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What Is the Meaning of BC and AD? What Does Jesus Have to Do with It?

Mike Leake

If it had not been for a monk named Dionysius the year could have very easily been A.U.C. (which marks time by the start of the Roman Empire) or any other previously used dating system, rather than AD...

10 Ways to Reach Out to Your Neighbors This Halloween

Allie Boman

A candle shines brightest when it’s dark in the room. Halloween is a strange mixture of fall festivities and seemingly harmless kids’ costumes, all mixed in with horror movies and the ce...

How We Can (Actually) Be Encouraged That "the Race Is Not to the Swift"

Blair Parke

What the author of this biblical passage is referencing here is that though we pursue the race of life believing we can get the upper hand, in the end death will still prevail. However, there is still...

6 Saturday Prayers to Prepare Your Heart for Sunday

Bethany Verrett

Spending time praying and speaking with the Lord can be an excellent way to grow and have the right heart and mind posture for Sunday church service. The Holy Spirit indwells in each believer, and is ...

How Should Christians Make the Most of Every Opportunity?

Vivian Bricker

There are many ways Christians can make the most of every opportunity. Simple things throughout your day can be turned into opportunities for service to God. Being patient, kind, and caring for others...

What Happens Unless the Lord Builds the House?

Melissa Henderson

One of the Bible's more sobering lessons is that our plans will not progress "unless the Lord builds the house." So what do we do to make sure the Lord is building our house?...

What Grows from a Healthy Fear of the Lord?

Dr. Michael A. Milton

Unlike harmful phobias, the fear of the Lord is most sensible, most wholesome, and most desired. How so? There are at least three revealed truths that stir a godly fear of the Lord....

Is Self-Care a Christian Idea?

Mike Leake

The idea here is that if we want to be useful to other people, then we need to be able to take care of ourselves. There are times when we need to hit the pause button, get filled back up, and then go ...

3 Essential Questions for Every Jesus Follower

Deborah Nayrocker, M.Ed.

Are you following Jesus, or know someone who wants to? Even if we stumble in our journey, here are 3 essential questions to ask....

What Is the Sermon on the Mount?

Emma Danzey

In a day with no sound systems or microphones, Jesus was able to communicate to many people from a mountain. He shared and revealed that He was the Messiah, and empowered them to follow Him wholeheart...

From Slave to Second-in-Command: 7 Lessons from Joseph’s Life in Egypt

Lisa Loraine Baker

Joseph may seem innocent and naïve to many who read his life story in Genesis, but he had wisdom beyond his years. Through his story, the Scriptures give us many lessons by which to live....

Beyond Sunday: How Paul Preached

The subject matter of his ministry was not any of the liberal arts and sciences, or the philosophy and dry morality of the Gentiles, but salvation by a crucified Christ. ...

What Does it Mean ‘Without Vision, the People Perish’?

Joel Ryan

This knowledge provides a new vision that allows us to see God and His plan for our lives more clearly. Without this vision, we are left to wander in the dark down a path that ultimately leads to dest...

How Does the Bible Encourage Us to Seek Self-Control?

Heather Adams

In God’s view, gaining self-control is part of our progression toward Christ-likeness. In fact, the Apostle Paul included it in a list of basic qualities that believers should cultivate. “But the frui...

Who Was Naamah, Wife of Solomon, Mother of Rehoboam?

Jenna Brooke Carlson

Naamah was a wife of Solomon and an Ammonite. The Ammonites weren’t highly regarded by the Israelites. Together with the Moabites, they hired Balaam to curse Israel....

What Is the Meaning of Humility in the Bible?

Aaron Brown

The word humility appears various times throughout the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments. Where we read about humility, we see that this trait is something God desires for His people. Humility ...

How Is the Word a Lamp to Our Feet and a Light to Our Path?

Jessica Brodie

Just like a person might take a bright lamp or lantern and shine it to guide their steps, aiding them so they cannot stumble and fall, God’s word serves as a light so we don’t stumble in our walk to b...

Why Does God Compare Our Relationship with Him to That of a Bride and Groom?

Jessica Brodie

Why does God compare our relationship with him to that of a bride and groom? In short, it’s a poignant and real-world way to exhibit the covenantal love and the selfless, everlasting stability Go...

What Is Daniel's Prayer - and How Can We Pray Like Daniel?

Hope Bolinger

In the ninth chapter of the book of Daniel, we see a young man recently taken captive, praying for help and deliverance. What can we learn today from Daniel's prayer?...

Where Does the Bible Say "For the Joy Set Before Him"?

Lori Stanley Roeleveld

The Bible not only claims that Jesus loved us enough to die on the cross for us, but that he saw a joy that would come after it. What kind of joy would make up for the pain of the cross?...