ARTICLES

Category: Faith

“Blessed Are the Merciful, For They Shall Receive Mercy” — Matthew 5:7

By Campbell Markham / October 15, 2025

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” Why are those who show mercy the happy ones in God’s eyes?

Your Priestly Role of Singing

By Wes Van Fleet / October 13, 2025

What if music has a greater role than just a delightful noise for our ears? Here’s why singing to God in worship has a weightier role than we might realize.

We Don’t Need a Fresh Start—We Need New Life

By Le Ann Trees / October 10, 2025

We can’t fix the “old”—the fallen state of our hearts and bodies. We need the new—new hearts to love God and new incorruptible bodies that can never sin.

Is Your Pastor Preaching the Gospel or Something Else?

By Chris Gordon / October 8, 2025

The church proclaims the way to be saved from the wrath of God because of sin. What happens when pastors focus on social justice and politics instead of preaching the gospel?

24 Bible Passages about God’s Sovereignty

By BCL / October 3, 2025

How much is God in control of all that happens in the world? Here are 24 Bible passages about God’s sovereignty.

Are Good Works Good Enough?

By Daniel Rowlands / September 29, 2025

Works are what we do—our actions. But what does it mean if we add “good?” What makes a work good?

The Greater Lesson of the Parable of the Good Samaritan

By Chris Gordon / September 26, 2025

Who is the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37 and what is the greater lesson of this parable that points us to Christ?

What Is the Kingdom of God?

By Le Ann Trees / September 22, 2025

Jesus spoke about the kingdom of God numerous times during his earthly ministry. What is the kingdom of God, and what is its significance for Christians in this world? Here’s a short explanation.

Why I Am a Christian: The Problem of Evil

By R. Scott Clark / September 17, 2025

Only the Judeo-Christian tradition has faced evil squarely and called it what it is. What does the Bible say about the problem of evil?