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Humanity took the Son of God and nailed Him to a wooden cross. That was our response to His love and His miracles. We rejected Him. But God did not respond with vengeance. He did not destroy the world...

A man gave ten percent of everything he owned to a priest — four centuries before the law of Moses existed. No command. No obligation. No temple. Just a grateful response to the God who delivered him....

A lack of hope affects the physical body and the mind. When you lose hope, you wake up tired. You feel a sense of despondency. You look at your work, your marriage, and your family, and you see only b...

In the first garden, work became a curse. Because of Adam's fall, the ground was resisted, and productivity was tied to "the sweat of your face." It was the birth of stress, anxiety, and the heavy bur...

Many readers treat the Old Testament simply as a historical book of heavy laws. This method produces confusion and fear. Accurate interpretation requires you to translate the Old Testament into a reve...

In Genesis 24, Abraham sends his unnamed servant to find a bride for his son, Isaac. This historical account is a picture of the Holy Spirit's work today. For two thousand years, the Holy Spirit has b...

When sickness strikes, many people question themselves."What did I do wrong?""Why wasn't I wiser?""Is God disappointed in me?" But Jesus describes sickness in a different way. When He healed the man w...

There's a reason God calls His presence a "house."It's not just a place.It's a covering. Jesus said: "In My Father's house are many rooms." John 14:2 Not rooms for hiding - rooms for belonging. The wo...

We spend so much of our lives trying to grow. We worry about our stature, our wisdom, and our future. We try to spin our own security and weave our own reputation. But Jesus points us to a different w...

Immediately after the Father called Jesus His "beloved Son" at the Jordan River, Jesus went into the wilderness. The devil came to tempt Him. The temptation seemed to be about physical hunger and powe...

Blood has a voice. In the first murder in history, Cain killed Abel. It was a religious murder-one brother trying to approach God through performance (his own crops) killing the brother who approached...

A doctor can prescribe medication for your panic attacks. A therapist can teach you to reframe your thoughts. But the Bible does something neither one can do: it tells you where fear came from, who de...

Before the cross, the temporary shelter was full. The Old Testament believers-Abraham, David, Sarah-could not enter heaven because the blood of Jesus had not yet been shed. They waited in a place of c...

Long before God gave the law on Mount Sinai, a mysterious king and priest appeared to Abraham. His name was Melchizedek. Abraham was returning from a weary battle, exhausted and fatigued. Melchizedek...

Faith doesn't ignore failure.It simply refuses to stare at it. Peter knew exactly what he had done.He didn't forget the fire.He didn't forget the denial.He didn't forget the rooster. But when Jesus ap...

Many people view grace as God simply feeling sorry for us. They think God looks at our mistakes, sighs, and decides to let us off the hook. But God is a perfect judge. A perfect judge cannot let a cri...

The law asks, "What did you do?"Grace asks, "Who are you with?" If Peter had been led by law, he would have stayed in the boat.The law would remind him of denial, failure, and broken promises. But gra...

Seventy-four times, the Bible inserts a word that most readers skip. It sits at the end of a verse, often in parentheses, and most people treat it like a footnote. But what if that small word is the m...

The Apostle Paul is widely considered the greatest of the apostles. He wrote a vast portion of the New Testament. You would expect his self-confidence to rise as his ministry expanded. But if you look...

Jesus stated that the period before His return would mirror the conditions during the life of Noah. During that era, the Bible records that fallen angels took human form and cohabited with women. Thes...