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The power of the pulpit should come from the Lord and not from the charisma of the pastor.

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Pulpit power isn't pastoral charisma - it's the Holy Spirit working through preached truth to convict, convert, and sanctify hearts.

Life is short and death is eternal.

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Life passes quickly, but death opens onto eternity forever fixed. This piece considers what that means for how we live now.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

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Voltaire's warning still stands: false belief always precedes cruelty, and only truth in Christ can guard the heart from both.

Swimming Against the Current: The Mark of Spiritual Life

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A dead fish floats downstream with no resistance - a living faith swims against the culture's current, straining toward Christ every day.

“If you think one political party is right and the other party is evil, the problem with our politics is you.“

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Tribal politics reveals a heart problem Scripture names as pride and idolatry-not which party you back, but who you worship.

“It is not wrong to have such an intimate relationship with God that you even pray for a parking spot.”

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God welcomes the small requests, not just the big ones. Intimacy with Him means bringing every detail, even a parking spot.

There is nothing “beyond Religion.” Creation is the beginning, and eternity waits at the end.

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No one steps outside God's story. From creation to eternity, every worldview answers to the same Author.

If Unbelievers are right, oh well. If Biblical Christians are right, OH NO! Today is the day of Salvation (2 Cor. 6:2).  

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Unbelief risks everything on a coin flip; Biblical faith rests on Christ's finished work. Today is still the day of grace.

Science asks more questions over time than it answers. God answers it all.

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Science keeps generating fresh mysteries with each new discovery, but only God offers complete, certain, and eternal answers to every question.

Prayer is the greatest expression of faith because it takes our efforts offline. 

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Prayer proves we've stopped relying on our own strength and started trusting God with what we cannot control ourselves at all.

Many who go down the road of “deconstruction” never make the turn toward ”reconstruction”, and sadly fall off the edge.

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Deconstructing faith without rebuilding on Christ leaves people spiritually homeless, exposed to doubt, despair, and unbelief.

Tears wiped away in Heaven (Rev. 21:4) will be partly due to how we squandered the power of prayer on earth.

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Heaven's tears may trace to prayers we left unprayed. This quote confronts how lightly we treat intercession's real power.

Sometimes God answers our prayers by not answering our requests.

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God sometimes answers prayer by saying no. His silence is not absence; it is often His deeper mercy at work in our lives.

Leaving a Bible believing church full of sinners just because of sin, is a sin.

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Every congregation is full of sinners. Walking away from one over that fact can itself be a sin against grace.

The 3 Little Pigs – America no longer lives in a house of bricks (2 Sam. 22:2); but of straw (1 Cor. 3:11-13) and...

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America's cultural foundation has shifted from rock to straw, leaving false teachersu2014the wolvesu2014free to enter unchecked.

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Campus Evangelism: Three Disturbing Shifts in Students

Fifty years of campus ministry reveal three shifts: truth denial, Biblical illiteracy, and rising despair reshaping evangelism today.
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Critical Thinking and the Bible: Does Scripture Hold Up?

In the News Stephanie Margos -
From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the conquest of Canaan, this piece takes on Christianity's toughest objections directly and unapologetically.

What God Cannot Do – And Why That Makes Him Trustworthy

Spiritual Growth Debra Hodges -
A look at what God cannot do - lie, sin, or stop being God - and why those limits are the foundation of unshakable trust.

DSA Religious Socialists: A Coalition Built Without Christ

In the News Jeff Hilles -
A socialist coalition invokes Dorothy Day, Malcolm X, and liberation theologians as religious cover, but their theology diverges sharply from Scripture.

Love Is Love? Why God Alone Defines True Love

Spiritual Growth Phillip James -
Scripture answers "love is love" by grounding love in God's character, revealed fully in Christ's sacrifice at the cross.

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How the Holy Spirit’s Conviction Leads to Repentance

Randy DeVaul -
The Holy Spirit's conviction isn't condemnation - it's mercy, exposing sin so grace and repentance can do their healing work.

Biblical View of Productivity: Trusting God With Your Time

JM Troppello -
A quieter business day, a niece driven to VBS, and an answered prayer - one writer's reminder that God doesn't need your hustle to work.

Kenosis Theology: What Philippians 2 Teaches About Christ

Jeff Hilles -
Kenotic theology claims Christ set aside His divine attributes to become human - here's why that idea doesn't hold up under Scripture.

True Contentment: Finding Joy in Christ Today, Not Someday

Nora Gwen -
Contentment doesn't wait for better circumstances - Scripture shows it's a posture we learn now, in the middle of ordinary days.

