You might not feel like the best version of yourself right now. In light of all that’s happened this year, you may feel irritable, apathetic, exhausted, or a million of other ways.

Every generation and every people group have challenges, injustices, and disasters that make them turn to God, and with pain in their voice, ask Him, “Why God? How long will You allow this to last?”

Newer is always better–at least that’s what most advertising agencies want you to believe. With yearly updates to smartphones, ever-changing fashion trends, and the constant onslaught of new movies, music, and books, it is to the world’s advantage to pit the old against the new.

To read Revelation without the rest of the Bible is like watching Avengers: Endgame without watching the previous 21 Marvel movies; it’s like showing up to vote on Election Day having not done any research on the candidates or issues; it’s like taking a final exam after skipping class all semester.

I was recently reading a study by LifeWay Research about the religious beliefs of Americans. The findings were troubling to me but not surprising. The overall findings of the study are that religious beliefs are a matter of personal opinion, not objective facts–54% of people studied believe this.

It can be easy to take some of the most important things in life for granted. From the air we breathe to the force of gravity holding us to Earth, there’s much we assume or ignore. But surely, if we suddenly had no oxygen or started floating away from Earth, we’d once again realize our need for those things.

I have heard from many atheists that religion, or more specifically Christianity, is anti-science or incompatible with science. Once you look at the weight of evidence studies provide, you actually discover that this statement is more philosophical than scientific.

The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ is the crowning proof that Jesus was who He claimed to be–God manifested in human flesh. His resurrection is of critical importance to the Christian faith. Fortunately, our faith is not a blind faith, as the world likes to say,...

Transitions of power tell a story. When an elderly pastor passes off the lead pastor role to a younger pastor who he’s discipled for years, it speaks well of the older pastor’s faithfulness and preparation.

The Bible is a single, unified story. It can be easy to forget this since the Bible is made up of 66 books, 1,189 chapters, and 783,137 verses. These divisions, which are helpful reference points, can accidentally trick us into seeing the Bible as a collection of loosely related stories.

Proverbs 30:5 tells us that every word of God proves true, and 2 Timothy 3:16–17 says “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every...

Conviction comes through the Holy Spirit because there are many people do not see what is right on their own. They don’t see their sin, unrighteousness, or need for judgment.