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What Happens When We Choose to Think on Good Things

Frank Santora

Crazy thoughts, wrong thoughts, impure and ungodly thoughts, fearful and anxious thoughts pop into our minds, without any cause or warning. So how can we ever ensure that we think on “good” things?...

5 Things God Doesn't Know

Micah Maddox

While yes, God knows everything, it’s good sometimes to remember how far God’s love, mercy, and grace extends. There is no limit to the goodness, the healing, the hope, the saving of Jesus....

How Does the Bible Encourage Us to Seek Self-Control?

Heather Adams

In God’s view, gaining self-control is part of our progression toward Christ-likeness. In fact, the Apostle Paul included it in a list of basic qualities that believers should cultivate. “But the frui...

4 Profound Lessons from the Book of Galatians

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

Galatians is a great book to study especially if you are struggling or dealing with traditions. ...

What Is a Revival?

Jessica Brodie

Put simply, a revival is typically a gathering of Christians that reflects an urgent and bold spiritual awakening, where hearts and lives are transformed and people commit themselves anew to following...

What Does the Bible Say about Our Minds?

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

The Bible puts great emphasis on the mind and how it affects your life. If you have any desire to be the man or woman God desires you to be, then you must understand how important a role your mind is ...

Knowing God’s Will

We were looking for God’s will as if it were buried treasure. But that didn’t make sense. Wouldn’t God want us to know His will? Why would He hide it from us? It was as if we were assuming God is a Co...

3 Uplifting Ways to Choose Joy Today, and Every Day

Lia Martin

Choosing joy means believing what Jesus promises in John 16 – that his work to reconcile us to God will make our joy “complete.” Joy is continually filling up on faith, not just feeling happy in good ...

How to Still Make Quiet Time Happen during the Holidays

Heather Adams

Meditating on the ultimate gift God has given us - His Son, sent to be our Savior - grows a sense of joy within us. And that joy will keep us focused on the most meaningful things about this time of y...

Where Is God?

Whitney Hopler

“Where is God?” Let’s explore what the Bible says about where God is and what we can do when we feel distant from him. ...

What Does the Bible Say about Meditation?

Shelby Turner

Meditation and mindfulness are hot trends these days, but are these activities that Christians should be participating in? Or will "opening your mind" open it to the wrong sorts of things? W...

4 Paths to Deeper Intimacy with God

Nylse Esahc

What if I told you that more peace, joy, hope, and love were possible for you, today? What if the key to those things wasn't in anything you do, but in who you pursue? Intimacy with God, closeness to ...

Are Fallen Angels Truth from the Bible or Fiction?

Hope Bolinger

Especially around the Halloween season, we can hear a lot about demons, otherwise known as “fallen angels.” We see depictions of these beings in movies, TV shows, and in popular literatu...

3 Heroes God Made Strong in Their Weakness

Southeastern University Online

Does the Bible Ever Justify Murder?

Jessica Brodie

The sixth commandment clearly tells us "you shall not murder." Yet Scripture tells us God himself sometimes kills people, striking them down for evil deeds; God’s people sometimes kill people, as well...

Will God Ever Ask You to Do Something You Can't Do?

Ashley Hooker

God has always been asking His people to obey commands. In each situation, God’s instruction is doable because He has already set his plan into motion. God did not leave Moses, Esther, Jonah, or his d...

Powerful Ways to Confirm Your ‘Calling and Election’

Dawn Wilson

Since Christ's work on the sinner’s behalf was the only work necessary for salvation, biblical Christianity is not a works-based approach to salvation. It’s all God. But Peter suggests that our salvat...

5 Steps to Find Peace in a Really Bad Situation

Paul Dean

How do you get peace in a really bad situation? You may be in the fight of your life financially and about to lose your home. It may be that you've been diagnosed with lung cancer as my father-i...

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 ...

Is Memento Mori in the Bible?

Joel Ryan

While many fear or glorify death, the Christian perspective should be very different. Therefore, we should ask: is the principle behind memento mori biblical? Let’s dig deeper to see what the phrase m...