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What Does the Bible say about Adoption?

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 ...

7 Powerful Ways the Bible Calls All Believers to Engage with Foster Care

Micah Maddox

While the Bible doesn't use the term "foster care," it does talk about caring for orphans and the vulnerable. And there are few more vulnerable than a child in a desperate situation. The Bible is clea...

An Honest Look at Why Many Women Choose Abortion

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

To be clear, I am not advocating for abortion because I believe life begins at conception and we should do everything we can to protect the life in the womb. However, the gray area I want to examine i...

Experiencing the Riches of God's Grace

In Ephesians 1, Paul invites us into the very throne room of God as he shows us the blessings God has stored up for us in his treasure house - blessings we already fully possess if we belong to Jesus ...

A Life-Giving Order: "Be Fruitful and Multiply"

Bethany Verrett

When something in the Bible is important, it's repeated. When something is really important, it's repeated multiple times. God's command for humanity to "be fruitful and multiply" can be found 10...

Are There Steps to Our Salvation? A Study of the Ordo Salutis

David Paul

The Ordo Salutis is simply a Latin term meaning the order of salvation, referring to the logical order of events that comprise our salvation in Christ. The first thing to remember is that because we...

Let's Stop Ignoring Joseph at Christmas

Russell Moore

His only role, it seems, is an usher—to get Mary to the stable in Bethlehem. But there’s much more to Joseph ...

Why Jesus Was Born When "the Fullness of Time Had Come"

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

“But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons” (Galatians...

3 Dangerous Ways to Look at the World

Michael Jakes

From the very beginning, God has had a plan to redeem man. This became necessary once our first parents, Adam and Eve, sinned and were expelled from the Garden of Eden. From that very moment in time, ...

7 Ways to Respond as a Christian to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade

Aaron D'Anthony Brown

Now, we’re left with a question. After today’s ruling, has our fight for the sake of the unborn finally concluded?...

5 Prayers for Women after Roe v. Wade Decision

Molly Law

As we all desperately want our voices to be heard, I want mine to be in prayer for the women who feel alone and hopeless — for the pregnant and single — for all women to whom this concerns. I pray for...

Christmas: The Only Gift Everyone Really Needs

Christmas in America is mostly about gifts given and received. But Christmas is really about the gift no one seeks but everyone needs....

The Power and Joy of Being in the Family of God

Meg Bucher

Family conveys a sense of belonging. To be in the family of God means to be accepted for who we are: loved, cherished, celebrated, and fully forgiven. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new c...

What Does it Truly Mean to Be a Child of God?

Britt Mooney

What does it mean to be called children of God?  The exploration of these questions is life-changing for us, too. ...

Biblical Encouragement for Those Facing Infertility

Bethany Verrett

Infertility is not a punishment from God, but a byproduct of living in a fallen world; it can also be an opportunity to get to know the Lord better, and pursue different kinds of opportunities to crea...

20 Practical Prayers for Family during Times of Holiday Stress

Because God treasures families, we often find that Satan will try to rip apart families at the seams. A prayer for family can go along way when we face the enemy....

If Christians Are Saved, Do They Still Have a Sinful Nature?

Tim Pietz

Evidence of our sinful nature is all around us. People steal, so we have locks and passwords. People lie, so we have courts and judges. People kill each other, so we have police and militaries....

The Glorious Power of the Resurrection

Michael Craven

As we begin this Holy Week there is no other issue, no other thought more demanding of our attention than that of the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. ...

Gambling and the Common Good

Russell Moore

Too many of our “opponents” see us as morally-prissy Victorians who don’t want people doing “naughty” things in our presence. Let’s demolish that pretense....