Dawn Wilson
Some people believe that if God hates anything, that is incompatible with His love. They are bothered or even shocked by this idea.But God does indeed hate things: “There are six things the LORD hates...
Dr. Roger Barrier
Editor's Note: Pastor Roger Barrier's "Ask Roger" column regularly appears at Preach It, Teach It. Every week at Crosswalk, Dr. Barrier puts nearly 40 years of experience in the pastorate to work answ...
Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith
The book of Proverbs is full of wisdom and instruction. It's one of the most often quoted books of the Bible, and many of the sayings found in Proverbs have become common sayings for us today. But jus...
Melissa Henderson
No one wants to be known as a glutton for punishment. But does the Bible tell us anything about how to avoid entering that position?...
Alyssa Roat
God knows we all have the propensity to lie. But what does the Bible say about lying as a sin?...
Heather Adams
The young nation of Israel learned a lesson about this early on in their journey to the Promised Land. When the people found themselves trapped between the Red Sea and the powerful Egyptian army, they...
Dolores Smyth
Satan’s pride was the first sin committed in the universe, and humanity has been on notice ever since that pride goeth before the fall. Arguably, all sins are rooted in pride if we consider that sin i...
Heather Adams
By spending time studying God’s Word, lifting up prayers, and giving Him worship, we’ll grow in our knowledge and awe of Him. Our faith will increase, which will help us to stand more firmly when chal...
Gina Smith
As believers, it does not matter who we are, what we do for a living, or how long we have been a Christian; none of us are immune to the enemy's vicious attacks in our lives or marriages. Satan is on ...
Jessica Brodie
Numerous Scriptures drive home the point that lying is not good, nor is it godly. We know God never lies. Yet there are a few key examples in the Bible where lying — while not described as the right t...
Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith
We are to use their examples as ways to lay aside every weight. You can determine what your weights are. ...
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...
Joel Ryan
We know we live in an unjust world. So is it really possible to believe that God is just?...
Bethany Verrett
Several Bible verses, including a parable from Jesus, shows the Bible does assert Sheol was understood before the death and resurrection of Jesus as the afterlife, a place to hold the souls of those w...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Babylon in the Bible was an important city-state on the banks of the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia (the southern part of modern Iraq). ...
Anne Peterson
We have this wonderful love letter full of promises from God. We can saturate ourselves with Biblical truths and realize we have victory, even when battling a global pandemic....
When it comes to describing “the theology of the Old Testament,” not everyone is convinced that there is a single theology represented in these diverse books. It's more fruitful to understand the Old ...
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We can see that marriage is an intimate and complementing union between a man and a woman in which the two become one physically, in the whole of life. ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Jesus is called the Lamb of God and the Last Adam. These two titles help us understand how Jesus’ death paid the penalty for our sin. As the Lamb of God, He fulfilled the Law as the perfect sacrifice....
Liz Auld
As I began to look more deeply into Malachi 2:16, I found the context interesting. You see, the context is of the unfaithful spouse, the one who hurts his/her spouse deeply. It’s about being cruel to ...