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Famous Atheists Who Became Christians

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An Oxford atheist argued with friends until Christianity made more sense than materialism. These stories of scientists, journalists, and scholars who crossed from unbelief to faith still challenge and inspire.
Devotion

Walking the Two Tracks: Salvation and Sanctification in His Name

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When Peter healed the lame man in Jesus' name, he revealed the full meaning behind Jesus Christ of Nazareth: God's salvation, humble origins, and the Anointed One who make our sanctification possible.
Biblical Theology

Why God created man?

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God created man in His image and with a purpose, but Adam lost it chasing God's likeness. Every hard thing since then is part of a plan already in motion to conform us to the image of His Son.
Biblical Theology

Psalm 82 Explained: Who Are the “Gods” in the Divine Council?

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Psalm 82 is a striking courtroom scene where God judges unjust rulers. But who are the “gods” mentioned in the psalm—human authorities or spiritual beings? A Biblical analysis of this debated passage and its connection to Christ’s judgment.
Spiritual Growth

Christianity vs. christianity – Who’s who in Eternity 

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When God Humiliated the gods of Egypt

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Pharaoh's gods ruled the Nile, the soil, the womb, and the herd — until God turned every sacred symbol against Egypt. The ten plagues were not random disasters but a precise, public humiliation of the powers Egypt trusted most.
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“The Rod and the Staff are a symbol…”

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The rod and staff symbolize protection and guidance, with the cross embodying God’s justice and mercy.
In the News

Why Church Attendance Is Declining Across America

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Church membership in America has fallen below half the population for the first time in decades. What's really behind the drop?
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What Is A Worldview?

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Everyone inherits a blank slate shaped by family, culture, and experience. But the deepest dividing line between worldviews may be religion itself, touching how we understand truth, evil, and eternity.
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Rooted in Christ

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Fruit grows up, but health starts underground. Deep roots in Christ, not outward performance, are what keep faith standing through drought, pressure, and uncertainty.
Biblical Theology

Looking for Biblical Christian Writers

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If you have a desire to get your opinion known on the intersection between contemporary issues and a Biblical Christian worldview please send me an email. We connect with over 15,000 readers every day.
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How to Love God with All Your Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength

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The article explores loving God, growing in Christ, prioritizing His kingdom, and aligning life with His will. There is a need for a genuine relationship with God and loving Him with all one’s heart, mind, soul, and strength.
Biblical Theology

Did Adam and Eve go to Heaven or Hell?

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The Bible never names Adam and Eve's eternal destination, yet their story holds tantalizing clues. Animal skins, a promised sacrifice, and a God who kept speaking point toward a faith that may have saved them.
In the News

God vs. gods vs. god

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Not every religion that speaks of one god means the God of the Bible. A close look at Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, and the Jehovah's Witnesses reveals how a single word can point toward heaven or mask something far darker.
In the News

Why R.C. Sproul and Billy Graham Will Meet in Heaven

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R.C. Sproul and Billy Graham stood on opposite sides of the Calvinist-Arminian divide, yet their shared faith in Christ points to a deeper unity than theological rivalry.
Spiritual Growth

Biblical Forgiveness Without Enabling Harm

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Forgiveness is central to the Christian life, but Scripture never calls believers to ignore abuse or remain in danger. Biblical forgiveness releases revenge while maintaining wisdom, boundaries, and trust in God’s justice.
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God offers three answers to prayer, yes, no, and wait.

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Prayer does not always return the answer we expect. Scripture balances bold petition with patient waiting and even grateful acceptance of no, because God answers according to His wisdom, not our wants.

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What the Bible Actually Says About Pride and Homosexuality

Scripture does not open with a rule about sex—it opens with a design. From Genesis to Romans to a single past-tense word in First Corinthians, the Bible's case is clear and consistent and offers hope for every sinner on the list.

Why did the female minister go to bed?

Scripture reserves the pastoral office for qualified men. Here's a gentle, verse-by-verse look at why and what the SBC's 2025 vote revealed about the debate.

Church: You’d Love To Help, But Stacking Chairs is not Your Spiritual Gift

God doesn't only use our strengths. Sometimes He calls us into the work we'd rather skip, reminding us that every member of His body matters.

Bible Receives Modern Update With ‘Morally Gray Edition’

A Babylon Bee satire imagines a "Morally Gray Edition" of the Bible that removes God's absolute moral standards. The joke lands because progressive theology really is trying to soften Scripture.

Besides Adam and Eve, what person in the Bible had no earthly parents?

