Dangers and Delights of Pastoral Ministry
According to one Barna study, the average pastor lasts only five years at...
“Above All Things”
Above all things, God exalts His name and His Word. This became evident...
“When Forty Years Had Passed”
After failing in his first attempt as Israel’s deliverer, Moses spent the next...
In His Time — Part Three
The Bible clearly teaches that God created the universe, orchestrates all of life’s...
In His Time — Part Two
God makes all things beautiful in His time—even if His timing isn’t always...
In His Time — Part One
Amid trials and hardships, have you ever wondered where God was? When life’s...
“Therefore, Brothers and Sisters…”
The great distinctive of Christianity is the hope it offers in a hopeless...
A Meditation on Mother’s Day
In the moments before He died, Jesus saw His mother, Mary, standing with...
A Question for Peter
In 1 Corinthians 10:12, the apostle Paul warns his readers, “Let anyone who...
“The Hour Has Come”
When a crowd led by Judas came to the garden of Gethsemane to...
“Shall I Not Drink the Cup?”
In Gethsemane, Peter disobediently cut off the ear of Malchus, one of the...
What’s in a Name? — Part Two
In the concluding phrase of His High Priestly Prayer in John 17, Jesus...
What’s in a Name? — Part One
When Jesus concluded His High Priestly Prayer saying that He had made the...
Who Knows?
What is it that keeps people from knowing God? As created beings bearing...
Jesus’ Own Desire
What did Jesus desire? What was it that motivated His life, ministry, and...
The Gift of God
Christmas is a popular time of year for gift giving. Sometimes our efforts...
What Angels Wish They Knew
When the angels announced the birth of Jesus, although they were observers and...
All One in Jesus
All who trust in Jesus are united in Him with fellow believers. Looking...
“And for Their Sake…”
“Jesus loves me, this I know.” This simple refrain from a children’s song...
“Into the World”
Before His earthly mission came to an end, Jesus prayed for the disciples...
“Sanctify Them”
In His High Priestly Prayer, Jesus asked God the Father to sanctify His...
Historical Theology
Over five hundred years ago, Christianity was buried under layers of superstition, immorality,...
The Evil One
Jesus asked God the Father to keep believers from the Evil One while...
“If the World Hates You…”
Hearing and believing Christ’s words radically changed His disciples—which provoked the surrounding culture’s...
The Keeping Power of God
Knowing that after His imminent arrest, His disciples would soon scatter in fear,...
“I Am Praying for Them”
If Jesus offered to pray on your behalf, what would you ask Him...
“They Have Kept Your Word”
Just hours from the agony of Calvary, Jesus prayed to His Father in...
“Before the World Existed”
In His High Priestly Prayer, recorded in John 17, Jesus prayed for Himself...
“The Hour Has Come”
When “the hour had come” for the fulfillment of Jesus’ earthly ministry, He...
“Rest for Your Souls”
A “Live for today!” attitude is widely embraced by our contemporary culture—and it...