“Build houses and make yourselves at home.  Put in gardens and eat what grows in that country. Marry and have children. Encourage your children to marry and have children...

January is often presented as a season of fresh starts and renewed energy. For many people, however, it begins with exhaustion. Financial strain, emotional overload, and...

“Hang on.  Brace yourself.  We’re coming in for a rough land.” Anyone who’s ever flown very much has likely heard those words once or twice when landing in turbulent...

Throughout history, critics of Jesus have questioned who He was and whether He ever existed. Over the next few weeks, we will examine several independent, reliable,...

Emergency savings are often described as a financial essential, yet for many people they feel unreachable. When income is stretched thin, the idea of setting money aside...

One of the most sobering passages of Scripture that describes today’s generation is found in Romans 1:18-32, which begins with “The Wrath of God is revealed against all...

2:17 'In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall...

On Friday afternoons at Park Avenue Elementary in Stuttgart, Arkansas, a small but powerful ritual now takes place.Quietly, backpacks filled with...

Recapping last week, we began investigating the early oral tradition (kerygma) that Paul captured on papyrus in his first letter to the Corinthian church, chapter 15,...

Charles Spurgeon, the “Prince of Preachers” in London in the mid-to-late 1800’s, once described the “scorner’s seat” in Psalm 1:1 as “a very lofty seat—but very near to the...

Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God...

Many people quietly live with the anxiety of watching their account balance count down instead of grow. Bills are paid, but barely. Emergencies feel threatening. The...

Corrie ten Boom—known for her family’s hiding Jews from the Nazis in World War II and survived a German concentration camp—is know for saying these words: “Never be afraid...

Growth is a gift, but it’s not always easy to carry. It stretches you. It pulls you out of your comfort zone. And perhaps most challenging of all, it changes how people see...

  "You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand." Psalm 16:11  Have you ever gone to bed thinking, “Today was a good day.”     We...