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How Can Christians Achieve the Mind of Christ?

Cathy Baker

What helps us to have the mind of Christ, and what do we gain when we search for it?...

3 Dangers of an Entitled Attitude

Frank Santora

While it is His will to bless us with things to richly enjoy (Romans 8:32; Matthew 7:11), He doesn’t owe us. That is, we are not “entitled” to anything! He is not a genie that exists for our pleasure;...

The Impact of a Winning Attitude on the Christian Life

Frank Santora

Attitude is not everything, but it is a little thing that makes a big difference! If we want to change our life performance, we must change our attitudes to line up with what God says they should be....

Is Memento Mori in the Bible?

Joel Ryan

While many fear or glorify death, the Christian perspective should be very different. Therefore, we should ask: is the principle behind memento mori biblical? Let’s dig deeper to see what the phrase m...

Let a Life of Praise Break Your Chains

Frank Santora

While prayer casts our cares on God, praise will keep us from trying to take it back. When we praise God, it is a reminder of the eternal promises of God, and His goodness, faithfulness and love towar...

What Does the Bible Mean When It Warns People Not to Perish?

Britt Mooney

Everything dies, passes away, perishes. But what does perish mean in the Bible?...

4 Powerful Ways Ezra Prepares Us to Face Opposition

Jennifer Slattery

Scripture provides faith-bolstering truths I can reflect upon when the task ahead feels daunting and unsure. I find the passages surrounding ancient Israel’s return from exile particularly inspiring. ...

Is Worship Meant for Us or for God?

Britt Mooney

Only God is worthy of worship, and Scripture points us to him alone as the object of our lives. When we worship him, however, who is it for? We use terms like “bless the Lord” and “exalt him,” like ou...

God's Promises: Scripture Truths to Cling To Every Day

Compiled & Edited by Crosswalk Editorial Staff

The Bible is full of promises - hundreds of truths for our faith to be founded on. And every one of those promises are for believers. All the promises have been fulfilled. Unfortunately, very few of u...

3 Truths to Know about the Righteousness of God

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

When God sees you he approves of you because you are a bearer of his righteousness. You are justified in his sight. If you let that sink in you will find great reason to rejoice because God sees you a...

10 Verses to Guide Our Reflection on the Painful Events of 9/11

Lynette Kittle

It’s the anniversary again of 9/11. A day marked by shock, terror, sorrow, and tremendous loss, where we remember the devastating terrorist attacks against America that deeply impacted our nat...

What Does Jesus Mean by "Blessed Are the Meek" in Matthew 5:5?

Meg Bucher

The Beatitudes are radical and difficult to apply to our lives. God never promised that following Jesus would be easy, but we are assured a full life and an eternal inheritance when we pursue Christ. ...

The Power and Joy of Being in the Family of God

Meg Bucher

Family conveys a sense of belonging. To be in the family of God means to be accepted for who we are: loved, cherished, celebrated, and fully forgiven. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new c...

The Forgotten Fear that Christians Need to Face

Ruth Clemence

Fear of the Lord is not usually given much airtime in churches, nor much thought in the day-to-day lives of Christians. However, Deuteronomy 13:4 is clear that we should fear the Lord. This type of f...

What Is Hell? A Biblical Guide of Its Existence

Christianity.com Editorial Staff

Hell is a place of total, conscious, eternal separation from the blessings of God. If a person rejects God all throughout life, never submitting to him in repentance, then the person will enter eterni...

"The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom" - Bible Verse Explained

Ashley Hooker

What is wisdom and how do we receive it? Throughout antiquity, these have been the eternal questions on the lips of mankind. Adam and Eve were confronted with this question as they tried to resist t...

4 Reassuring Reasons We Can Know that 'God Is Our Refuge'

Rylie Fine

When we see or say that God is our refuge, it means that God is where we flee to when trouble comes. Many of us have a tendency to run anywhere but to God when things get hard. ...

4 Ways to 'Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled' during Seasons of Uncertainty

Tessa Emily Hall

He says, “Let not your heart be troubled.” So what does this mean, and how can we apply this verse to our lives during seasons of uncertainty?...

How to Live Out God's Plan for Your Life

Frank Santora

When God calls you to walk out His plan for your life, it doesn't matter what others think about your chances for success, or where you must begin the journey toward your destiny. When we look at Davi...

Relying on Heaven’s Divine Reminder

Frank Santora

I think Jesus was saying, you guys are going to have a tendency to remember all sorts of random and unprofitable worldly stuff, and are going to forget what I’ve taught you. So I’m going to give you a...