During the season of Advent, the church often remembers Bible passages like Ezekiel 37 that were meant to give hope to God's people wh...

Christians often anticipate Christ’s return, but our motives can be murky—are we seeking reward, vindication, or true redemption? If we trul...

Daniel describes a lavish party thrown by a dishonorable king, where sacred temple vessels were misused ( Dan 5 ). But beyond the objects, t...

Many Christians focus on Old Testament law to judge others, but Paul knew true life comes from loving ministry, investing in others, rather ...

A woman lovingly anointed Jesus’s feet, but the disciples masked their greed with noble-sounding criticism over the cost ( Mark 14 ). When h...

 Christians seem to take great pride and pleasure in scoring verbal 'wins' and in 'owning' their competition. When give the ...

  Although we all talk about the 'Good News' or 'gospel' ( 2 Thes 2:14 ), it seems like Christians define the gospel as a po...

Jesus warned that offenses are inevitable (Luke 17) , and as sinners, we both cause and endure them. As Christians, we must reflect on how o...

 Like many modern Christians, the ancient Israelites became convinced that God was obligated to provide divine protection. ( Ez 22:1-12 ). J...

 In spite of Jesus's clear warning to the rich that they are already reaping their rewards and should not expect to have rewards in Heav...

God condemned Jehu for his excessive violence in defending his nation ( Hosea 1 ). Christian Nationalism and other movements that falsely cl...

In Revelation 21 , God creates again. Throughout Scripture, God is always doing something new—often when least expected. How is God creating...

 Jesus told a parable about a feast with no guests ( Luke 14 ). In the parable, the host is disgusted by the way his invitation is disregard...

 The Apostle Paul declared that God was now calling everyone, from every place to repent. However, Paul's sermon didn't focus on new...

  Many have commented on how quickly the Palm Sunday ( Luke 19 ) crowd turned on Jesus, but maybe their turning was no different from our wi...

 When the Israelites entered the promised land they found an abundance of food ( Josh 5 ). This provision reminds us of the grace God extend...

 Jesus corrected a group that believed their countrymen were punished by God because they died horrible deaths ( Luke 13 ). Jesus often warn...

 When God made a covenant with Abraham, the Bible describes a "horror of great darkness" falling on him ( Gen 15 ). During this ti...

 The story of Joseph seems to show God using evil and hurtful actions to accomplish His ultimate goal ( Gen 45 ).  It's great when we ca...

 Jesus chose 12 men to serve as apostles ( Luke 6:13 ), but among those not chosen were many people who followed Jesus and contributed great...