Britt Mooney
“Noel” comes from the same root words from Latin, natus, where we get the nativity, meaning “birth,” and the French used it over time to exclusively mean the birth of Jesus. As we know, the birth of J...
Lori Stanley Roeleveld
Turn on the news, scroll through social media, or sit down at lunch and it doesn’t take long before someone starts complaining. What does the Bible say about avoiding this unhealthy activity?...
Jared Salomon
Several Scripture passages show us the traits of envy and troubles that come from envy. But these passages also advise us on how to watch out for envy....
Trevin Wax
How do you know if you have fallen for the moralistic counterfeit gospel? Here are two easy diagnostics....
Cally Logan
From kindness to others to integrity for her family to wisdom to a heart for the Lord such a life is one to pray for daily. Beauty, charm, riches, and mystery are all things that for a time can appear...
Bethany Verrett
This verse, especially once someone understands God’s purpose, can bring great comfort. It is possible to know that God works all things out for the good of those He calls to His purposes. ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
This verse is a pause in the creation process as God explains what He is going to do next — and why. God created the human race in His image and likeness using the pronouns “Us” and “Our” and that man...
Joel Ryan
What we ultimately know about Joel, who he was, and when he ministered, are probably less important than his actual ministry and message. According to Macarthur, “the message of Joel is timeless, form...
Brad Simon
Amid the prevailing darkness, Habakkuk fervently sought the Lord. He struggled with the violence, injustice, and wickedness in his nation. He questions God’s apparent silence and wonders why He tolera...
Steve Arterburn
As individual people, we can make a mess of our lives and relationships in ways so unique to us personally. But the marks of a healthy relationship are universal and recorded in God’s Word....
Carley Marcouillier
Grief is not something that anyone wants to feel or experience, but it is something we will all face, one way or another. When those feelings of grief threaten to overwhelm us, the best thing we can d...
Meg Bucher
Believers throughout the centuries have willingly suffered for what Jesus stands for. Christ uses the salt analogy, I believe, to assure us that following Him is worth every earthly cost....
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
For many when you are confronted with evil, a typical response and if we are honest probably the most desired response, is to strike back with evil. Yet despite this natural desire to want to strike b...
Ruth Clemence
Jesus is in heaven with the Father. Yet we are told in Colossians 3:3 that our life is “hidden with Christ in God.” How can our life be hidden with Jesus in heaven, whilst we carry on living here on t...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
When God sees you he approves of you because you are a bearer of his righteousness. You are justified in his sight. If you let that sink in you will find great reason to rejoice because God sees you a...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
You are betrothed to Christ and he has given you a friend to assist you, but how are you preparing for that day? My prayer for you is that you would not get distracted by other things...and would rema...
Lynette Kittle
It’s the anniversary again of 9/11. A day marked by shock, terror, sorrow, and tremendous loss, where we remember the devastating terrorist attacks against America that deeply impacted our nat...
Ruth Clemence
We do not like to admit our weaknesses. The expression “play to your strengths” is all about focusing on what we do well. If people could see us for who we really are from the inside &nd...
Meghan Trapp
If we credit everything in our lives to God's will, God may not seem very good. Theodicy helps us see that there's more going on than we realize....
Bethany Verrett
Knowing Jesus and receiving His righteousness means suffering like He did, but it also means being glorified like Him, even being physically resurrected one day....