Pamela Palmer
Movies and literature are filled with good revenge stories. Part of the reason we love them so much is that thirst for justice - when we are wronged, we often want the other person to suffer as much a...
Heather Adams
Christians are called to live and speak differently than those “of the world.” But many believers find themselves worrying that if they fully live out their faith, others will judge or criticize them....
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
How do you effectively cope with grief, and what wisdom does the Bible offer in guiding us through this process?...
Frank Santora
In short, the fruit of the Spirit is the outward, visible and godly virtues displayed in a believer’s life, that evidences the inward, invisible presence of the Holy Spirit. These virtues or character...
Emma Danzey
Alabaster box (or referred to as jar) is mentioned in three places in the Bible. The reference is to the woman Mary of Bethany....
Bethany Verrett
In many ways, the book of Ecclesiastes is a simple, but poignant response to those who look around and chose to live life for themselves or see life as pointless. Despite the constant refrain that all...
Bethany Verrett
Despite the Bible’s clear narrative and statements about who Satan is and what his destiny will be, writers, filmmakers, and thinkers have created false narratives about him. One of the biggest meta-n...
Lisa Loraine Baker
If a man, no matter how esteemed by earthly people, treats the Scriptures as anything but the inspired word of God, he will not stand before God as a worker approved. We are to pray and immerse oursel...
Larry White
Maybe you've recited the Apostle's Creed - or something similar - in church. Maybe you've heard it put into a song on the radio. Maybe you are new to the faith and looking for a good way to sum it all...
Catherine Segars
We were pulling into the parking lot of my church when the DJ mentioned a controversy surrounding a burgeoning Christian recording artist. Apparently, she had appeared on a popular daytime talk show...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
We often hear about our weaknesses becoming our strengths, but did you know the reverse can be true? If we begin to depend too much on our own strength and ability, and less on God's grace and help, t...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
The word “backslide” can have many connotations, but what does backslide mean in the Bible? To answer that question, we must first consider what people have backslidden from, and then whether their po...
Lori Stanley Roeleveld
Turn on the news, scroll through social media, or sit down at lunch and it doesn’t take long before someone starts complaining. What does the Bible say about avoiding this unhealthy activity?...
Ed Jarrett
We messed up and God is working to fix the problem. But is that really the case? Was the fall an unfortunate failure on the part of humanity that God is working to overcome? Or was the fall a necessar...
Heather Adams
I’ve come to see that through God’s strength, I can break the hold stress has on me when it hits. And sometimes, the simplest things are the most effective. Here are some ways I’m learning to handle t...
Dr. Ray Pritchard
Allie Boman
Perhaps you are facing an ambiguous leadership transition in your church. You see a person who deserves honor and it’s time for them to step down. Do you wonder why it’s time? In some ca...
Frank Santora
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter” (Isaiah 5:20).One of the tell-tale signs of being at t...