Bethany Verrett
Love has many types of expressions, designed by God to be wonderful, to create bonds, and to be outward demonstrations about the depth of His love. Even romantic love is a mechanism for the world to g...
Bethany Verrett
One of the more traditional lines in a wedding ceremony includes, “Marriage is an institution ordained by God,” for the procreation of children, the happiness of the individuals involved, and to act a...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
What is the connection between faith and deeds (or works)? In the letter James wrote he asks the same question. Consider what he said,“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to ha...
Sheila Alewine
One of the worst texting and driving accidents ever occurred in Texas in March 2017. PM Law Firm reports that this particular accident involved a large white pickup truck that had previously been seen...
Keith Getty
On that first Christmas night, the skies above the shepherds’ field were filled with hosts of choiring angels. But even before Jesus lay in the manger, his miraculous story was being told in son...
Bethany Verrett
Part of the uniqueness of the human experience is the wide range of emotions that God enabled us to feel. When there are small delights, we have pleasant responses. In great moments, we rejoice. When ...
Cindy Collier
Worship can be defined as “the reverence or adoration that one shows toward something or someone; holding a person or object in high esteem; or giving a person or an object a place of importance or ho...
Aaron Brown
There are moments when we separate ourselves from God in sin, and “squander” in our own unique ways. However, God’s love is not contingent on our behaviors and His mercies are new every morning....
Aaron Brown
"God is not a man that he should lie." God’s word is intended to edify his followers, from book to book, chapter to chapter, we read a number of stories with consistent messages about the benefits of ...
Hope Bolinger
The story of Jephthah and whether he sacrificed his daughter is one of the darker Old Testament stories... so did it really happen?...
Britt Mooney
Wrath is such as tempting, intoxicating sin. So how can we avoid it?...
Kendra Fletcher
While reading the New Testament in particular, we often hear about the Pharisees, most notably when Jesus engages them during his life on earth. Who exactly was he talking about?...
Bethany Verrett
Depression and mental health are hot topics in the world right now, but when it comes to suicide, many - especially in the church - fall silent. It's a difficult and sometimes divisive issue, and it c...
Our tempers often cause us to forget how gracious the Lord is. We only see half the picture. In this eight-week study, the words of Malachi will reveal the other half....
Jason Soroski
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. – Ephesians 4:32These words from the Apostle Paul are easy to read yet difficult to live out. As...
Meg Bucher
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).Coincidental meetings and strings of conne...
Blair Parke
Self-righteous, priggish, sanctimonious: people with these types of attributes are typically found to be carrying an attitude of believing that they are better than most, if not all. This is someone w...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
“Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act toward achieving a common goal.” – Susan WardWhether you realize it or not, we are all called to lead. For some, your leadership responsib...
Michael Jakes
“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Chris...
Heather Adams
“Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield” (Psalm 5:12).Most of us have been on the receiving end of God’s kindness at one time or another. And we can ...