Joshua led Israel into the Promised Land after Moses died, conquered Canaan in obedience to God, and pointed forward to Jesus through his very name, which means "Yahweh saves."

Daily Bible Reading: Why No Christian Should Regret Time in the Word.

A satirical Babylon Bee headline pokes fun at our excuses, but the punchline is should not be true... no Christian has ever truly regretted opening the Bible. Here is why daily Scripture reading must be your soul's first meal of the day.

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Campus Evangelism: Three Disturbing Shifts in Students

Fifty years of campus ministry reveal three shifts: truth denial, Biblical illiteracy, and rising despair reshaping evangelism today.
In the News

DSA Religious Socialists: A Coalition Built Without Christ

A socialist coalition invokes Dorothy Day, Malcolm X, and liberation theologians as religious cover, but their theology diverges sharply from Scripture.
In the News

Critical Thinking and the Bible: Does Scripture Hold Up?

From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the conquest of Canaan, this piece takes on Christianity's toughest objections directly and unapologetically.
In the News

Abortion Up to Birth: A Biblical Christian Response

Massachusetts now permits abortion up to birth. A Biblical Christian response to what Scripture says about life in the womb.
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Getting Right with God Before the Diagnosis Comes

A woman facing terminal cancer got baptized to 'get right with Him' - and her son followed her into the water that same day.
In the News

Christianity and Division: What Truth Claims Reveal

Christianity's critics call it divisive, but every claim of objective truth divides people, Jesus included, and that isn't a flaw.
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Biblical Terms for Hell: Gehenna, Sheol, Hades, and the Lake of Fire

The Bible names Hell in several ways - Gehenna, Sheol, Hades, Tartarus, and the Lake of Fire - each describing a distinct reality.
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Grace and Mercy: What They Actually Mean for Trusting God

A reflection on the difference between grace and mercy, and why trusting God with daily worries brings more peace than trying to control everything.
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Forgiveness and Justice: A Gospel Answer to an Agnostic’s Anger

A store clerk's inverted cross sparked a real conversation about oppression, forgiveness, and whether God's justice can be trusted.
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Alive in Christ: How God Raises the Spiritually Dead

Before Christ we weren't wounded but dead - Ephesians 2 explains how God's grace alone brings the spiritually lifeless to life.
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Make Disciples: Why the Church Quits After the Beginning

A wedding charge to mentor newlyweds and the Great Commission's call to make disciples share the same overlooked ending we all need to fix.
In the News

Why Church Attendance Is Declining Across America

Church membership in America has fallen below half the population for the first time in decades. What's really behind the drop?
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Entire Sanctification: Can Christians Stop Sinning on Earth?

A reader's question about 1 John 3:6 leads to what Scripture actually says about sin, sanctification, and Paul's own struggle.
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Is God Morally Evil? What Scripture Says About His Justice

Atheists call God cruel for His judgments, but Scripture reveals a holy God who disciplines in justice and offers mercy through Christ.
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Biblical Complementarianism: A Countercultural Vision for Marriage

Complementarian marriage looks nothing like the culture's script - here's what Scripture actually teaches about husbands and wives.

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The Holy Spirit Indwelling: What Really Happens When Someone Is Saved

Jeff Hilles -
Heaven sings when a sinner turns to Christ, but the real proof of that new birth is a life that keeps quietly changing over time.

Chosen to Represent Jesus

Randy DeVaul -
Fourth in our 5-part series on ‘God’s Purpose for...

Finding Belonging in Church: A Child’s Prayer Under a Pew

Anne Hope -
A lonely second grader ducks into an empty church to escape the heat and discovers, beneath a wooden pew, that God had been waiting.

Christian vs. Biblical Christian – a difference?

Jeff Hilles -
Isn't the word "Biblical" redundant? Sadly, in post-Christian America, the answer is no.

We are Defined by our Perception of God

Kevin Probst -
A deer strains for leaves just beyond its reach, and so do we when grasping the nature of God. Expanding our perception of who He truly is reshapes everything: our emotions, our choices, and our capacity to love Him more deeply.

This world is evil, but two are still better than one.

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Oppression with no comforter, toil that ends in loneliness, a world so broken Solomon envied the dead. Yet even there he found a sliver of hope: two are better than one, and the Source of that bond points beyond this world.

What did the Early Church Look Like?

Rev Arthur Blegen -
The early church met at dawn, prayed set prayers, and risked death rather than bow to Caesar. Their pattern of worship and sacrifice still shapes faithful Christian community today.

