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What Does the Bible Mean When It Warns People Not to Perish?

Britt Mooney

Everything dies, passes away, perishes. But what does perish mean in the Bible?...

5 Times Jesus Got Angry

Mark E. Moore

Jesus cares for people more than anything else. We can therefore see that anyone who comes between Jesus and the people he loves will experience his wrath....

6 Beautiful Psalms to Encourage You in Your Daily Life

Jessica Brodie

Here are six encouraging psalms we can tuck into our hearts to help us stay strong and faithful in everyday life. They all circle back to one crucial, all-encompassing truth: God is the only sure thin...

The Forgotten Fear that Christians Need to Face

Ruth Clemence

Fear of the Lord is not usually given much airtime in churches, nor much thought in the day-to-day lives of Christians. However, Deuteronomy 13:4 is clear that we should fear the Lord. This type of f...

Why Does Ezekiel Curse Seven Cities?

Hope Bolinger

Throughout Ezekiel, we find a number of curses called down upon various groups of people. Although this may seem odd in lieu of the text showing how God will pour his wrath upon Judah, it makes sens...

How Many Wives Did King David Have and What Do We Know about Them?

Annette Griffin

But while God was raising up this mighty man of valor to be a fearless leader and man after His own heart, the women who would become King David’s wives were also being groomed to become a part of God...

Why Did Judas Betray Jesus with a Kiss?

Dawn Wilson

Such a kiss coming from Judas on the occasion of a betrayal was not only grievous, it was hypocritical. Proverbs 27:6 could almost be written of Judas: “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an ene...

3 Reasons Christian Men Should Love Strong Women

Rachel Dawson

Do we want women to be weak? The answer must forever be, on the basis of Scripture, "May it never be."...

What Do Locusts Symbolize in the Bible?

Lori Stanley Roeleveld

Locusts are not common pests for those of us living outside of the Middle East, so we may not be as familiar with them. But because they are mentioned so frequently throughout the Bible, it's importan...

What Are Parables? 5 Things Jesus Teaches Us

Kendra Fletcher

We call the stories that Jesus told “parables” because they illustrate a spiritual lesson in the life of the characters. In this way, parables are different from fables which also can impart a moral i...

What Does It Really Mean to “Turn the Other Cheek”?

Dawn Wilson

In the simplest of terms, Jesus taught that when someone attacks our right to respect or dignity, we are not to defend our rights with revenge. We are not to retaliate. The believer’s defense of digni...

Can God Actually Lead Us into Temptation?

Britt Mooney

A question naturally follows. Does God actually lead us into temptation? That seems opposite of a good God who cares about us. It makes us uncomfortable....

What Does It Mean That Jesus Holds the Keys of Death and Hades?

Lisa Loraine Baker

Though death is genuine, Christ, by His death and resurrection, claimed victory over it. We who love and cherish Him need have no fear of those who kill the body (Matthew 10:28). In that very moment o...

Don’t Lose Heart, Because God Is Not Finished with You Yet

Frank Santora

God takes even our wrongs and brings right out of them. He won’t quit on His plans because you complicated things. He won’t abandon and forget you because you failed. He won’t write you off, and cance...

Who Was King Xerxes?

Lisa Loraine Baker

We have implicit and explicit information about Xerxes from the book of Esther, but the extra-biblical archives aid our understanding about this man and how God used him. ...

3 Core Lessons for a Well-Rounded Spiritual Education

Frank Santora

What many people don't realize is that God also has a set learning path that we believers must take on the journey toward our own “promised land.” I’m not talking about a liberal arts education, but a...

How Does the Trinity Help Rescue Our Prayer Life?

Brian Hedges

Among the disciplines of Christian living, prayer tops the list as most challenging. Read how the doctrine of the Trinity can rescue your prayer life....

What Does the Bible Say about Anxiety?

Hope Bolinger

Often when Christians meet fellow believers who deal with anxiety, whether temporary or chronic, they will sometimes quote the verse “do not be anxious about anything” from Philippians (Philippians 4...

Can God Use the Seasons Where We Run Away?

Hope Bolinger

Even though Jonah ran in the complete opposite direction of God's plan, God still brought others to know him, Jonah's shipmates....