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What Makes a Martyr?

Mike Leake

If you’ve ever heard the word martyr, it’s likely to have been either in the context of someone talking about having a martyr complex or hearing about religious persecution. In the secular world, the ...

Who Was St. Stephen and Why Did He Die?

Hope Bolinger

In Acts, after the early church begins to convert thousands of people to the Christian faith in a matter of days, we meet for a brief time a man by the name of Stephen. He has a short introduction i...

Who Was St. Valentine? How a Martyred Saint Inspired Valentine's Day

Hope Bolinger

If you lived in the early first few centuries AD, and didn’t have as much historical documentation as the New Testament, a great deal of legend or myth would happen to arise about your life.Such is th...

How Does Pontius Pilate Fit into the Resurrection Story?

Meg Bucher

The life of Pontius Pilate is difficult to accurately trace outside of his stature as a Roman ruler. Artifacts with his image and name place him unquestionably in history, and the Bible records his pr...

The Witness of Scripture: Work of Men, or Word of God?

The Bible is the account of God’s activity in and beyond time. But is it a trustworthy account? To answer that we need to establish three things......

What Do We Know about Paul before His Conversion?

Pamela Palmer

Saul did not believe the Good News that Jesus had been the long-awaited Messiah, and therefore, viewed Christians as deceitful and a threat to Judaism. Saul’s rejection of Jesus as the Messiah led him...

No Room in the Inn? Bible Verse and Meaning (Luke 2:7)

Inside BST

Luke 2:7 has been the source of quite a bit of discussion throughout church history. Where exactly was there no room for Jesus?...

What Do We Know about the Apostle Peter?

Pamela Palmer

Peter was not a perfect person, but he is someone that Christians today can look to for guidance on having hearts devoted to Jesus. Through Scripture, we can learn some important things about who Pete...

How Many Books of the Bible Did Paul Write?

Pamela Palmer

An important part of Paul’s ministry was to keep in touch with Christians and churches, to encourage them in their faith and to help them avoid heresy or get persuaded to believe anything other than t...

Who Decided What Went into the Bible?

Hal Seed

Just about everyone wants to know how the sixty-six books got chosen to be in the Bible. Why these sixty-six? Why not a few more (or a few less)? Why these books and not others?...

8 Habits of a Healthy Spiritual Life

John Barnett

God's Word teaches us eight habits that can keep us spiritually healthy until death. The habits recorded in Psalms 116 are not just for those who have one foot in the grave, they are actually good hab...

Should We Laugh at or Be Fearful of Eutychus' Death and Resurrection Story?

Hope Bolinger

Is it a funny story? A sad one? A sobering one? Eutychus falls from a window and literally dies. So what can we learn from him?...

What Do We Know about the Apostle Paul's Life and Ministry?

Blair Parke

As we witness the man known as Saul be spiritually transformed into Paul, we will see him come to realize more than anyone the miraculous blessings that happen to a person when they surrender their li...

7 Things We Can Do Today to Support Persecuted Believers

Bethany Verrett

Sometimes we can feel hopeless, like there is nothing to be done to support brothers and sisters who are suffering. God assures His people that He loves them and sees them, but He also encourages Chri...

3 Powerful Life Lessons from the Baptism of Jesus

Dr. Michael A. Milton

The baptism, or anointing, of our Lord Jesus spans Eternity Past and Eternity Future. The ceremonial act fulfills the signs and symbols anticipated in the Old Testament priesthood and looks toward His...

Is Easter Pagan? The Holiday's Origins and History 

Jay Ryan

There has been an increasing trend among evangelicals to shun Easter as allegedly being derived from a pagan source. Explore the history here!...

Strengthen and Defend Your Faith Through Apologetics

Bethany Verrett

"Apologetics" sounds like one of those scary "smart Christian" words - something that pastors and leaders study, but not us common people. But apologetics is simply studying God and the Bible, in orde...

Is it Always Sinful to Lie?

Alyssa Roat

God knows we all have the propensity to lie. But what does the Bible say about lying as a sin?...

What Is the Significance of the Seven Churches in Revelation?

Bethany Verrett

In the beginning of the book of Revelation, the number seven appears multiple times. One of the most notable is that John is instructed to give a copy of Revelation to seven churches. Theories abound ...