There are three general questions about Jesus’ Beatitudes which need to be asked. These concern the people described, the qualities commended and the blessings promised....
Emma Danzey
The Lord calls us in His Word to look out for the needs of the poor. We are to love them well. We are worshiping God when we care for them. We are loving Jesus when we love people who have needs....
Betty Dunn
Jesus preached the Sermon on the Plain after a night of praying on a mountainside and a morning spent choosing his 12 disciples (Luke 6). He delivered his sermon on level ground and the Sermon on the ...
Kelly-Jayne McGlynn
Money itself does not lead to evil. But it’s the love of money, or the intense greed for material gain, that is the issue. Craving money is not the same thing as genuinely desiring more money. You can...
Ashley Hooker
In Luke 1:46-55, we find a passage of Scripture known as the Magnificat, or Mary's Song. The words are a beautiful reminder of the faith of Jesus' future mother, particularly in the midst of a...
Ed Jarrett
God’s expectation is not just that judicial justice would prevail. But that acting justly toward others would also be a priority. That we would be doing what is right in our dealings with other people...
Mike Leake
They are not sheep because they do these good deeds or goats because they fail to do these good deeds, but rather their doing of the good, or failing to do the good, is precisely because of their char...
Jennifer Slattery
If we rarely feel drawn to help those who are in material, physical, or emotional need, we might need to connect, more fully and consistently, with Jesus. More specifically, we might need to more full...
Greg Grandchamp
Perhaps our personal comfort and convenience simply blinds us to the truth and are poor excuses. We are called to sacrifice for others, to be Jesus’ hands and feet....
Lori Stanley Roeleveld
"Whatever you do for the least of these" is one of the most famous passages in the New Testament. But have we missed the point that Jesus was making?...
Mike Leake
A majority of people are going through financial difficulties now. Believers in Jesus are not immune — as the decreased giving to local churches shows. Individual believers and our communities of fait...
John D. Barry
When you hear the term “social justice,” what emotion do you feel? For some people, the term evokes thoughts of “justice” for them personally or for their community. Other pe...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
This term “sanctity of life” has most often been connected to the battle over abortion and protecting the lives of the unborn, but is there more to it? For this reason, I want to challenge your thinki...
Mary, sister of Martha is one of my favorite women in the Bible. She loved Jesus so much as He loves her. She loved him by showing it. Do you remember Mary? She's the woman who sat a Jesus' feet to h...
Kirk Abatelli
Does lack of excitement mean that we lack passion for God? Or does lack of enthusiasm mean our passion for Christ is gone? Not at all. Many would define passion today as a barely controllable emotio...
Britt Mooney
God calls us to do certain things, but he wants us to obey from love rather than obligation. That’s why the apostle Paul writes that God loves a cheerful giver....
Bethany Verrett
The desire for righteousness, and the hunger to have a right relationship with God, is the beginning of a walk with God. When Jesus says that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed,...
Britt Mooney
Early in the Old Testament, in a foundational moment, God doesn’t define himself with anger or wrath but compassion, graciousness, and love. He does get angry (also seen in the New Testament), but his...
Timothy L. Smith
Among the central themes of the Bible are money and stewardship....