Success Lessons From Godzilla and the Antichrist

I. M. Koen -
Godzilla rose from the sea and made Tokyo take notice. Three surprising traits shared by a Japanese monster and a biblical villain hold unexpected lessons for anyone determined to rise above the noise and write something unforgettable.

Devotions

No Other Name: The Only Way We Can Be Saved

Rich Holt -
Like the ugly duckling who discovered he was a swan, some treat Jesus as a mere success story. Peter's bold words in Acts remind us salvation is found in Him alone.

Walking the Two Tracks: Salvation and Sanctification in His Name

Rich Holt -
When Peter healed the lame man in Jesus' name, he revealed the full meaning behind Jesus Christ of Nazareth: God's salvation, humble origins, and the Anointed One who make our sanctification possible.

Give an Account: Walking in the Spirit Today

Rich Holt -
A CPA's insight on giving an account becomes a picture of walking in the Spirit, where one act of kindness reflects the King's work in us.

By What Power? Listening With a Sincere Heart

Rich Holt -
When we ask someone 'why,' are we truly listening, or waiting to explain how we'd do it better? This devotional from Acts 4 challenges believers to ask with a sincere, listening heart.

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Campus Evangelism: Three Disturbing Shifts in Students

In the News Jeff Hilles Jeff Hilles -
Fifty years of campus ministry reveal three shifts: truth denial, Biblical illiteracy, and rising despair reshaping evangelism today.
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How the Holy Spirit’s Conviction Leads to Repentance

Randy DeVaul Randy DeVaul -
The Holy Spirit's conviction isn't condemnation - it's mercy, exposing sin so grace and repentance can do their healing work.
Biblical Theology

Biblical View of Productivity: Trusting God With Your Time

JM Troppello JM Troppello -
A quieter business day, a niece driven to VBS, and an answered prayer - one writer's reminder that God doesn't need your hustle to work.
Devotion

No Other Name: The Only Way We Can Be Saved

Rich Holt Rich Holt -
Like the ugly duckling who discovered he was a swan, some treat Jesus as a mere success story. Peter's bold words in Acts remind us salvation is found in Him alone.
Devotion

Walking the Two Tracks: Salvation and Sanctification in His Name

Rich Holt Rich Holt -
When Peter healed the lame man in Jesus' name, he revealed the full meaning behind Jesus Christ of Nazareth: God's salvation, humble origins, and the Anointed One who make our sanctification possible.
In the News

Critical Thinking and the Bible: Does Scripture Hold Up?

Stephanie Margos Stephanie Margos -
From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the conquest of Canaan, this piece takes on Christianity's toughest objections directly and unapologetically.
Spiritual Growth

What God Cannot Do – And Why That Makes Him Trustworthy

Debra Hodges Debra Hodges -
A look at what God cannot do - lie, sin, or stop being God - and why those limits are the foundation of unshakable trust.
In the News

DSA Religious Socialists: A Coalition Built Without Christ

Jeff Hilles Jeff Hilles -
A socialist coalition invokes Dorothy Day, Malcolm X, and liberation theologians as religious cover, but their theology diverges sharply from Scripture.
Devotion

Give an Account: Walking in the Spirit Today

Rich Holt Rich Holt -
A CPA's insight on giving an account becomes a picture of walking in the Spirit, where one act of kindness reflects the King's work in us.
Spiritual Growth

Love Is Love? Why God Alone Defines True Love

Phillip James Phillip James -
Scripture answers "love is love" by grounding love in God's character, revealed fully in Christ's sacrifice at the cross.

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Question # 28: What happens after death to those not united to Christ by faith?

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Answer: At the day of judgment they will...

Question #52: What hope does everlasting life hold for us?

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This broken world is not the final word. Everlasting life means dwelling with God forever in a renewed creation, free from sin and death, with every tear wiped away and resurrection bodies made to last.

Question #18: Will God allow our disobedience and idolatry to go unpunished?

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Answer: No, every sin is against the sovereignty,...

Question #22: Why must the Redeemer be truly human?

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Answer: That in human nature he might on...

Question #38: What is prayer?

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Answer: Prayer is pouring out our hearts to...

Question #40: What should we pray?

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Answer: The whole Word of God directs and inspires...

Question #41: What is the Lord’s Prayer?

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Answer: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your...

Question #4: How and why did God create us?

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Answer: God created us male and female in...

Question #44: What is baptism?

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Water poured in the name of the Trinity is more than ritual. Baptism publicly seals a believer's adoption into Christ, the washing away of sin, and a lifelong belonging to God and His people.

Question #21: What sort of Redeemer is needed to bring us back to God?

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Answer: One who is truly human and also...