Facing a new year can elicit a variety of responses. Some feel a sense of excitement and renewal in looking forward to the coming year. A few feel… read more

In Luke 9:62, Jesus said, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” Jesus is saying… read more

Many people see the new year as an opportunity to turn over a new leaf, and so the first of the year becomes a time to set goals and make… read more

There are moments when it seems that the only news available is bad news. Headlines fill with stories of deception, financial ruin, sickness, and… read more

The world we live in is a place of constant change—and many of the changes we’ve experienced as of late have not been positive or… read more

Today, loneliness is an epidemic in our culture. How I long for the lonely to know and trust in the one who promised, “Never will I leave you,… read more

Whether we are rich or poor, it turns out that success, wealth, and possessions do nothing to quell the longing we all have for fulfillment. Without… read more

The ancient Romans called the first month of the year January, naming it after the Roman god Janus. You see, Janus has two faces. One face looks back… read more

Consider for a moment an average person in an average home who wakes up early in the morning to beat everyone into the shower so that he can get… read more

We can learn a lot from the conclusions King Solomon came to in Ecclesiastes. Today we will consider two more of his conclusions from Ecclesiastes… read more

How you view your life will make a world of difference in how you live your life. If you live your life viewing it from a Biblical perspective, it… read more

The Bible encourages us to study its prophetic passages—but the Bible also warns us not to become obsessed with predicting the dates and times.… read more

Christ will return, and His return should motivate us to work hard and give sacrificially for the work of God. In the parable of the ten minas in… read more

People suggest, even demand, that Jesus is only one of many possible ways to God. The uniqueness of Jesus’ birth disallows such conclusions. In… read more

The one who created the universe did an impossible thing: He entered a virgin’s womb in order to become a man and then overcame the same… read more

Without the Prince of Peace ruling our hearts and minds, we will have no peace. There can be no peace in our homes unless we place our families under… read more

Before Jesus came, we lived under a burden of sin from which we could not escape, with a gulf between us and God that we could not bridge. The broken… read more

Jesus is the founding father of the New Covenant. Again and again the Old Testament points to the Savior revealed in the New Testament. The Old… read more

Jesus is the founding father of a new creation. In the Old Testament, few individuals had a close relationship with God; most people relied on… read more

Seven hundred years before Jesus was born, God told Isaiah about the Messiah, describing Him with titles. The third title given for Jesus is… read more