Stephen Baker
The Moabites were a pagan nation, which means they did not worship or serve YHWH. Idolatry was one of the innate characteristics of all the nations surrounding Israel, and Chemosh was the national god...
Jessica Brodie
Why does God compare our relationship with him to that of a bride and groom? In short, it’s a poignant and real-world way to exhibit the covenantal love and the selfless, everlasting stability Go...
Jessica Brodie
Never in the Bible does it command slaveowners to end their practice. Never does it say, “Slavery is against God’s will,” and never does it say, “Thou shalt not own slaves.” Given all this, many peopl...
Bethany Verrett
The ultimate form of creativity, of course, was creation. While humanity takes things that already exist, like minerals, woods, and pigments, and makes something new, God took void, and created the un...
Heather Adams
True godly sorrow is founded on the Lord. In order to feel it, then, we first have to know what pleases God. The Bible lays out His standard for us, as well as His Laws. And any success we have in thi...
Emma Danzey
Food is one of the best gifts that God has given to us. God’s Word has answers for everything. What does the Bible say about food and eating?...
Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith
If someone calls you a "heathen," you may not understand what it means. In the Bible, a heathen has a particular meaning connected to your relationship with God....
Jessica Brodie
Hebrews 4:15 encourages us because we know Jesus overcame those temptations, and his example not only made him the perfect, unblemished sacrifice to pay our sin-debt, but it also provides a role model...
Heather Adams
Jealousy sometimes washes over us like a tidal wave. Other times it sneaks up, catching us off guard. What makes this emotion tricky is that it’s very personal - what stirs up jealousy in you might no...
Emma Danzey
When we consider the words “No trespassing” in our modern culture, this means that there is a clear boundary established that we are not legally allowed to break. In a similar way, and biblically spea...
Heather Adams
Intercessory prayer, sometimes called "standing in the gap," is essentially lifting up the needs and concerns of others to God. And it is an expression of agape, or selfless, love....
Pamela Palmer
Paul alluded to something very significant in this passage – creation is groaning. Believers are groaning inwardly. Creation is in bondage, just as humanity feels the weight of sinfulness, death, and ...
Britt Mooney
Peace is a running theme throughout the whole of scripture, usually using the Hebrew word shalom. Scripture, however, doesn’t throw the word around as a nice gesture. It has a deep meaning which could...
When we celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmastime, our attention is most often given to Luke’s account, because it gives us so much information. But Matthew's account is just as important in our u...
Christians are not strangers because they have moved from their homeland to a new country. They are exiles because their identity has so radically changed....
Britt Mooney
The Bible constantly reminds us that there are consequences for our actions, especially if we are leaders who idolize anything other than God. Zedekiah, king of Judah, learned this lesson in a particu...
Jessica Brodie
Not only does Scripture tell us Jesus' birth was heralded by a choir of angelic beings, but when Mary and Joseph presented Jesus in the temple, they also encountered two prophets who praised God in a ...
Pamela Palmer
God blesses the family model, and He has orchestrated having children. Therefore, it can be particularly painful when a woman is not able to have children. Some women are unable to conceive, while oth...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Our view of God and His timing is from a human perspective. Most of us have been conditioned to a fast-paced life, from daily activities to our needs and wants, we want it all now. Waiting, therefore,...
Stephanie Englehart
We must see that the whole story of the universe, the story of the cross, is the ultimate work of God’s divine intervention and plan. He is always initiating, engaging, adjusting, and personally playi...