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What Is the Cultural Significance of Sharing a Meal?

Heidi Vegh

We see in the New Testament that Jesus held this tradition in high esteem and proceeded to place a high significance on sharing a meal throughout His ministry. We often find Him reclining at a table, ...

Feeling Burned Out? Try These 5 Tips to Recharge

Kirstyn Mayden

While God has called each of us for a unique purpose, burnout is real and we want to make sure that we are being filled up. God wants us to live whole, abundant lives (John 10:10) and not to simply su...

Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

Ed Jarrett

Christmas, at its heart, is a celebration of the birth of Jesus. But it is true that some of what we see at Christmas is pagan in origin. Christmas trees also have a pagan origin, as do some of the de...

What Exactly Is Intercessory Prayer?

Heather Adams

Intercessory prayer, sometimes called "standing in the gap," is essentially lifting up the needs and concerns of others to God. And it is an expression of agape, or selfless, love....

Can We Really “Bless the Lord at All Times” as Psalm 34 Says?

Bethany Verrett

It can seem like it is an impossible task to have praises to the Lord on one’s lips every moment of each day. What about sleeping? Eating? Working or parenting? It seems that David has set an impossib...

Why Does Paul Ask “Death Where Is Your Victory”?

Pamela Palmer

Although this is a powerful verse that believers can trust, it may be difficult to fully understand what this verse means. The reality is that people – Christians included – die every day. What this p...

Why Exactly Is Reading the Bible So Necessary for Christians?

Emma Danzey

Even if you do not like to read or are slow at reading comprehension, God can equip you with a heart for His Word. He delights to give us that desire....

7 Ways to Pray through Election Year Fear

Blair Parke

It could be easy to let our emotions get the best of us during this important political year. But keeping a level head and a prayerful mind is the best way to make the right choices for candidates, is...

How Do We Know God Hears Our Prayers?

Jessica Brodie

God promises he hears our prayers. God does not lie. Indeed, God cannot lie (Numbers 23:19, Hebrews 6:18). He is only and always good, truth, light, and love, the almighty and perfect, now and forever...

What Does ‘Many Are Called Few Are Chosen’ Mean in the Bible?

Liz Auld

Many are invited or called via the general call of the gospel, which is presented through the Bible, churches, missionaries, and any type of evangelism. Few are chosen means that, of those invited, on...

50 Bible Verses and Quotes for Shrove Tuesday

G. Connor Salter

May these Bible verses and quotes about noted Christian thinkers give you encouragement and something to think about this Shrove Tuesday....

How to Find Peace in Our Relationships

What does the assurance of the gospel have to do with pursuing peace in our relationships? Everything. It fills us with joy, power, and confidence as we gratefully obey God in our relationships....

What Freedom from Sin Really Looks Like

Debbie W. Wilson

We have been conditioned to submit to sin. Before we came to Christ, sin controlled our thoughts, emotions, and actions. And while Romans 6 says believers “have been set free from sin,” many of us bel...

40 Prayers for First Responders for Safety and Protection

Melissa Henderson

Prayers for first responders for safety and protection are appreciated and needed. Have you heard the sound of sirens approaching or seen the red lights of a fire truck or ambulance flashing? ...

What Does the Bible Say about Prayer?

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 ...

Why Is God a "Consuming Fire"?

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

In Scripture, fire can be used as a form of judgment but it is also used in purification or refining. With that being the case, what are the things God would turn his attention to consuming or burning...

Do We Know Who the 24 Elders of Revelation Are?

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

There is much speculation as to who the 24 elders in Revelation are. As you can see, they are seated on thrones, dressed in white robes, wearing crowns. Whoever these elders are, one of the things you...

What Is Mary's Song and What Does It Teach Modern Readers?

Ashley Hooker

In Luke 1:46-55, we find a passage of Scripture known as the Magnificat, or Mary's Song. The words are a beautiful reminder of the faith of Jesus' future mother, particularly in the midst of a...

Why We Should Say "Bless the Lord, Oh My Soul" Every Day

Lucas Hagen

You may have heard the popular song that includes this scriptural line. The original words were penned by King David in Psalm 103, and exhort listeners to praise the Lord for all of His wonderful deed...