A Psalm of Mighty Praise Psalm 18 is one of the longest Psalms in the Bible. In it, David expresses gratitude to God for saving him from...

Jesus, the Captain of Our Salvation A captain in the military has many duties. He trains his soldiers, he inspires, and motivates them...

Why Spiritual Self‑Examination Matters We live in a world where it’s easy to coast through life without asking hard questions. But...

Faith Grows Through Hearing and Understanding Over and over the Bible explains the importance of truly understanding what God is telling...

What does “Jesus’ Journey: Two Passovers, One Mission” mean? It refers to the spiritual and physical development of Jesus from His early...

Startled by the Very Thing We Asked For My friend looked at me with eyes full of disbelief. "Can you believe it?" she excitedly said....

The Prophetic Cry Over a Nation of Lies What brings you to tears? For the prophet Jeremiah, it was the fact that he lived within a...

God’s Unfailing Love: Our Great Redeemer and Creator As Christians, we believe that God is our great Redeemer, the Creator of everything,...

The Big Wave: A Lesson on Fleeing Sin As a child, I remember reading a small book by Pearl S. Buck called The Big Wave . In this tragic...

Most Important Questions True worship is more than singing or praying—it’s a way of life. In this post, we’ll explore what it means to...

Unraveling "Dark Sayings" When you hear the expression " dark sayings ", what is the first thing that comes to mind? It might make you...

The Longing for a Heavenly Homeland Can you feel it? I hear many people talk about feeling like they don't belong in this world. They...

Two Men, Two Fates: A Stark Contrast Imagine, if you will, two men, one quivering with fear, a mighty man of war struck down to his knees...

Doubt in the Wilderness: Can God Provide? " Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? " (Psalm 78:19). This question was asked by the...

The Power of Smell and Memory in Scripture  The smell of sweet honeysuckle in the spring is like no other. As a child we touched its...

The grace of God gives us many good gifts. One of these is the gift of generosity. In 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, Paul gives us an example of...

When you and I use the word 'understanding,' we almost always use it in a way that refers to knowledge of something. We have an...

Glorifying God in Our Faith and Tribulations What things do you glory in? That's not a widely used expression today. To glory in...

One of the sweetest things about children is their need to know that their parent is close by. If you go to the park, or sometimes even...

Have you ever met anyone who wanted to be blind? Have you ever known anyone who liked stumbling down a dark alley at night alone? How...