Hope Bolinger
Ezekiel is a strange book. It uses some of the most bizarre imagery in all of Scripture — apart from Revelation — and the passage on the two adulterous sisters in Ezekiel 23 stands at no...
Lisa Baker
A good and righteous man (Luke 23:50). To be described as righteous in Scripture is high commendation, putting Joseph of Arimathea in the company of Abraham....
Rachel Britton
As we think about this special relationship with God, we should remember our heavenly Father is not human (Numbers 23:19). “God is spirit” says John 4:24. Yet because God is Spirit, this can make Him ...
Heather Riggleman
Irresistible grace is defined as those whom God has elected and drawn to Himself. When God calls the elect, they respond (John 6:37, 44; 10:16)....
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
This term “sanctity of life” has most often been connected to the battle over abortion and protecting the lives of the unborn, but is there more to it? For this reason, I want to challenge your thinki...
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We can see that marriage is an intimate and complementing union between a man and a woman in which the two become one physically, in the whole of life. ...
Tessa Emily Hall
And yet, those of us who are in Christ have sensed the presence of God with us and have witnessed His hand at work. ...
Joel Ryan
We know we live in an unjust world. So is it really possible to believe that God is just?...
R. Keith Whitt
God's love is not like the love expressed by many in our culture today: a love of convenience and ego. God's unconditional love never fails, endures forever, is uncalculating, and not motivated by pe...
Ed Jarrett
Sometimes we will hear people describe the Kingdom of God as being "now and not yet." Aren't those opposites though? How can we be experiencing something now, but also not yet? To answer this, let's t...
Robert Hampshire
That salvation can be received through believing Jesus to be not just the historical Christ, but to be our Christ. We can be disciples of Jesus who follow him closely, learn from him, obey him, become...
Cally Logan
The threats of this world are real, but we do not stand against such threats alone. Our Heavenly Father stands with us, and in Him, we can find all we need to face such times. ...
Micah Maddox
We all want to know that what we are doing for our children makes an impact on their lives. There is nothing more powerful that you can do in the life of your child than pray for them. You can train...
Meg Bucher
Not all of the kings of Israel and Judah were fully corrupt. Jehu was one such king, who was obedient to God in dismantling the wicked King Ahab, whose evil queen Jezebel was known for leading him ast...
Andy Lee
There are lots of obscure religious positions that don't affect our beliefs in major ways, but also some prominent ones that make a big difference. Covenant theology is one of the big ones, so here's ...
Britt Mooney
What makes the story of Micaiah speaking to King Ahab may be one of the strangest stories about prophets in the Old Testament. What makes it so striking?...
Emma Danzey
We read throughout the Bible that God is Triune. He is three in one. We can allow this fact about Him to intimidate us, or we can press into the joy, mystery, and reality of how He describes Himself....
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The Bible is full of promises - hundreds of truths for our faith to be founded on. And every one of those promises are for believers. All the promises have been fulfilled. Unfortunately, very few of u...
Bethany Verrett
The 10 Commandments established the law for Israel, and many if not all of these laws are still accepted by us today. Commands like "do not murder" or "do not lie" seem commonsense. But what about the...
Bethany Verrett
Jesus’ message conflicted with both approaches. The Pharisees and Sadducees were important figures rising to prominence in Israel after the return from exile through the first century, but Jesus’ impo...