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God Has a Plan for You - 10 Encouraging Scriptures

Meg Bucher

Though we continue to be a people that rebel against God and struggle with sin, salvation in Christ secures our eternal place in heaven. Jesus will return to earth to complete the restoration of God’s...

What Does it Mean that "God So Loved the World" in John 3:16?

Jennifer Slattery

Jesus came so that, though we were guilty and tarnished by sin, we could receive forgiveness and pardon for all we’d done or will do. Because of Jesus, we can have peace with God the Father, be ...

All Saints' Day - The Meaning and History Behind November 1st Holiday

Alex Crain

We remember the saints and allow the memory of their faith to spur us on to deeper worship and greater service to the Lord. All Saints Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, or Hallowmas, is a Christian...

10 Reasons You Should Believe in Heaven

Joe McKeever

“Heaven is a fairy tale for people afraid of the dark.” –Stephen HawkingI’m afraid of the dark.If we’re talking about the endless kind of darkness that offers no light anywhere, no hope ever, and not...

10 Things You Didn't Know about Billy Graham

Rhonda Stoppe

As we mourn the loss of the beloved Rev. Billy Graham, we think about the great impact he made for the Gospel and the wonderful man he was: What comes to mind when you hear the name of this evangelis...

Is Hell a Real Place?

Hope Bolinger

In 2014, a Pew Research Center poll found that twenty-nine percent of Catholics, eleven percent of Evangelical protestants, and 40 percent of mainline Protestants said they didn’t believe in the exist...

4 Truths Zacchaeus Teaches about the Gospel

Sheila Alewine

If you grew up in Sunday School, one of the songs you remember most was about a “wee little man” named Zacchaeus. Its origins are unknown despite its popularity, and indeed, its biblical accuracy in m...

Understanding Atonement, the Cornerstone of Our Faith

Michael Jakes

“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Chris...

The Problem with Guilt-Free Church

Rick Whitter

There is a significant move within the evangelical community to remove the sense of guilt from the lives of people. We don’t want anyone to feel badly about themselves. But we ARE responsible. We have...

3 Unlikely Stories in the Bible That Inspire Us Toward Gratitude

Michael Jakes

We must never allow ingratitude to be named among us because Christians, more than anyone, have so much to be thankful for. Above all the things that we can be thankful for, we are to be most thankful...

Why Did Judas Betray Jesus with a Kiss?

Dawn Wilson

Such a kiss coming from Judas on the occasion of a betrayal was not only grievous, it was hypocritical. Proverbs 27:6 could almost be written of Judas: “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an ene...

The Beautiful Reality of Why We Should Submit Ourselves to God

Dawn Wilson

In submission Christians remember what God has done in saving, providing, protecting, and much more. Submission should well up from a heart of gratitude. Formerly enemies, God’s children were rescued ...

Why Do Christians Celebrate Jesus' Birthday?

Catherine MacKenzie

Birthdays celebrate beginnings, and the celebration of Christmas is both a birthday and a beginning in more ways than one. Christmas marks a first breath, in the way that every one of our birthdays ma...

4 Simple Ways to Understand and Apply the Command to Abide

Bethany Verrett

The word "abide" appears all throughout Scripture. It's also a keyword that is tossed around in worship songs, sermons and throughout Christians circles. But what does this word actually mean? More to...

How Can Faith Come by Hearing?

Lisa Baker

But faith comes by hearing. It can only come by hearing (Romans 10:17). The Apostle Peter, in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, spoke Scriptural truth as he quoted Joel and David....

Be Encouraged That God Looks at Our Heart, not Outward Appearances

Lisa Loraine Baker

We humans cannot do anything with complete purity because our sinful hearts lead us into areas of vast sin, and there is only one way they can be fixed: Jesus Christ. He is the only way toward a pure ...

7 Comforting Verses to Give You Strength in Hard Times

Blair Parke

We are reminded countless times in the Bible that we can’t rely on our own strength to make sense of things and soldier through the various issues we face daily. We must rely on the strength of our Sa...

A Prayer to Say before Taking Communion

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

You can rejoice when taking communion because your forgiveness, your redemption, your eternal life is all because of the great sacrifice Jesus made for you. Don’t let communion just be a solemn moment...

7 Important Things to Know about Circumcision in the Bible

Jessica Van Roekel

The state of our hearts before the Lord is vital to our relationship with him, which is why we must cut away anything that hinders us from loving him with our whole heart. ...