Meg Bucher
Jesus, to defeat death, laid down His life, willingly, not for “good” people, but for all who could never measure up to the bar of “righteousness” that would grant us access to God the Father. Jesus i...
Ken Curtis
How did John Buyan go from being a troublemaker to a preacher who wouldn't stop sharing God's message?...
Sarah Frazer
When I was a little girl, I went to a Bible camp. At the end of the week, all the girls in our cabin exchanged mailing addresses. Because I was a budding writer and wanted a pen pal so bad, I wrote to...
Stephanie Englehart
Just as the Samaritan woman did not fully understand who Jesus was at first, we also need Jesus to open our eyes to the reality of who He is. It is only in Jesus that we will be saved from our sins an...
Britt Mooney
Did Jesus really say, “Woman behold your son” as he was dying? If so, was he talking about himself or giving final directions?...
Robbie Pruitt
The world and all that is in it was created for our enjoyment and pleasure and points us to a good God who loves us and desires our good pleasure. However, something is wrong....
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Imagine the difference the church would make if we stopped thinking so highly about ourselves and started putting the interests of others ahead of our own. This may not be popular, but this is what Ch...
Heather Adams
“Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John” (Matthew 3:13).The ritual of baptism was familiar to the Jewish people by the start of Jesus’ ministry. At that time, priests were b...
Josie Siler
Just as our last words are precious and powerful, how much more so are the last words of Jesus? He knew his time on this earth was coming to an end and He didn’t waste that time. ...
Betty Dunn
Jesus said many things, so what makes his "I am" statements so surprising?...
Michael Jakes
On the surface, and taken on its own, this verse seems to be a simple statement letting us know that if one denies or rejects Christ, they are at the same time rejecting God — which is absolutely true...
Mike Leake
Interestingly enough, there appears to be some discrepancy in the Scriptures when it comes to naming that first disciple. Most believe it is Andrew, but there are other options....
Sheila Alewine
"I'm spiritual but not religious." "I love God, but I don't really trust the Bible." "All that Jesus stuff happened so long ago, you know?" Can a person say these things and still be a Christian? What...
Lisa Loraine Baker
When we want to know and emulate someone, we spend as much time as possible with them. How much more should we take time to read and study God’s Word, for knowing His Word means knowing God. ...
Hope Bolinger
Jesus did conquer, but not Rome. He toppled a greater evil: sin. And he did so through his perfect, unblemished life and then sacrifice on the cross. Behold, the lamb of God, who takes away the sin of...
Mike Leake
Through our union with Christ, all the blessings of Israel become ours. But this new covenant obedience is different than that of the Old Testament. It is not a servile obedience, but a friendship obe...
The people who will experience the fullest meaning of Christmas on Tuesday are the people who know and feel that there is something in them that needs to be destroyed....
Lisa Loraine Baker
Nicodemus did not understand what Jesus meant about being “born again,” for he only understood physical birth. He asked Jesus how it could be, and he listened as Jesus told him one must be “born of wa...
Dr. David Jeremiah
While the entire Bible stresses certainty and assurance, there's one section of Scripture that stakes out this theme as its central focus—the letter of 1 John. As we carefully read through 1 John, we ...