Clemence
Jesus is in heaven with the Father. Yet we are told in Colossians 3:3 that our life is “hidden with Christ in God.” How can our life be hidden with Jesus in heaven, whilst we carry on living here on t...
John is organized around carefully crafted narrative strands that highlight both the signs and teachings of Jesus. This gives John’s Gospel a sense of depth as the reader is presented with a rich, mul...
Dr. Roger Barrier
We know where he was part of the time––in Paradise. But a verse about, “preaching to the spirits in prison” opens up other possibilities. ...
Alyssa Roat
Jesus has many names throughout the Bible. Some, like "Prince of Peace" or "Emmanuel," are very familiar to us. But others can make us scratch our heads. For example, why is Jesus sometimes called the...
Heather Adams
Honestly, I used to be confused and put off by these “family trees” myself. But as I started to read more of the Bible, they started to come alive. Each member is part of a beautiful tapestry wo...
Bethany Verrett
When someone hurts another individual, they can go in person and ask for forgiveness. But how does one approach the God of the universe and admit to wrong doing?...
Lisa Loraine Baker
We can rest in Who He is and be thankful because we are made in His image and because throughout every adversity He allows, He is changing us from one degree of glory to another or to mold us more and...
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...
Lianna Davis
We often hear Psalm 139:14 referenced when a friend announces a new baby. The miracle of new life is truly incredible, enough so that David says we are "fearfully and wonderfully made." But beyond pre...
Hope Bolinger
The Bible seems to have a lot to say about adoption, but churches don’t often dive into this much beyond saying that Christians are adopted into the family of Christ when they accept Jesus as ...