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We need to trust God, even when we don’t understand Him.

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Trusting God isn't about having answers. It's about resting in His character when nothing adds up.

Our culture’s continued slide into unbiblical immorality has conditioned many of us to sidestep personal sanctification.  

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Cultural compromise doesn't excuse spiritual passivity. Scripture calls believers to pursue holiness even as the world normalizes sin.

Lifestyle Evangelism is like General Revelation – it does not save anyone.

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A godly life adorns the gospel but cannot deliver it. Salvation comes only through the proclaimed word of Christ crucified.

It’s not always the gospel that’s offensive, sometimes it’s the Christians. 

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The gospel is meant to offend the proud, but too often it's Christians' behavior, not the message, that pushes people away.

 In Genesis, we have paradise lost, in Revelation we have paradise gained.

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The Bible's story arcs from Eden lost to Eden restored, showing that God's redemptive plan ends far better than it began.

“We are only guaranteed our last heartbeat.”

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No one is promised tomorrow. This piece explores why the certainty of death should push us toward the certainty of Christ, not fear.

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.

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The Unnamed Woman at the Well Who Saved a King’s Life

An unnamed woman in 2 Samuel 17 hid two fugitives and saved a kingdom, proof that God uses ordinary obedience over fame.
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New Age Spirituality: What Christians Need to Know

In the News Zack Duncan -
New Age spirituality is surging in search trends and pop culture - here's where it began and how it contradicts the gospel.

Holy Spirit After Death: What Happens When a Believer Dies

Spiritual Growth Jeff Hilles -
The Holy Spirit indwells believers by personal union, not physical location, so death and the rapture change nothing about His presence.

Faith Under Pressure in Law, School, and State

News Portal Jeff Hilles -
This week: courtroom fights over faith in schools and workplaces, sobering research on Biblical worldview and revival claims, gender ideology clashes, persecution abroad, and hard theological debates.

Remembering God’s Faithfulness When the Storms Return

Spiritual Growth JM Troppello -
The disciples watched Jesus feed thousands, then panicked in a storm hours later. A devotional look at why we forget His provision so fast.

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The Infinite Gap Between Heaven and Hell, Not Just Degrees

William Delmore -
Rewards and judgments both come in degrees, but Scripture draws an unbridgeable line between eternal life and eternal loss.

Religion in the Courtroom: What Scripture Says About Justice

Jeff Hilles -
Why did a judge grow angry when religion came up in trial twice? Scripture offers a clearer standard for courtroom justice.

Biblical Wisdom for Decisions: When to Flex, When to Stand Firm

Nora Gwen -
A Christian reflection on knowing when to bend and when to stand firm, from dinner choices to marriage vows and AI's growing influence.

Confidence in God: What Joseph’s Story Teaches Us About True Security

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A slave and prisoner stood confidently before Pharaoh because his identity rested in God, not status, opinion, or ability.

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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.
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Holy Spirit After Death: What Happens When a Believer Dies

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The Holy Spirit indwells believers by personal union, not physical location, so death and the rapture change nothing about His presence.
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The Unnamed Woman at the Well Who Saved a King’s Life

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An unnamed woman in 2 Samuel 17 hid two fugitives and saved a kingdom, proof that God uses ordinary obedience over fame.
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.
Spiritual Growth

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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Hope in Dark Times: Trusting God’s Deliverance

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From Pharaoh's murderous decree to today's cultural decay, God's people have always faced dark schemes. This devotional points to the deliverance and nearness of Jesus even now.
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New Age Spirituality: What Christians Need to Know

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New Age spirituality is surging in search trends and pop culture - here's where it began and how it contradicts the gospel.
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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.
Spiritual Growth

Obedience and God’s Plan: What Isaac’s Story Teaches Us

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A quiet study of Isaac reveals how obedience, not drama, secures the inheritance of God's promise across generations of famine and conflict.
Biblical Theology

Biblical Wisdom for Decisions: When to Flex, When to Stand Firm

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A Christian reflection on knowing when to bend and when to stand firm, from dinner choices to marriage vows and AI's growing influence.
Devotion

Sovereign Lord: The Introduction That Never Fails

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When Peter and John's friends faced threats, they didn't rush to ask for help - they first remembered who God is: the Sovereign Lord who made everything.
Biblical Theology

Joy versus Happiness: What the Bible Actually Promises

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The Bible draws a sharp line between fleeting happiness tied to possessions and the lasting joy God gives even in suffering.
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It’s not always the gospel that’s offensive, sometimes it’s the Christians. 

