Barbara Latta
The Lord called for memorials and celebrations to occur on multiple occasions throughout history. Joshua commanded a member of each tribe to take a stone and set it up on the banks of the Jordan River...
The book of Joshua has much to teach us and much with which to inspire the church today as we, too, follow where God would have us go....
Madison Hetzler
When Jesus met John the Baptist in the rippling current of the Jordan River, he ordained for his church the holy act of baptism. As Christ-followers came to identify with Jesus as their Lord, they t...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
A testimony is a personal account of what God has done in your life. It will include your experiences or transformations. When done properly, your testimony should leave people in awe of who God is.&n...
Hope Bolinger
For those of us who attended Sunday school as kids, we may have heard a story about Naaman. This man, who had leprosy, washed himself in the Jordan river seven times, according to what Elisha the prop...
Emma Danzey
The 12 tribes of Israel came from Jacob’s 12 sons. Each tribe was named after one of Jacob’s children or grandchildren. ...
Rebecca Barlow Jordan
Treating our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit includes eating naturally healthy foods. It’s not surprising that God gave us many good food choices in His Word. If you want to add to a healthy diet...
Meg Bucher (Megs)
Our Savior grew up in Nazareth, one of the major cities within Galilee. But what is the history of this land, not just in the gospels, but throughout the Bible? And how does that unique history and cu...
Kyle Blevins
The thought that you must have a special certification or unique ability to make a difference in someone’s life is as wasteful as Michael Jordan never using his talent on the basketball court. Lis...
Betty Dunn
The Bible doesn't just mention rainbows once in Genesis. They come up multiple times in the meaning, always giving a specific meaning to the events....
Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith
John the Baptist was a great prophet. His birth was foretold in Luke 1. He is the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth. He would eventually be the one who baptized our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ...
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...
Allie Boman
Perhaps you are facing an ambiguous leadership transition in your church. You see a person who deserves honor and it’s time for them to step down. Do you wonder why it’s time? In some ca...
Jordan Standridge
There was a man named Ian Durkin who was working one day when his tooth fell out of his mouth. After a few days of badgering him, his partner convinced him to see a dentist. The dentist promptly warne...
Jordan Standridge
We are to consider the men and women of Hebrews 11 and think upon their faithfulness and faith in order to be propelled to run our race better. ...
Mary Oelerich-Meyer
God knows that life in this sin-sick world will challenge us, and we will need help “when you pass through the waters.” But what does it mean that He made this promise to Israel thousands of years ago...
Traci Boland
The Dead Sea Scrolls have been described as one of the most important archaeological finds of the 20th century. While the scrolls do not mention the life of Jesus or the origins of Christianity, they ...
Joel Ryan
Though many Christians may gloss over the book of Numbers because of the extensive list of names and numbers found in chapters 1 and 26, the fourth book of the Bible explores several important and bea...
Ed Jarrett
The gospel of Matthew, like the other three canonical gospels, tells the good news about Jesus. They are not biographies in the modern sense. They tell us very little about his early life. Rather th...