Tessa Emily Hall
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’” So what is this power, and how can we, as believers, access it during the strenuous challenges of life?...
Ruth Clemence
We are made in the image of God, but because of sin, that image has been distorted. All of us are still image bearers and we need to live with that in mind as we interact with others and love our neig...
Lisa Loraine Baker
True wisdom is not what the world deems it to be. For example, wisdom doesn’t automatically come with age. Nor does wisdom necessarily belong to those who are most experienced or who have excelled at ...
Sylvia Schroeder
Power made perfect in weakness points toward a spiritual paradox difficult to grasp but life changing. I don’t know about you, but I don’t flaunt my weaknesses. ...
Liz Auld
This is why we must pray for our marriage through changing circumstances, our commitment is to love our spouse in good times and bad just as God loves us. We should pray for our marriage when things a...
Tessa Emily Hall
And yet, those of us who are in Christ have sensed the presence of God with us and have witnessed His hand at work. ...
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...
Lisa Loraine Baker
1 John 1:9 tells us when we sin, He is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Yes, He is displeased, but He is a forgiving and just Father. ...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Sex before marriage is nothing new. But what advice does the Bible give us for handling this complicated topic?...
Heather Riggleman
Sometimes life is just so hard. It’s in these times we must hold fast to this simple truth: God is good all the time....
Candice Lucey
Either Jesus is God, or he is not. Either he is alive in body, seated at the right hand of God, or we cannot subscribe to any faith or religion in which he is involved. It would be fantasy. Christ is ...
Stephen Altrogge
To claim that the Bible doesn’t tell us what church should look like allows a person to substitute his own preferences for the clear teaching of scripture. So what does the Bible have to say about chu...
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...
Mike Leake
Making a judgment isn’t wrong. It is hypocritical judgment which Jesus is against. And hypocritical judgment is the root of what we might phrase “being judgmental.”...
The phrase sounds extremely sexist and abrasive, even non-sensical to the modern ear. But there is truth and freedom here if we are willing to go looking for it....
Jennifer Slattery
Early in my faith journey, I routinely felt stuck. Stuck in my anxiety and fear, my ungodly responses, bitterness I couldn’t seem to shake, and my constant negative self-talk. I often felt like a fail...
Joel Ryan
Practicing Christians will often try and distance themselves from the stigma of bad religion or being seen as religious. One of the ways they do this is by approaching their faith more as a relationsh...
Sheila Alewine
Jesus designed this parable to show us that God is not concerned with a specific level of achievement or return on His investment in us. He is interested in the attitude of our hearts; He desires only...
Frank Santora
Poor choices can create a bondage to ill health that literally steals away years from the life God has promised. The good news is, even if we have made seriously wrong choices regarding our health in ...