Have you ever signed up for a two-week trial of a streaming service and then just used a different email address to sign up again after...

I once heard the story about an Army officer who had just been promoted to Colonel. He was feeling pretty high on himself and kept...

In the Apostle Paul’s day, there were 613 written, Old Testament laws that Jews strictly adhered to. If that sounds like a lot, it is....

Florence Chadwick, the first woman to swim the English Channel, decided in 1952 that she wanted to swim from Catalina Island to the...

Never, ever take vengeance unto yourself. Never get up into the Judge’s chair. Don’t ever take vengeance—not against your spouse who was...

Every year, thousands of young people with special needs have a “Night to Shine,” where they dress up in tuxes and formal dresses, have...

One of the most common objections to evangelical Christianity today is the question of why a “good God” wouldn’t just save everybody. If...

They say the value of something is shown only by what someone is willing to pay for it. Joby Martin, a pastor in Jacksonville, calls this...

For many people, growth in Christ is primarily growth in knowledge of Bible facts and doctrines. Maybe you love digging deep in the...

A lot of us say we want to live by faith, but the moment we can’t see or understand what God is doing, we throw up our hands and say,...

Nearly every language has a short repetitive word for “father.” For example, in English, it’s “Dada.” In Spanish, it’s “Papa,” in...

It’s interesting that in Romans 8:35, Paul lists affliction and distress and persecution and famine and nakedness and danger and sword in...

Trying to tame sin rather than killing it is as silly as people making pets out of predatory animals. I once read an article with the...

Many Christians believe that if we live like we are supposed to, we can avoid—or at least minimize—suffering. A related assumption is...

Salvation through Jesus Christ does not distinguish by ethnicity, economic background, education level, religious history, or moral...

Certain people in life mystify me. For instance, there is a sizable portion of our population who, when given a choice between unsweet...

Growing up, I always felt so safe around my dad. Like many kids, I assumed he was omnipotent. In my mind, he was the strongest, smartest...

Christians believe that God has forgiven their sins. But what difference does this actually make in the day-to-day? What difference...

The religious life sometimes feels like trying to hold a beach ball underwater. Joby Martin says we are constantly fighting to keep our...

Romans 8:28 is one of the most well-known verses in the Bible: “We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God...