Pamela Palmer
God has made all things beautiful in their time. He is the author of beauty and it is God’s designation that makes something beautiful. Truly, beauty is more than outer appearance or something nice to...
Dawn Wilson
Beauty, from a human perspective, is relative. What is beautiful in the eyes of one may be considered commonplace or even ugly to another. Beauty, for humans, is individual and subjective; but God def...
Christine Carter
We all know beauty is subjective. What one person perceives as stunning, another may glimpse and sneer at. Each one of us, in some manner or another, wrestles with the desire to feel attractive. Wha...
Jared Salomon
God literally says, “My ways are not your ways” in Isaiah 55:8. But what does that imply? Why does this matter? To answer this, we must understand how “my ways are not your ways” helps us trust God, k...
Meg Bucher
“Be joyful always…” (1 Thessalonians 5:16).The difference between joy and happiness is substantial. We often assume that the fleeting feeling of happiness, giddy laughter and contentment in the comfor...
Bethany Verrett
The Book of Psalms is one of the books of poetry and songs in the Old Testament. Many of them are attributed to David, but other writers include members of his court, King Lemuel, and several anonymou...
Jessica Brodie
Flip through any magazine or TV channel, and it’s hard not to miss the elaborate hair and makeup styles, jewelry, and other adornments on display. It’s big business, too — in spite of the pandemic, th...
If God loves us, we assume it must mean that we are not all that bad. Not only is this view false in every way, it destroys a deep appreciation for the amazing beauty of God’s love — that He loved the...
Ashley Hooker
Isaiah 61:3 is a beautiful picture of what Christ can do for the mourning people of Israel and the ones hurting today. When we examine the verse, we learn that Christ is the joy-giver. He gives a joy ...
Cathy Baker
Does being a gentle and quiet spirit mean something else than what we assume?...
Lisa Loraine Baker
We’ve all read and/or heard about butterflies and how God, in His perfect and glorious will, transforms something ugly into an incredible thing of beauty. A monarch butterfly, thought to be one o...
Frank Santora
“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones” (Proverbs 14:30).I heard a joke recently about two store owners who were bitter rivals. Their stores were directly across the street ...
Hope Bolinger
Creatives show up all the time in the Bible poets, songwriters, craftsmen, etc. God uses the lowly artist Oholiab to work on one of the most important tasks in the Bible, the Tabernacle....
Melanie Campbell
What comes to your mind when you consider God’s sovereignty?When I was new to my faith, the concept intimidated me. It reminded me of how I often felt when I stood on the beach and watched the ocean. ...
Mike Leake
What we break and unravel God restores. The people will be overcome by the Assyrians. Centuries later they will be exiled. Many years later people’s unfaithfulness will continue. But through all of th...
Aretha Grant
I came to Christ in my early twenties, broken and confused, not knowing who I was in Christ. Although I had head knowledge that God loved me, I didn't understand His love's depth and width.I remember ...
Allie Boman
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” – 1 Corinthians 13:13The beauty and weight of these words settles like a warm blanket over the complexity and co...
Jason Soroski
The Jewish faith is one of remembrance. Practicing Jews celebrate and observe many days and seasons throughout the year that hold significant importance. As Christians, our faith is deeply rooted in t...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
In the opening line of Scripture we see this verse“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).We often think about the joy and the beauty of heaven, and rightfully so becaus...
Emma Danzey
The year is almost complete, and we will be breaking out new calendars and planners soon. As we are right in the sweet spot between Thanksgiving and Christmas, it is easy to become overly busy with ac...