Bible Promises & Prophecy

I decided to take on the challenge: to deliberately look for God for a full month and write down how He showed up for me each day. So, what happened? First, I noticed that whenever I drove to a place where parking was scarce, I always...

Without realizing it, we may begin to believe that although God reigns in heaven, He is somehow distant from the affairs of this earth. We may acknowledge His mighty power in heaven while questioning His authority and involvement here on earth. Yet God is sovereign over both heaven and earth. I believe He sometimes allows experiences in our lives that remind us of this truth. I want to share one such experience that helped me recognize His sovereignty in a way I will never forget.

Live a quiet life. Do not defraud your brother. Seek to live a holy life. Three simple principles. But are you willing to...

This journey to Love will not be easy, but it will be powerful. Loving others changes them, but it also changes us, helping us...

The next afternoon, Mia wandered into the garage, where her grandfather was repairing an old clock. Tiny gears and tools were spread across the table. She watched him carefully adjust a piece before asking, “Why don’t you just replace the inside with something newer?” Her grandfather smiled, held up a gear, and said...

It was 1998; I had just turned 40 and suddenly noticed the wrinkles on my face. It occurred to me that I was getting older, and a thought hit me: I am not going to live forever. Someday I was going to die! This realization led to a deeper thought: I needed to...

The Scriptures tell us to “Pray without ceasing.” But have you ever thought about how we need to approach God when we come before Him to pray or to have our needs met by Him? Does it matter?

One day, while watching a child play with a toy in our neighborhood, the Holy Spirit asked me an unexpected question: “What did the child do to...

Eugene P. Deatrick, the former head of the soils department at West Virginia University, has a different take. He argues that when Jesus speaks of salt in Matthew 5:13, Mark 9:50, and Luke 14:34–35, He is not speaking of salt’s household use but of its...

Contrary to popular belief, the Ten Commandments did not originate at Mt. Sinai or in the Old Covenant; they were instilled at...

Earnest Foods is a quaint, wholesome organic food store that is closed on Saturdays to honor the seventh-day Sabbath. Earnest closed his store early on Friday evenings and kept it closed all day on Saturdays. That was unheard of for a grocery store, since Friday evenings and Saturdays were the busiest shopping times. Some considered it a foolish business decision to close during the most active shopping hours, but...

The King of the universe sees me, and I am not invisible. And how do I respond to such a call? Do I find myself too busy? Do I feel He is asking too much? Is my desire to say yes—but only if...