It would be wonderful if our relationship with Jesus got rid of the allure of the darkness so prevalent in this world, but that won’t happen in this life. And whether it comes through the internet, television, wallet, tongue or stomach, most of us are intimately...

Sometimes we fail to take action in our lives because we’re caught in a comfortable cycle. How often, for example, do we follow the crowd because it’s just easier than doing the right thing? We procrastinate because we’ve convinced ourselves that we’ll feel stronger...

When storms come in your life, they may bring sorrow and pain—an illness, an accident, a betrayal. In the midst of the event, your decisions can help save you and your family. Let’s face it: disaster can strike whether you’re a saint or sinner. To survive requires...

  Genesis 1:1-2 New International Version The Beginning 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Look closely...

Ezra 1:1-3 New International Version Cyrus Helps the Exiles to Return 1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm...

God created a world in which people were free to love him or not love him. By creating human beings in his image and likeness, God gave them a unique quality of relationship with each other and with him. God entrusted them with freedom, which included the possibility...

Some people assert that Christianity is a religion of weaklings. That flawed belief ignores the determined grit of everyday Christians pressing on to obey Jesus. It also overlooks the enormous sufferings believers have endured for their faith. Need details? You can...