Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Since we are all going to face grief in this life, the question is when grief comes, where do you go for comfort? Thankfully God knew you would experience grief in this life, and he has provided numer...
Kelly Balarie
Sometimes praying feels like throwing darts - with your eyes closed. You hurl some words heavenward and wonder if you've hit the bulls-eye of progress. You hope something sticks. Lately, I've been th...
Kelly Balarie
I knew where I needed to go and I was laser-focused on my goal. I was running hard, pushing with the endurance and perseverance that God calls for, until... ...until I hit a little snag in the road. ...
Heather Adams
By spending time studying God’s Word, lifting up prayers, and giving Him worship, we’ll grow in our knowledge and awe of Him. Our faith will increase, which will help us to stand more firmly when chal...
John Piper
What does Jesus want this Christmas? We can see the answer in his prayers. What does he ask God for?...
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...
Meg Bucher
The pre-requisite of our identity can be found in godly priorities. By aligning our everyday lives to biblical truth, we set our internal GPS to His will. Through Scripture, creation, and purposefully...
Joe Thorn
If God is with his people, then as a Christian you can rest assured that he is with you. And if God is with you, to uphold you, you have the promise of perseverance....
Bethany Verrett
Deliverance is bringing someone from a place of destruction, negativity, or sin and taking them out of it and into a place of safety, strength, and spiritual healing. The Bible promises that if someon...
Meg Bucher
Ezra read from God’s Word and recited His Law to the people (recorded in Nehemiah 8), and they were shattered by the vast disobedience and rebellion. ...
Hope Bolinger
Throughout Ezekiel, we find a number of curses called down upon various groups of people. Although this may seem odd in lieu of the text showing how God will pour his wrath upon Judah, it makes sens...
Tammy Kennington
What does the Bible say about mental illness? The Bible tells us that our God is big enough to overcome whatever we are facing. ...
Bethany Verrett
In general public spheres, many agree that Jesus was a real historical figure - even a prophet. But what sets Christianity apart is the claim that Jesus is the Son of God. Where in the Bible are there...
David Burchett
Travel can be wonderful. But business travel is generally more like death by paper cuts. A frustrating airport concession stand moment revealed my own need to open the gifts of grace daily....
Blair Parke
One of the greatest gifts you can give your friends is prayer. We can pray for their needs and for the blessing of God’s presence to guide them each day....
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...
Denise Larson Cooper
Since Scripture does not separate the Father and Son from the Spirit, we must tread carefully. Before we examine how the Son relates to the Father, we must consider the doctrine of the Trinity, the Th...
Linda Lyle
We often hear in church that Jesus said, “I am the vine, you are the branches,” but is there more to this metaphor than we think? ...
I say, “Help comes from God.” I tell people, “You’re not alone.” Both are empty phrases if I don’t live like I believe them. The author of Psalm 121 spotted this problem....
Joe McKeever
“Heaven is a fairy tale for people afraid of the dark.” –Stephen HawkingI’m afraid of the dark.If we’re talking about the endless kind of darkness that offers no light anywhere, no hope ever, and not...