Jesus's ministry demonstrated radical rule-breaking, specifically to help those abused by the systems and rulers of the day. When Jesu...

  Matthew's ( Matt 1 )  genealogy of Christ not only reminds that His earthly life was rooted in a community. As the adopted son of Jose...

 Isaiah 9 , one of the great Advent verses, speaks to our joy at leaving the darkness of sin and ignorance. As we consider the great Light t...

 God called Elijah out of his cave of despair so that he could receive a final mission ( 1 Kings 19 ). God seems to have consoled Elijah by ...

 David was called a "man after God's heart ( 1 Sam 13:14 ) but was later guilty of adultery and murder. He loved God deeply, but st...

  The Bible often describes crisis moments that required God's people to choose bold, new ways of living or even worshipping. Ruth and O...

  The Church is comprised of any who confess their absolute helplessness as a sinner and trust Christ to save them by His sacrificial death ...

 Christ's vicarious death not only paid for our sins, but also gave us insight into what He valued. The phrase "for the joy that wa...

 In Luke 19 , Jesus tells a strange story to prepare the disciples for the coming persecution the church would soon endure. The story remind...

John 12:12  describes a jubilant crowd waving palm branches and throwing them in front of Jesus as he entered the city of Jerusalem. In m...

As Christians, we believe that Christ gave the ultimate sacrifice for us in the past and will deliver us from the final judgement in the ...

The Church should be a place that welcomes all kinds of people from all walks of life. The book of James describes this in detail, James ...

The Christian's great hope of seeing our loved ones again rests not in our belief that we are or will be good enough to earn this r...

In response to the self-righteous attitudes of the religious leaders, Jesus told the story of the  Prodigal Son .  The story depicts God...

Jesus warns his followers not be like the man who spent his life accumulating possessions ( Luke 12:16-21 ), only to discover his life wa...

As Christians, we often feel helpless when faced with the injustices and fears around us. While we are morally obligated to take action, ...

The prophet Isaiah had been speaking God's word for years when he had a vision that reminded him of just how different God is from e...

In his letter to the Galatians , Paul asks why those who trusted God for salvation were now attempting to please God with their works....

"...while they beheld, he was taken up;" The group that witnessed Christ's ascension was left looking up into the ...