Once when Jesus was preaching at the shore of the sea of Galilee, he stepped into Peter’s fishing boat and asked him to push a little...

The word father has so many different meanings. At its basest level, a father is the male genetic progenitor of a child or family....

The bible declares that humans are created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-28). Being created in that image can mean a number of things...

When we graduate into a new chapter of life, we often celebrate with a spirit of accomplishment that is mildly tainted by the dangerous...

In the United States, Memorial Day is a time that is set aside to remember the sacrifices that America’s fighting men and women have made...

Sin exists far across times. While any specific sin birthed by the poor decisions of any specific person may have limited pleasures in...

Wisdom is a word often employed in the English language. Despite its presence in common usage, its exalted place in most literature, and...

When the Israelites fled Egypt in the Exodus, along with them came a throng of people who did not fully belong to the Israelite camp. ...

Jeremiah tells us that the heart is deceitful, desperate, wicked, and unknowable by humans, including the person within whose chest it...

The crew of the B-29 Superfortress, The Enola Gay, had no idea in 1945 the amount of power they were about to unleash as they climbed...

Those of us in the modern western world strive to identify ourselves with everything from sports and music heroes, to the brands of our...

Just like Christmas, you won’t find Easter in the bible. There is no command or hint for the church to engage in the yearly practice of...

What would you think of a boss who said he believes you are the best person for an important job in your company, but then every time you...

In his letter to Jewish Christians who had been scattered from the church at Jerusalem likely because of persecution, James warns against...

In the first chapter of his letter, James commands us in no uncertain terms to move toward maturity by weathering all of the trials we...

One of the central messages of the New Testament is that those who place their trust in Christ will know the truth and such truth shall...

If sacrifice defines acceptable worship, then what is it that defines unacceptable worship? The gospels give us a clue. In John’s...

If worship can be defined as that which we offer to a holy and perfect God as an expression of his worthiness or value to us, then it is...

The difficulty of worship for many Christians is squarely rooted in a terrible misunderstanding of that word. Consider how we often...

There are many ways to categorize biblical fasts, but no matter how you divide them up, label them, or place them into boxes, they really...