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Is Church Discipline Mean?

By R. Scott Clark | March 5, 2024

The tendency today is to view the church as a means of therapy, a place of fellowship and encouragement. The very idea of church discipline seems high-handed, arbitrary, unjust, even mean. Is this true?

5 Ways Valiant Women of the Bible Encourage Us Today

By Ayrian Yasar | March 4, 2024

The Bible is full of exciting stories, many of them including strong, passionate, and wise women. Here are five God-glorifying traits we find in these valiant women of the Bible who encourage and inspire us today.

Check Your Spirit Before Doing These 4 Things

By Nick Batzig | March 1, 2024

Just as we need to check the oil when our car is spewing smoke, we likewise need to do a “spirit-check” before rashly drawing conclusions about people based on something they have said or done.

One People of God: Christ Has Broken Down the Dividing Wall

By R. Scott Clark | February 29, 2024

I was taught as a teenaged convert that Jews are God’s earthly people and that the church is God’s spiritual people. Here’s why there is one way of salvation for both Jew and Gentile.

7 Dos and Don’ts to Remember When You Disagree with Your Spouse

By Le Ann Trees | February 28, 2024

If you’ve been married for any length of time, it has likely happened that your spouse and you have not seen eye to eye on a particular subject. Here are 7 practical tips for making good decisions that build up your marriage.

5 Reasons Every Christian Should Seek Assurance of Salvation

By Derek J. Brown | February 27, 2024

Plenty of Christians are content to walk through life without the sure knowledge that they belong to Christ. Why is assurance of salvation essential to genuine Christianity?

3 Reasons to Be Thankful for the Lord’s Discipline in Your Life

By Christina Fox | February 26, 2024

It’s easy to look at hardships and challenges as punishment for something we’ve done wrong. It’s good to pause and consider what God might be doing in our life.

7 Parenting Errors That Can Influence Adult Children to Leave the Faith

By Q. O. Helet | February 22, 2024

Despite bedtime prayers, careful church attendance, family Bible reading, and a firm commitment to living out the faith, neither of our two adult children is currently following Christ. I hope to see others avoid such an outcome. In that light, here are seven parenting errors that can influence adult children to leave the faith.

Who Are the “Two Witnesses” of Revelation 11?

By Zach Keele | February 21, 2024

“‘And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth’” (Rev. 11:3). Who are the “two witnesses” of Revelation 11?

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Does God Want Deaconesses in the Church?

By Le Ann Trees | January 21, 2026

What does the Bible teach about whether women should hold the office of deacon or the title of deaconess in the church?

2 Easy Ways to Integrate Prayer into Daily LIfe

By Ayrian Yasar | November 7, 2025

Here are two simple things you can start doing today to integrate prayer into daily life.

Justice and Mercy United in Christ

By Daniel Rowlands | January 23, 2025

If we want to understand the depth of God’s mercy in Christ Jesus, we need a true understanding of the condition of sinful humankind.

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