When life looks nothing like you planned, it can be easy to wonder where God is. Esther reminds us that even when God feels silent, He is not absent. He is still working through ordinary moments, unse...  Read More

We live in a creation that operates according to consistent natural laws that can be expressed mathematically. As human beings, we have the capacity to discover and understand those laws. But why is r...  Read More

Notice that while the testimonies of those in Scripture and those around us are important, they are not to be our focus. Likewise, although we are commanded to lay aside every weight and sin, even tho...  Read More

There are many important people whom we encounter as we study history or navigate our daily lives, but there is no one who has ever been, or ever will be, more important for you to understand than Jes...  Read More

God may seem silent, but that does not mean He is absent. Esther reminds us that even when we cannot see what God is doing, He is still working behind the scenes, positioning people, shaping circumsta...  Read More

What should Christians do while waiting for Christ's return? In Luke 18:1–8, Jesus teaches that persistent prayer is the evidence of enduring faith. Though we experience injustice, suffering, and pray...  Read More

The fight isn't always getting free. Sometimes the greatest fight is staying free. In the final message of our Peace for the Battle Within series, The Fight After Freedom, we explore the biblical tru...  Read More

What is the glory of God? Scripture presents glory as far more than brightness or splendor. In the Old Testament, God's glory describes His manifested presence and the very weight of His being. In the...  Read More

The Holy Spirit, through the writer of Hebrews, is telling us that we need to lay aside—to cast far away from ourselves—the things that burden us. So what are the things in your life that are weighing...  Read More

The second evidence is that the Spirit Himself testifies directly with your spirit that you are a child of God (Rom. 8:14–16). The Spirit will simply let you know that He is in you. As I mentioned in ...  Read More

The writer is not primarily saying that the saints in heaven are watching us. Rather, he is saying that the testimony of those in Hebrews 11 continues to bear witness to the faithfulness of God. Their...  Read More

What exactly is a spiritual gift? Are the gifts of the Spirit still active today? In this article, we examine Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians 12, define what Scripture means by "spiritual gifts," exp...  Read More