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What Does the Bible Say about the Harvest?

Lisa Loraine Baker

The first specific mention of harvest is Genesis 8:22, when the Lord God makes the Noahic Covenant and said “seedtime and harvest will never cease” as long as the earth remains. Another covenant, anot...

Why Do We Sing about “Bringing in the Sheaves”?

Bethany Verrett

A popular hymn from the 19th century called “Bringing in the Sheaves” made use of this imagery to encourage believers to share the Gospel. To bring in the sheaves refers to the idea that one day belie...

People are Messy

We were put on this earth to do life with one another. We are better together than we are apart – even with all of the complications of relationships....

Do We Have to Go Overseas to Do Missions?

Sheila Alewine

The mission is right in front of us. It’s before us, behind us, and around us, as we walk through this life as disciples of Jesus ourselves. There might be a harvest overseas, and we quite possibly wi...

What Is Shavuot and Is it Still Important Today?

Blair Parke

Shavuot demonstrates that we need to make time for God regularly, remembering what He gave to us not only through the Bible but through His son, Jesus Christ, on the cross. As we set aside these speci...

How Can We Avoid Becoming "Weary in Doing Good"?

Heather Adams

In Galatians 6:9, Paul wrote "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." In our fast-paced, modern world, burnout seems to be something...

What Does the Bible Say about Giving?

Jason Soroski

There is no question that generous giving is a cornerstone of the Christian faith, and that there is great joy in giving. ...

Who are the 144,000 in Revelation 14? Bible Meaning and Verses

Compiled & Edited by BST & Crosswalk Staff

Discover the meaning and significance of the Bible's 144,000 in Revelation 14 as Brandon Crowe explains in this video and read the full Bible text of the "Lamb and the 144,000."...

4 Verses to Read at Your Thanksgiving Table This Year

Hope Bolinger

When it comes to reading Scripture at holidays, we often limit ourselves to Easter and Christmas. But the Bible is packed full of beautiful verses to spur us towards thankfulness! After all, the Israe...

Which God Do You Serve?

With the first commandment, God was establishing the fact that He is our God and was showing us His place in our lives......

What Does Sowing and Reaping Look Like in God’s Economy?

Frank Santora

As nations around the world are facing tough economic times, people are wondering how their governments are going to address the shortages of food and fuel that are approaching critical levels in many...

3 Things to Do Immediately When You Feel You've Lost Your Spiritual Edge

Frank Santora

You get your edge back when you determine to know nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified, when God becomes your passion, rather than your past-time and when you determine to make Him the one yo...

5 Important Life Lessons from the Patience of Job

Jennifer Heeren

The story of Job in the Bible shows a man who suffered but never turned away from God. Job didn’t understand everything, and he got frustrated, but he still showed patience by keeping his face poised ...

The Glorious Toil and Reward within the Verse “A Man Reaps What He Sows”

Lianna Davis

When the apostle Paul writes to the Galatian church, “Whatever one sows, that will he also reap” (Gal. 6:7), the agrarian community would have understood the process of sowing, the patience required f...

Who Was Rizpah and What Does Her Story Teach Us about the Importance of Grief?

Betty Dunn

Rizpah is the sad mother of the two sons of Saul who are sacrificed for tribal peace. Rizpah’s love and piety—and David’s joining Rizpah in a memorial and burial of the bones of Saul and his son Jonat...

What Does the Bible Say about Respect, and Do Christians Require It?

Lori Stanley Roeleveld

But what does the Bible say about respect? Is that part of God’s plan for us? Our modern definition of respect is essentially to either admire another person or to have regard for their feelings, wish...

Did Christians Historically Hijack Halloween?

Alyssa Roat

October 31 is a charged date for many Christians. Some embrace Halloween with open arms, while others opt for participating in fall festivals or celebrating Reformation Day. Conflicting opinions a...

5 Remarkable Things to Know about Pentecost Sunday

Dr. Michael A. Milton

The Christian remembrance of Pentecost holds important biblical teaching that builds the life of a believer and continues to support the fulfillment of the Great Commission in our time.Let’s consider ...

What Does the Bible Teach Us When It Talks about a Threshing Floor?

Britt Mooney

The threshing floor may be a strange image to us today, but it has vital lessons....