Lisa Loraine Baker
Sometimes telling someone who is facing a trial that God is in control feels to them like platitudes. We’ve all heard it before, but deep in our hearts, do we believe it when we are suffering? Often, ...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Sex before marriage is nothing new. But what advice does the Bible give us for handling this complicated topic?...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Hope. We all long for it, although we cannot always identify what drives us to tears or worry or anger or…you get the drift. All those emotions plus depression and anxiety can enter in when we experie...
Lisa Loraine Baker
It indeed takes courage to follow Jesus. But if we accept Him as Savior and Lord, how can we not fully devote our lives to Him? To do otherwise is to remain spiritually immature, missing the myriad bl...
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....
Pamela Palmer
2 Corinthians 3:17 reminds us “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” What seems impossible to us is always possible with God. If freedom seems unattainabl...
Lisa Loraine Baker
The key for us as believers is to be the people God created us to be! No longer are we to be conformed to the norms of the world, but we are to be transformed, living a life pleasing to Him who called...
Rick Kirby
There are some issues that the Bible is a bit quiet on, while there are other topics that God speaks to directly, leaving no room for interpretation or debate. The sin of fornication, or sexual immora...
Lisa Loraine Baker
We belong to Christ, and we are His bride (2 Corinthians 11:2). How do we get to know the One who saved us from the wrath of God except by spending time in His Word — the Bible? But is it biblical to ...
Denise Kohlmeyer
Here are a few ways to express our love to our unsaved friends. These can also apply to unsaved family members, co-workers, neighbors—anyone in your relationship sphere who does not know Jesus as Savi...
Dr. David Kyle Foster
God's desire for us to worship Him is for our benefit, in countless ways. Here are some of the most life-changing....
Frank Santora
Of all the things we could say about social media, one thing is certain: it should remind us that our lives are on display for all to see. Posting photos, sharing links and writing comments opens up o...
Lisa Loraine Baker
When Christians get excited about Jesus’ return, we exclaim, “Maranatha!” Likewise, when we grieve the world’s wickedness, our battle cry is “Maranatha!” In the first sense, this word is a joyful...
Jessica Udall
The Bible says in the book of James that “every good and perfect gift is from above” (James 1:17). But surely this doesn’t mean that the birthday gift from a friend or the drawing from our preschooler...
The physical resurrection of Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of redemption—both for mankind and for the earth. Indeed, without Christ’s resurrection and what it means—an eternal future for fully resto...
Sam Storms
The primary biblical text on the nature and meaning of the Lord’s Supper/Table, also known as Communion or the Eucharist (from the Greek word for the giving of thanks) is 1 Corinthians 11:23-34. Here ...
Kristi Walker
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal” (1 Corinthians 13:1).Hate is defined as an extreme dislike or disgust (hostility...
Melissa Henderson
Why does the Bible use "jars of clay" to talk about something Jesus gave us?...
Allie Boman
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” – 1 Corinthians 13:13The beauty and weight of these words settles like a warm blanket over the complexity and co...
Michelle Treacy
One of the beautiful things butterflies can remind us of is the birth, death, and resurrection of Christ. Like butterflies, Jesus was born, died on a cross for us, and was buried in the tomb....