“…not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.” (1 Corinthians 1:17) Most Christians agree that our...

“Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning on her beloved?” – Song of Songs 8:5 There is great purpose in the wilderness periods...

We are baffled and stunned when a follower of Jesus proves to be far from His heart. It happens from the pew as well as from the pulpit....

We should always beware of the lie that God turns a blind eye to our sins even while we are continuing in them. We will reap what we sow....

“I must arise now… I must seek him whom my soul loves.” – Song of Songs 3:2 When our souls first come to love Jesus, we can hardly...

The secret of the Christian life is the secret place. Jesus taught us, “But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut...

“Draw me after you and let us run together!” (Song of Songs 1:4) Until we see Jesus as He really is, we mistakenly think that God wants...

Some believers and nonbelievers alike imagine, in a sort of hypothetical idealism, that if faith in Jesus Christ is the only true...

Unselfish Godliness (1 Timothy 6) Perhaps you have heard godly instruction, like “Forgive anyone who offends you,” followed by a selfish...

What does it mean to be the church of the Living God? The One who lives in and works through us is alive, active, all-powerful, involved....

Consider the Outcome (1 Timothy 1) “Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from...

Jesus is the key to everything. The Old Testament is properly understood by the words and revelation of Jesus Christ. This may unsettle...

The life of the Holy Spirit has been given to us, and we should treat Him as a precious life, not an impersonal force. He is a living...

“Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house, your children like olive plants around your table.” (Psalm 128:3) The Holy...

“For he will never be shaken; the righteous will be remembered forever.” Psalm 112:6 At our core, we are designed with an inescapable...

“For you have made the LORD, my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place.” Psalm 91:9 The means through which the unthinkable...

The challenge God faces in seeking to set up His tabernacle among us is not that we make mistakes, nor that we sometimes get “off track,”...

When we first “put our hands to the plow” as we begin to follow the Lord, there is an exhilaration. There is an inner zeal to never look...

What a wonderful declaration of blessedness goes to the one “whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered,” and “to whom the...

In our day, when religious apostasy has attempted to redefine terms, to speak of "the blessed life" might conjure in our minds images of...