Sheila Alewine
How important is it for a follower of Jesus to be a good listener? Do our social skills matter? To answer, we start with a definition.What, Exactly, Are Social Skills?The simplest definition is “the p...
Rachel Dawson
There have been many Christian books published in recent decades that have left a lasting impact on believers and non-believers alike. (The Bible takes the top spot, for sure!) They are books that tea...
Jessica Brodie
God has a plan that He will fulfill despite our all-too-human orchestrations, manipulations, and petty jealousies. Despite Rachel and Leah’s sisterly squabbles and the addition of two more wives into ...
If there were a universe in which there was no evil that hurt people or dishonored Christ, there would be only love and no hate. There would be nothing to hate. But in a world like ours it is necessar...
Aaron Brown
God’s limitless mercy explains why He has chosen to love humanity since the time of Adam and Eve in the garden. His love extends into today where we still study the Bible in an effort to better compre...
Chris Russell
One of the most encouraging verses in the entire Bible is found in Paul’s letter to the Christians living in extreme persecution in the city of ancient Rome. Paul says it like this: Romans 8:28: And ...
Britnee Bradshaw
“Yet she will be saved through childbearing – if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.”1 Timothy 2:15 I love stories of redemption. Stories of recovery...
Kristi Walker
The disciple who walked to Jesus on the water was the same one who denied Jesus three times. Simon Peter (Simon son of John/Jonah, given the name Peter, Petros, or Cephas meaning “rock” ...
Sheila Alewine
In Mark 12, we read of an interesting dialogue Jesus has with the Jewish religious leaders. The conversation came as a result of a parable He had taught about a vineyard owner (Mark 12:1-12). Jesus cl...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
His love towards you will not change. There has never been nor will there ever be any thought or temptation that will come into God’s mind to stop loving you. This verse is a reminder that his immovab...
Bethany Verrett
The root of evil is rebellion against God, His nature and His will. People cave into their fleshly desires, whether instinctively or intentionally, when they set themselves against God. The Bible make...
Cindi McMenamin
You have a God who can meet your emotional needs because He knows you intimately and invites you to pour out your heart before Him....
Emma Danzey
Will we act like the world to be loved by the world, or will we be set apart as a witness to Jesus? Will we honor family, friends, or even ministries more than honoring Christ? Will we use our words t...
Meg Bucher
The pre-requisite of our identity can be found in godly priorities. By aligning our everyday lives to biblical truth, we set our internal GPS to His will. Through Scripture, creation, and purposefully...
Micah Maddox
The world tells our children so many lies. While we try to prepare and protect our kids from the enemy of their souls, there is no better defense we can offer than to stand in the gap and pray. ...
Jennifer Heeren
When Jesus was asked about the most important commandment, he made it very simple for us when he said, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your ...
Ruth Clemence
Our world is filled with brokenness. Relationships breaking down, failing systems of government, violence and war, sickness and disease and so much more are indicators that things in this world are no...
Good Friday, we know. And Easter (Resurrection Sunday) most certainly. But what is Maundy Thursday? It is the Thursday before Easter, believed to be the day when Jesus celebrated his final Passover wi...
Colin Smith
Why would anyone who had found freedom in Christ want to turn back to the law? Why would anyone let themselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery? Why would anyone want to be under the law?...