This blog series is adapted from Sunday School lessons I wrote several years ago for women and teen girls. The goal was to form a…
I was a small-town girl happily serving in a quiet, country church with my family, and that is how I envisioned my starry future. But…
One year off for vacation? Really? Yes. The young couple next to me on the van taxi from Cambodia’s capital to our provincial city was…
At the end of David’s life, both in 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles we find catalogues of his preparations for the temple Solomon would build.…
Is it possible to enter ministry as a second career? Not exactly. My concern is more about the word “career” than it is about the…
Click here to read part 1. James 5:7 clearly relates back to the previous section (“therefore”). Based on the reality of the situation described in…
Near the end of Paul’s third missionary journey, he “determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend time in Asia: for he hasted,…
“How do we determine which convictions are ‘hills worth dying on?’” I was recently asked this question and immediately what came to mind were some…
Part 1 of this series explored several observations that imply the preservation of Scripture. Part 2 examined several biblical texts that assume and expect its…
Proverbs 27:10, 17 says, Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your…
Our podcast continues with discussion of articles in the January/February edition of FrontLine which had the theme, “Redeeming the Culture?” The article we are discussing…
In Romans 5:1–11, Paul refers to hope three times (Romans 5:2, 4, 5) and speaks to the content of our hope as well (Romans 5:9–10).…
Editor’s note: A few weeks ago, on March 14, we published an article by George Stiekes called, “Do We Still Believe in Backsliding?” He sent…
The previous post explored four observations from which we can infer the necessity for a doctrine of preservation: the divine act of Scripture, the express…
What is the leading cause of death worldwide for the fifth year in a row? Abortions – 44.6 million in 2023, destroyed three times more…
Some things have to be repeated over and over. This is one of them. Respect of persons is a sin. Racism is a sin. And…
My kids’ history and science lessons recently coincided to study the landing of the first man on the Moon on July 20, 1969. It was…
How often do we use the argument “hard isn’t bad!” when facing a challenging situation? Our children struggle with their schoolwork, or chores, or an…
Jeremiah 36 contains one of the Bible’s most astonishing stories about the Bible. This word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: Take a scroll…
Political Participation is a Biblical Stewardship Therefore, I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,…
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