AUTHOR
Campbell Markham
“Give Me Neither Poverty Nor Riches” — 7 Things the Book of Proverbs Teaches Us About Money
My grandma lived her girlhood through the Great Depression. Her mother had to sell her beloved piano to buy food: “We ate the piano,” Grandma would sometimes say. For many of us today, life is far different. Here are seven things the book of Proverbs teaches us about poverty and wealth, riches and want.
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Does Jesus’ View of Grace Offend You? The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard
Where is grace? Real grace. Jesus shocks us with the meaning of true grace in his parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard.
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Sleeping on Rocks Right Now? Jesus Is Right There
In Genesis 28 Jacob is sleeping outside with a rock for a pillow because of his own poor decisions. As Jacob dreams, God shows him a ladder joining heaven and earth. Why?
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Forgive—We Can—We Must
Forgiving others is much easier said than done. What does the Bible teach us about the nature of forgiveness that will help us to truly forgive others from our heart?
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“Let There Be Light”: 6 Things You Need to Know about the Light God Gives You
Whereas human religions grope for God, in the Bible God confronts humanity with the bright light of truth. Here are six things you need to know about the light God gives you and how it relates to Jesus.
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Is It True That You Can’t Help Falling in Love with Someone?
The idea that we are helpless victims of love is a very ancient one. How should we respond when our passions, desires, and instincts urge us to have sexual intimacy with someone if the Bible forbids it?
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He Will Come to Judge the Living and the Dead — The Apostles’ Creed, Article of Faith 7
Christians long for Jesus to return. Article 7 of the Apostles’ Creed states: “From there he shall come to judge the living and the dead.” What does this mean?
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7 Ways to Be a Friend According to the Bible
People lack friends, and they suffer for it. They are doing life alone, and that is hard. We need to learn to be friends again, and the apostle Paul teaches us how in his first letter to the church in Thessalonica.
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5 Reasons Why Sin Is a “Big Deal” from Genesis 3
“Sin” is an uncomfortable word. It reeks of condemnation, judgmentalism. We don’t like to hear it; we feel a bit embarrassed saying it. What is sin, this thing that makes us so uneasy?
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