Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith
We are to use their examples as ways to lay aside every weight. You can determine what your weights are. ...
Chris Bolinger
Chris Bolinger explains how David Instone-Brewer, a well-researched biblical scholar, provides tools and resources to get more out of your Bible reading....
The phrase sounds extremely sexist and abrasive, even non-sensical to the modern ear. But there is truth and freedom here if we are willing to go looking for it....
Jessica Udall
Idols, whether physical (statues) or intangible (power, fame, wealth, etc.), will passively receive love and worship, but they will never give back nor do they have any power to save their worshippers...
Allie Boman
The teenage years represent the height of confusion for many parents. Teenagers know that they still need their parents; parents know their teens need them too. But teenagers also know that it is ti...
Rylie Fine
Imago Dei may be an obscure phrase, but it captures one of the Bible's crucial teachings about humanity's status, identity and value....
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
Does the Bible say anything about what to do if you have marriage problems?...
Vivian Bricker
As Christians, it is important for us to remember that Lutherans believe in Jesus as their Savior, and they also believe that salvation is by grace through faith. The Lutheran Church is a very large d...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
If we are going to be true to the text, then we can say that God hates a person who stirs up conflict in the community just as much as the person who sheds innocent blood. There is no difference becau...
Over the next several months, I want to share with you about women who have impacted my life because of their relationship with Jesus. I believe you, too, will connect with them and discover how God h...
Dr. Timothy R. Jennings
So how do we make sense of anger? How can we be instructed to get rid of all anger—and that anger is unwise and for the fools—yet God is described as getting angry? The issue is the motive and the foc...
Bethany Verrett
The 10 Commandments established the law for Israel, and many if not all of these laws are still accepted by us today. Commands like "do not murder" or "do not lie" seem commonsense. But what about the...
Mike Leake
The “Preacher” attempts to search everything “under the sun” to find meaning. It all turns up empty. Vanity of vanities, he concludes. And that is really the sad message of Ecclesiastes — nothing unde...
Heather Adams
God’s Word gives us examples of those who not only disregarded His Ways, but openly tried to turn others against Him. Some were willing to repent and become aligned again with the Lord, but others stu...
Annette Griffin
Much of our Christmas history is marred by pagan practices and beliefs. But just like Jesus came to redeem the world from sin, Christians—through Him—can reclaim the holiday to celebrate our Savior, w...
Trey Soto
The command that husbands should love their wives means much more than we think. But how much more?...
Ironically, whereas our past gospel presentations have sometimes produced self-centered, consumerist Christians with little life change, it is very possible that our current presentations will produce...
Mike Leake
I don’t mean to be overly simplistic here, but my answer to this question is pretty simple. How do you help your child understand gender identity in a confused world? The same way you do with all the ...
Candice Lucey
Money is not relevant to the Lord. This kind of valuation is in keeping with the Lord’s provision for all kinds of human behavior which the Lord did not promote. God does not view people’s worth accor...
Britt Mooney
Everything dies, passes away, perishes. But what does perish mean in the Bible?...