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Some have a skewed perception of God. They picture Him as an indignant God, waiting for us to mess up so He can punish us. Some have a...

Working with college students in academic success reminds me just how important it is to share the blessings we have in God’s Word and...

“My favorite verse” is the writing assignment, oh what a task! How can I choose just one? There are verses to offer hope when I am...

When I was a child, I prayed for long hair and long nails. How childish and how vain, right? As I got older and obeyed the gospel, at the...

We all cry; it is a part of life. We cry when we are sad or sorrowful, such as when a loved one passes away or when we feel mistreated....

February 1, 2023. Planning to start fresh with the new year, I opened a prayer journal that had been collecting dust for some time. I...

In Revelation 21:4 the apostle John records “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither...

Some of the most bitter tears are the ones cried over my sin. To “sorrow after a godly sort,” as Paul put it in 2 Corinthians 7:8-12, is...

Did you know that you make about 10 ounces of tears per day just to keep your eyes moistened (Patel, Levin, and Patel 2022)? That’s about...

We are first introduced to Joseph as the son born to Jacob by his wife Rachel (Gen. 30:22-24). Later in Genesis 37, Joseph was seventeen...

When studying the book of Esther, the first word that comes to mind is “providence.” Providence is God carrying out His will in the world...

How is it possible for a Christian to know whether he is living true to God's will? Satan, the prince of this world (John 12:31), desires...

On a daily basis, we are surrounded by many types of people, the majority of which hold different beliefs than us. We are around people...

As Christians we plead that we desire to be like the church of the first century, yet it can be difficult to see the church outside of...

The Scriptures do not present the church as an organization we join, but as an assembly to which we are added (Acts 2:47).