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The gospel is meant to offend the proud, but too often it's Christians' behavior, not the message, that pushes people away.
Spiritual Growth

Seeking God’s Will Before You Move: A Lesson in Surrender

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A writer reflects on trading rushed plans for surrendered prayer, asking God's direction before acting rather than after the fact.
In the News

Does AI Kill Your Brain? The Cost of Outsourcing Thought

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AI takes great notes and gives the right answers. But every task we hand off is one less rep for our brains. A short story on why productive struggle still matters - and why easy is never the same as good.
Biblical Theology

Taking the Mark of the Beast and Still Going to Heaven

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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.

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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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New Age Spirituality: What Christians Need to Know

New Age spirituality is surging in search trends and pop culture - here's where it began and how it contradicts the gospel.
In the News

The Devil Made Me Do It: A Biblical Look at Blame and Sin

Flip Wilson's punchline became an excuse for sin, but Scripture ties temptation to our own hearts and holds us responsible.
In the News

Evidence of a Creator: The Universe’s Order Points to God

From Fibonacci spirals to DNA's code, nature's mathematical precision raises a question no lab experiment can answer alone.
In the News

Criticisms of Christianity: Five Common Objections Answered

Is Christianity just a crutch, a fairy tale, or hypocrisy dressed up as faith? Five common objections, tested and found lacking.
In the News

Everyday Frustrations and Finding Peace in God’s Presence

From bug encounters to QR codes and gas prices, one writer's humor turns into a heartfelt call to bring frustrations to God.
In the News

Young Men Returning to Faith: A Prodigal Son’s Story

A Gallup poll shows young American men returning to faith - and one writer's family history shows why that return matters so much.
In the News

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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
In the News

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.
In the News

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.
In the News

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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Seeking God’s Will Before You Move: A Lesson in Surrender

JM Troppello -
A writer reflects on trading rushed plans for surrendered prayer, asking God's direction before acting rather than after the fact.

Preventive Care for the Soul: Guard Your Peace from Fear

Jacqueline Dunamis -
Rising conflict, disease, and bad news can leave your soul burdened with fear. Discover two Biblical practices—saturating your mind with God's Word and praying often—that guard your peace and keep your soul fit.

Lifestyle Stewardship Begins with Surrender

Randy DeVaul -
God owns everything, and we are managers of His gifts. This perspective shifts focus from ownership to obedience, encouraging believers to live, lead, and love with a mindset of faithful management.

The Universe, Time, and Eternity

Klaus Meyer -
Something for thinking people to ponder, about the world...

Suffering According to Christians

Elsie McClure -
How a God Who is Good Allows Suffering A common...

What are the Mile Markers for a Christian Boy to Become a Man

Jeff Hilles -
A grandfather's letter to his 9-year-old grandson maps the road from boyhood to biblical manhood: control your emotions, provide and protect, lead with love, and follow God's design above all else.

Persistence in Prayer

Derek Hastings -
Villagers stood neck-deep in a swamp, praying while soldiers passed within inches of them. That kind of desperate, persistent prayer is available to comfortable Western believers too, and it begins with sacrificing the hour.

Centering — How To Find Inner Peace (Hint: It’s Not About You)

David Knott -
Life Lessons from the Potter’s Wheel #2 Centering clay on...

Devotions

Sovereign Lord: The Introduction That Never Fails

Rich Holt -
When Peter and John's friends faced threats, they didn't rush to ask for help - they first remembered who God is: the Sovereign Lord who made everything.

