God calls us to fear him with a holy fear—a fear that is filled with awe, wonder, reverence, worship, and love. Here are three practical ways we can train our hearts in the fear of the Lord.

Because of our sin, our finite nature, and the fact that Scripture is God’s Word, we need God’s help to rightly understand it. Here are 10 basic tips for becoming a skilled interpreter of Scripture.

Perhaps you are losing your confidence in the church right now. What can we learn from Revelation 21:1-8 to encourage us to stand firm in Christ?

The Scriptures everywhere utilize the imagery of clouds to signal the immediate presence of God in time and space. The first place where clouds play a prominent role in redemptive history is in the flood narrative: the Lord placed his bow in the clouds—a sacramental reminder of the covenant mercy that he was promising in preparation for the coming Redeemer.

In the Christian faith gratitude is the believer’s motive for doing good works. In part 3 of a 3-part series, New Testament scholar S. M. Baugh explains what gratitude means for every Christian.

Even though the traditional ending of the Lord’s Prayer is not found in the earliest New Testament manuscripts, the doxology is nonetheless a perfectly biblical and correct thing to pray. Why?

It is common for Christians to describe grace as “God’s unmerited favor,” but this falls short, for we were God’s enemies when Christ died for us. In part 2 of a 3-part series, New Testament scholar S. M. Baugh explains what grace means for every believer.

As a pastor I regularly listened to people give all sorts of reasons and excuses for their sinful conduct. In one sense, this is nothing new. What does the Bible say about the biggest obstacle to our sanctification?

“Guilt, grace, and gratitude” is a handy summary for the structure of the Christian faith. In part 1 of a 3-part series, New Testament scholar S. M. Baugh explains why guilt is the core issue facing humans after the fall of man in the garden of Eden.