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article | July 10, 2019

Grab your Bible and flip to the book of Revelation. You know . . . that book at the back of our Bibles. The one that may or may not be about the future? The one that contains the four horsemen of …

article | July 21, 2014

As far as I'm concerned, there's only one way that movies should ever end. Having faced whatever challenge the movie plot was about and won, the couple (because there is always a couple) should kiss. The camera should spin, and they should …

article | December 3, 2018

Fast forward a few weeks ahead in your mind and picture the scene with me. Christmas is over. The church services you helped plan have come and gone. The gifts you worked so hard to purchase, wrap, and deliver have been unwrapped …

article | June 10, 2020

Your Challenge Fix your eyes on Jesus and the finish line by reading Hebrews 12:1–3 every day for ten days. Today’s Verse Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured …

article | January 24, 2018

Everybody studies the Bible a little differently. Personally, I take it one book at a time. I stay in that book until I’ve read and annotated (that’s a fancy word for “add notes to”) the whole thing. Then I move on to …

article | July 3, 2014

The words of the Bible have life-changing power (1 Thess. 2:13) and can accomplish God’s purposes. It is His Word that produces new life (1 Pet. 1:22–25), combats sin (Ps. 119:9–11), causes spiritual growth (1 Pet. 2:2), reveals our true motives (Heb. …

article | October 8, 2020

Paul’s first word to the Ephesians is the cornerstone for personal revival: “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (1:2, emphasis added). Preaching the gospel to ourselves and praying it into our souls is critical …

article | July 13, 2017

The letters to the seven churches in Revelation reveal Christ’s heart and His concerns for His church. They also provide a basis for us to know how to pray for the church in general and for our local churches in particular. Here …

article | December 28, 2011

Imagine that you went to your refrigerator, closed your eyes, and then opened the door and grabbed whatever items you happened to reach in order to make a meal. You might get a jar of mayonnaise, a pickle jar, and a peach—not …

article | December 5, 2001

Inadequacies in teaching children to worship often take one of two forms. Sometimes children are presented with a vision of God without being given the opportunity to respond to the revelation. On the other hand, children are often asked to respond to …