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Campbell Markham

“Give Me Neither Poverty Nor Riches” — 7 Things the Book of Proverbs Teaches Us About Money

By Campbell Markham / May 14, 2024

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.

Does Jesus’ View of Grace Offend You? The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard

By Campbell Markham / April 30, 2024

Where is grace? Real grace. Jesus shocks us with the meaning of true grace in his parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard.

Forgive—We Can—We Must

By Campbell Markham / April 11, 2024

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?

“Let There Be Light”: 6 Things You Need to Know about the Light God Gives You

By Campbell Markham / March 14, 2024

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.

Is It True That You Can’t Help Falling in Love with Someone?

By Campbell Markham / March 6, 2024

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?

He Will Come to Judge the Living and the Dead — The Apostles’ Creed, Article of Faith 7

By Campbell Markham / February 16, 2024

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?

7 Ways to Be a Friend According to the Bible

By Campbell Markham / February 12, 2024

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.

5 Reasons Why Sin Is a “Big Deal” from Genesis 3

By Campbell Markham / February 5, 2024

“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?

The Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead — The Apostles’ Creed, Articles of Faith 5 and 6

By Campbell Markham / January 31, 2024

“The third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.” What is the meaning of the 5th and 6th articles of the Apostles’ Creed?