Can you imagine someone coming up from the waters of baptism only to be handed a pen so he could sign up on the teaching roster? I doubt it's ever happened, but it is sometimes thought that Christians should be encouraged to teach their way to maturity. Is this what God intended?   Read More

So many people find themselves caught in a terrible cycle of sin and consequences. Sometimes they even write songs about it. What can we learn from one artist who did so, and from the Biblical passage she mirrored when she did?   Read More

I've known for a long time that Jesus warned about the earth being a place of thieves, but it didn't hit home until a thief came to my home and broke into my car in my driveway.   Read More

God said, "I do not change" (Malachi 3:6). Does that mean that our prayers don't really matter? Let's consider our unchanging God and the various aspects of His will at work when we pray.   Read More

You've probably heard the popular traveler's saying, "Not all who wander are lost." There is a kind of wandering though that will guarantee being lost, and the Bible warns us about it. Let's open our Bibles and explore James 1:16.   Read More

Citizenship was precious and valued in the first century, so much so in fact that some obtained it "with a large sum" (Acts 22:28). What did Peter's words identifying Christians as members of "holy nation" (1 Peter 2:9) mean in such an environment, and what should they mean to us?   Read More

Olives and olive trees were a major part of the world of the Bible. What can we learn from the many verses that discuss olives and olive trees?   Read More

In many places in the world, you can easily find the Bible; you can even download it for free. This hasn't always been the case though; when Christianity began, Satan worked hard to keep the Bible from people. Has Satan simply given up in those places where the Bible is easily accessed?  Read More

As Joshua 22 reveals, the altar used in making sacrifices to God was so important to the faithful that they were willing to go to war over it. Does God have an altar for Christians and their living sacrifices today?   Read More

Paul said that God "preached the Gospel to Abraham" (Galatians 3:8). While he had a specific occasion in mind, there really is so much of the Gospel in Abraham's life. No more vividly is the Gospel on display than when Abraham took his son to the mountains of Moriah.   Read More

Some religions doubt or even deny the Deity of Jesus and/or the Holy Spirit. What does Isaiah's vision of God in Isaiah 6 reveal about them and about God?   Read More

A decline in marriage rates globally has seen an upswing in the popularity of religious celibacy. It's nothing new; some religions have been forbidding marriage for some or all of their adherents for years. What does the Bible say about celibacy?   Read More