ARTICLES
Happy Birthday to You! Celebrating a Wonder of God
While the Bible doesn’t command a celebration of birthdays, there are good reasons to celebrate the birth of a person. Why are birthdays special?
8 Soothing Things to Do After Experiencing a Traumatic Event
No one wants to have to live through a traumatic event, but they still happen anyway in our fallen world. Here are some soothing things to do during the healing process.
How to Read the Bible in Context and Stay on Track
In Scripture there is both an immediate context and an overall biblical context—the overarching story of God’s mighty acts of redemption in Jesus. Here's how to stay on track when reading the Bible.
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.
4 Good Ways to Run the Christian Race Well
The Bible compares the Christian life to the effort and exertion of a race. The book of Hebrews teaches us four good ways to run the Christian race well.
24 Bible Passages about God’s Sovereignty
How much is God in control of all that happens in the world? Here are 24 Bible passages about God’s sovereignty.
What Is God's Plan for Your Life Here and Now?
What does Jeremiah 29:11 mean for us today? “‘For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.’”
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?
Where Did Hell Go?
It’s difficult to find anyone who wants to talk about hell nowadays because we think that most of us are pretty good overall. Nice people aren’t actually going to end up in some hard-to-believe-it’s-really-true everlasting lake of fire, right?