Trusting God’s Sovereignty When the Story Gets Scary

Rich Holt -
Like a child listening to a suspenseful bedtime story, we can find comfort knowing God already sees how our story ends and reigns over every trial we face today.

Forty Years of Bondage, One Moment of Freedom in Christ

Rich Holt -
Luke the physician made sure we knew this man had suffered for over forty years before Christ healed him instantly - a picture of how quickly Jesus can end even our longest-held bondage.

Whose Voice Wins? Listening to God Above Yourself

Rich Holt -
From childhood we learn to weigh whose word carries the most authority. This devotional asks a piercing question: when God speaks, will you actually listen, or quietly overrule Him?

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The Unnamed Woman at the Well Who Saved a King’s Life

Spiritual Growth I. M. Koen I. M. Koen -
An unnamed woman in 2 Samuel 17 hid two fugitives and saved a kingdom, proof that God uses ordinary obedience over fame.
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New Age Spirituality: What Christians Need to Know

Zack Duncan Zack Duncan -
New Age spirituality is surging in search trends and pop culture - here's where it began and how it contradicts the gospel.
Spiritual Growth

Holy Spirit After Death: What Happens When a Believer Dies

Jeff Hilles Jeff Hilles -
The Holy Spirit indwells believers by personal union, not physical location, so death and the rapture change nothing about His presence.
Devotion

Sovereign Lord: The Introduction That Never Fails

Rich Holt Rich Holt -
When Peter and John's friends faced threats, they didn't rush to ask for help - they first remembered who God is: the Sovereign Lord who made everything.
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Faith Under Pressure in Law, School, and State

Jeff Hilles Jeff Hilles -
This week: courtroom fights over faith in schools and workplaces, sobering research on Biblical worldview and revival claims, gender ideology clashes, persecution abroad, and hard theological debates.
Biblical Theology

The Infinite Gap Between Heaven and Hell, Not Just Degrees

William Delmore William Delmore -
Rewards and judgments both come in degrees, but Scripture draws an unbridgeable line between eternal life and eternal loss.
Spiritual Growth

Remembering God’s Faithfulness When the Storms Return

JM Troppello JM Troppello -
The disciples watched Jesus feed thousands, then panicked in a storm hours later. A devotional look at why we forget His provision so fast.
In the News

The Devil Made Me Do It: A Biblical Look at Blame and Sin

Jeff Hilles Jeff Hilles -
Flip Wilson's punchline became an excuse for sin, but Scripture ties temptation to our own hearts and holds us responsible.
Devotion

Trusting God’s Sovereignty When the Story Gets Scary

Rich Holt Rich Holt -
Like a child listening to a suspenseful bedtime story, we can find comfort knowing God already sees how our story ends and reigns over every trial we face today.
In the News

Evidence of a Creator: The Universe’s Order Points to God

Jeff Hilles Jeff Hilles -
From Fibonacci spirals to DNA's code, nature's mathematical precision raises a question no lab experiment can answer alone.

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Question #9: What does God require in the first, second and third commandments?

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Answer: First, that we know and trust God as...

Question #3: How many persons are there in God?

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Answer: There are three persons in the one...

Question #8: What is the law of God stated in the Ten Commandments?

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Answer: You shall have no other gods before...

Question #36: What do we believe about the Holy Spirit?

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Answer: That he is God, coeternal with the...

Question #20: Who is the Redeemer?

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Answer: The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus...

Question #49: Where is Christ now?

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Risen and reigning, Christ is not absent but active, seated above every power and interceding for his people right now, until he returns to judge and make all things new.

Question #30: What is faith in Jesus Christ?

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Answer: Faith in Jesus Christ is acknowledging the...

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

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

Question #50: What does Christ’s resurrection mean for us?

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Christ’s resurrection offers hope for believers, promising new life and eternal life. Those who trust in Christ will be resurrected, while those who don’t will face everlasting death.

Question #13: Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly?

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Answer: Since the fall, no mere human has...