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Did Moses Have Two Wives or Just One?

Hope Bolinger

Many of us have a slight familiarity with Zipporah, Moses' wife from Midian. But did he also marry a Cushite named Tharbis? ...

Prayers for Health of Body, Mind, and Soul

Christianity.com Editorial Staff

Let us trust in the true physician of our health, going to God in prayer for protection or restoration. Discover some of the best prayers for health to use in supplication to the Lord, requesting the ...

What Does it Mean That Believers Are the Firstfruits of God?

Emma Danzey

Believers are beautifully said to be the firstfruits of God. This is an absolute humbling thought. We as sinners redeemed by Jesus can be considered the firstfruits of the Lord. ...

How Can Christians Misuse ‘Whatever You Ask in My Name’?

Melissa Henderson

Think about those words. ‘Whatever you ask in my name.’ Going to God in every situation brings us closer to Him and strengthens the relationship with our Heavenly Father....

3 Lessons We Can Learn from Philemon

Jessica Udall

There’s something powerful in writing down our communication and intentionally sending it across the miles to another person. And such is the case with the personal letter written by Paul to Philemon ...

Why Ezra, the Prophet and Priest, Has Such a Powerful Story

Melissa Henderson

Ezra was a scribe and a priest. We read about him in the Old Testament. Although details of his birth, youth, and family information are not shared in Scripture, we learn that Ezra was a man dedicated...

What Does Selah Mean in the Bible?

Tammy Kennington

Selah is one of the Old Testament's more mysterious words, central to worship. Discover what this word means in the Bible....

15 Comforting Psalms for Healing to Pray and Encourage Loved Ones

Hope Bolinger

Psalms for healing can be one of the most beautiful spiritual medicines when a family or friend undergoes a sickness, surgery, or ailment. Pray over these Psalms of comfort today....

What Does it Mean That God Is Wise?

Aaron Brown

Would you consider yourself wise or a fool? What would other people estimate about you? Scripture speaks plenty about wisdom, and multiple times portrays the wise in direct contrast with the foolish....

What Does Biblical ‘Love in Action’ Look Like?

Melissa Henderson

Reading Scripture can show us how love in action was shown in the Bible. One of the most profound and special ways love was shown is when God gave His only Son so that we would not perish but have eve...

What Is the Meaning of Palm Sunday and Why Celebrate it?

Many Christians celebrate a holy event known as Palm Sunday. This event commemorates when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, right before his death. ...

It Takes Courage to Follow God

Lisa Loraine Baker

It indeed takes courage to follow Jesus. But if we accept Him as Savior and Lord, how can we not fully devote our lives to Him? To do otherwise is to remain spiritually immature, missing the myriad bl...

Why Do We Go to Church?

Heather Adams

God calls us to this “holy habit” for several vital reasons. He designed us to live in relationship, with Him and with other believers, and church is where we celebrate how God works in and around us ...

What Does It Mean to Be a "Pleasing Aroma of Christ"?

Ruth Clemence

To God, believers are a “pleasing aroma of Christ.” We bring the good news of Jesus, and we are His ambassadors (2 Corinthians 5:20). In the world, there are those who are being saved and those who ar...

What Does It Mean to Be the Fragrance of Christ?

Emma Danzey

When we ponder the concept of having the fragrance of Christ, everyone on this earth will have a preference. There are two options: either we love the fragrance of Jesus, or we despise it. It either r...

How to Still Make Quiet Time Happen during the Holidays

Heather Adams

Meditating on the ultimate gift God has given us - His Son, sent to be our Savior - grows a sense of joy within us. And that joy will keep us focused on the most meaningful things about this time of y...

Do You Have to Be Baptized to Take Communion?

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

Communion is only for believers in Jesus Christ. The Bible does not say you must be baptized to receive communion, and I won’t say it either....

Who Were Samson and Delilah?

Jessica Brodie

The tale of Samson and Delilah is far more than a sensational love story, or yet another battle between the Israelites and their heathen enemies. It’s a story of how God can use even broken, sinful, f...

Who Was Ham and Why Was He Cursed?

Jessica Brodie

It’s important for us to understand the curse of Ham — which is really the curse of Canaan — so we can understand how much God values respect, particularly respecting one’s parents....

A Beautiful Easter Prayer for Resurrection Sunday

Noelle Kirchner

Easter invites believers to exchange Lent's solemn contemplation for celebration as we remember Jesus Christ's victory. Here is an Easter prayer to reflect on that change and rejoice in our new life....