Most Christians take the great commission ( Matt 28 ), as a serious expectation to evangelize, or to "Preach the gospel" to every...

  Many of us are tempted to rewrite our histories to be happier or somehow better than our current circumstances. Even Gods' people bega...

  The Bible describes Moses as curious when he saw the burning bush  ( Exodus 3 ). He left off from his work as a shepherd to draw near to t...

  God's miraculous call of Moses to service ( Exodus 3 ) occurred when Moses least expected it. Before receiving God's word and a co...

 Jacob's dream of the ladder ( Gen 28 ) reaching to Heaven and accommodating angelic movement might remind us of the way Christ bridges ...

 When Christians talk about remaining, or continuing in the "Love of God", it often sounds like a mental exercise in remembering t...

 The Apostle Paul, one of the most influential voices of the early Church, did not brag about his position. Instead, Paul acknowledged his o...

  When the affluent Christians of Jerusalem found themselves suffering a lack of status and economic opportunity, the less affluent churches...

 One of the earliest Christians was a eunuch in service to the queen of Ethiopia. As a eunuch, this servant was discouraged from many religi...

The first issue the early Church had to address was inequity in care for widows and orphans ( Acts 6 ). The Greek population of the Church w...

  While dining with Jesus, Zacchaeus declared that he would give half of his wealth to the poor, and that he would repay anyone he had cheat...

  While entering Jerusalem, a crowd of excited followers cheered Jesus. The religious leaders were terrified that the occupying Roman army w...

 When King Herod discovered that the Christ, who would one day rule Herod's kingdom, had just been born, Herod was determined to hold on...

  Every group has criteria that must be met to join it. Even the most inclusive group might require you embrace inclusivity, thus creating a...

 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...

 Shame is first found in the story of Adam and Eve . When they broke God's commandment in the Garden of Eden, they immediately felt sham...

While dying on the cross, Christ quoted Psalm 22. This Psalm described King David's suffering at the time of its writing, but also foret...

 God's care for His people is not always straightforward. After calling a drought on the land, Elijah suffered along with those he had c...

  An unnamed woman demonstrated an unusual amount of care for Jesus. While Jesus was dining with a religious leader, she washed his feet wit...

  Jesus told a story of a man who finds himself suffering in Hell ( Lk 16 ). The suffering described all stems from the man excluding God fr...