Robbie Pruitt
The world and all that is in it was created for our enjoyment and pleasure and points us to a good God who loves us and desires our good pleasure. However, something is wrong....
Lori Stanley Roeleveld
“He must become greater; I must become less” is a powerful and compelling declaration made by John the Baptist, quoted in John 3:30 NIV...
Sheila Alewine
"I'm spiritual but not religious." "I love God, but I don't really trust the Bible." "All that Jesus stuff happened so long ago, you know?" Can a person say these things and still be a Christian? What...
Sheila Alewine
God always loves to hear from us. Even a short prayer can be a wonderful way for us to reconnect with him and focus our hearts. But sometimes, even when we ask God for things, His answer may be "no." ...
Stephanie Englehart
Just as the Samaritan woman did not fully understand who Jesus was at first, we also need Jesus to open our eyes to the reality of who He is. It is only in Jesus that we will be saved from our sins an...
Mike Leake
Through our union with Christ, all the blessings of Israel become ours. But this new covenant obedience is different than that of the Old Testament. It is not a servile obedience, but a friendship obe...
G. Connor Salter
The fourth advent candle is the last one lit for most advent wreaths, marking the last phase of the advent season....
Jean Wilund
Soteriology isn’t uniquely Christian, but it is biblical. Paul demonstrates the use of soteriology in his letter to the Corinthian church....
Emma Danzey
It is always important to look at the context. If we just focus on John 3:16, then we miss out on the whole picture....
Just? Surely then he will punish; no, for this very reason he will pardon. ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Nicodemus had spent his whole life endeavoring to do something to gain God’s favor, and there he finally sat in His presence, seeking answers. Nicodemus needed spiritual birth, and Jesus pointed him t...
Dr. Michael A. Milton
What does God look like? Perhaps, following the psalmist, we turn to poetry and hymnody to answer. When you know your sins are forgiven, and the God of all Creation is your own Father, God looks like ...
Pamela Palmer
Baptism is an important event in the life of the believer. It signifies rebirth into one's faith and a commitment to the Lord. But Jesus lived a perfect sinless life, and is one part of the Trinity. S...
Sheila Alewine
The nature of the Trinity - God the Father, God the Son and the Holy Spirit - is just something that we will never be able to understand this side of eternity. But it doesn't mean we can't catch glimp...
Madison Hetzler
Matthew, Mark, and Luke, or the Synoptic Gospels, differ from John in that they closely mirror one another in their accounts. In these three gospels, we find similar wording, chronology, and Old Tes...
Ruth Clemence
It’s really exciting to receive an invitation through the mail. When we are invited to share special occasions, we are welcomed to embrace the intimate moments of those that we care about. Whe...
Josie Siler
Just as our last words are precious and powerful, how much more so are the last words of Jesus? He knew his time on this earth was coming to an end and He didn’t waste that time. ...
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?...
The long awaited time had finally come: God, in the fullness of time, came to our world in the person of His Son. ...