Blair Parke
As we go through death on earth as Jesus did, we will be resurrected in the same way to join Him in heaven when God calls us there. We won’t have to go to the pits of hell if we have accepted Jesus as...
If the Bible's description of us is accurate, then God's grace is our only hope. Thank God that He has given us big grace! ...
Jessica Brodie
What if I do it wrong? What if I offend God or look like an idiot? First, it’s important to know that praying in public is not a requirement for any Christian. Jesus warned that we shouldn’t pray in a...
Lisa Loraine Baker
As gleaned from these passages, we know the Nicolaitans sought to teach the church something other than the truth. Whether they added to or subtracted from, we do not know....
Heather Riggleman
Irresistible grace is defined as those whom God has elected and drawn to Himself. When God calls the elect, they respond (John 6:37, 44; 10:16)....
Leigh Ann Thomas
Are we simply offering “good thoughts” or are we pledging to take these worries and concerns before our Heavenly Father? Is there a difference? And if so, why is prayer important?...
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...
Denise Kohlmeyer
Many of us—myself included—have believed or been taught that God weighs every sin equally upon his divine scale of justice. It may surprise you, then, as it did me, that that is not the case at all....
Adrian Rogers
Why is the thought life so important? Why did Solomon tell his son, “Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life?” Because the thought life controls the rest of your life....
Lisa Brown
Too many times we try to do things in our own strength and we burn out. We can tire easily and isolate ourselves from others and God. Prayer is a necessity to keep us from temptation. Jesus tells His ...
How do those of us who are under grace live without being characterized by sin? How are we to live lives of victory? Paul shows us in Romans....
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....
Stephen Baker
Luke’s account of Cleopas is one of enlightenment. This encounter with Jesus took place on Resurrection Sunday. ...
Christians often want to go “deeper” in their walk with God. How can we get there? It starts with tuning up our relationship. ...
Blair Parke
You can spot it anywhere: on someone’s shirt, in a newspaper advertisement, even on the back side of the car in front of you in traffic. It is the recognizable Christian Fish symbol, which resembles a...
Heather Adams
I’ve come to see that through God’s strength, I can break the hold stress has on me when it hits. And sometimes, the simplest things are the most effective. Here are some ways I’m learning to handle t...
Lisa Loraine Baker
We belong to Christ, and we are His bride (2 Corinthians 11:2). How do we get to know the One who saved us from the wrath of God except by spending time in His Word — the Bible? But is it biblical to ...
Leigh Ann Thomas
One of the earliest verses I learned was Psalm 119:11 from the King James Version: Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee....
John Piper
Everything else in the Old Testament in some sense depends on these two commandments: the commandment to love God and the commandment to love our neighbor. This is an amazing statement....
Heather Riggleman
I understand what it means to “Train up a child in the way that he should go…” Despite being a child myself, God saw it fit to give me three amazing, free-thinking, strong-willed children. ...