Hope Bolinger
In Acts, after the early church begins to convert thousands of people to the Christian faith in a matter of days, we meet for a brief time a man by the name of Stephen. He has a short introduction i...
Scott Slayton
Recently, I ran across this post about Vern Poythress’ Scripture memory habits. While I had been faithful in my own personal Scripture memory the last couple of years, late last year I started slackin...
Frank Santora
Everybody doing anything for God still gets “stoned” some time. While not physically crushing, these stones of persecution can cause emotional pain and cause real damage, for example, loss of jobs, re...
Stephen Altrogge
The resurrection of Jesus baffled everyone. When the disciples came to Jesus’ empty tomb, they couldn’t comprehend what they were seeing. They had witnessed him die, saw the spear plunge into his side...
Stephen Davey
Loving our enemies is not an easy task, but it is what God did for us....
Stephen Um
Once we are saved, what does God want Christians to do? Many believers would answer with something like this: “Well, of course, what God desires is that I pray and read my Bible every day, attend chu...
Stephen Altrogge
Are there Bible verses for depression? It depends what you mean. The Bible is not a dispensary that we come to for our daily dose of inspiration or good feelings. The Bible is primarily the grand st...
Joe McKeever
“Heaven is a fairy tale for people afraid of the dark.” –Stephen HawkingI’m afraid of the dark.If we’re talking about the endless kind of darkness that offers no light anywhere, no hope ever, and not...
Dawn Wilson
Deacons assist the pastor in a number of ways. This might include helping in programs involving the educational interests of the church, or in evangelistic, missionary, or charitable outreaches. ...
Pamela Palmer
Saul did not believe the Good News that Jesus had been the long-awaited Messiah, and therefore, viewed Christians as deceitful and a threat to Judaism. Saul’s rejection of Jesus as the Messiah led him...
Greg Laurie
Have you ever lost anything in the ocean? You can pretty much you kiss it goodbye. You probably won’t ever see it again. Years ago I was scuba diving, and I was cruising along at about 15 feet below ...
Stephen Altrogge
I mean, prayer changes things, right? After all, that’s what prayer is. We present our requests to God and he responds. God answers prayer. We’ve known this since Sunday school. But it also raises som...
Alyssa Roat
God knows we all have the propensity to lie. But what does the Bible say about lying as a sin?...
Mike Nappa
A prayer for the peace of Jerusalem includes security from outside attackers, unity, and harmony among residents, familial wholeness, economic and political prosperity—and perhaps most important of al...
Bethany Verrett
Sometimes we can feel hopeless, like there is nothing to be done to support brothers and sisters who are suffering. God assures His people that He loves them and sees them, but He also encourages Chri...
Bethany Verrett
The ark of the covenant is more than Biblical history; it is mythical. Elevated to soaring heights of fantasy and legend after disappearing centuries ago, people have long sought to discover the tru...
Adrian Rogers
God doesn’t just want to save you; He wants to transform you! ...
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...