Women of the Bible: Pontius Pilate’s Wife

You may not realize it, but you’re faced with a decision that will define your life. Everyone around you is screaming for you to do something you know isn’t the right thing. You want peace, though you realize it comes at a high price.

But one person, one whose opinion should carry significant weight, begs you to ignore the crowds and act (more…)

Women of the Bible: Huldah

What would you do if you knew the decisions you made could affect the lives of countless people over multiple generations? How would you verify your  path forward?

Chances are, you would seek the counsel of a wiser person.

That’s exactly what Judah’s King Josiah did when a temple repair project unearthed a forgotten biblical scroll. The scroll terrified and convicted Josiah because (more…)

It’s High Time for a Holy Housecleaning

For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?—1 Peter 4:17 (NIV)

Ravi Zacharias, Johnny Hunt, Tony Evans, Robert Morris: The list of prominent Christian leaders accused of sexual misconduct keeps growing.   It is sickening, disheartening (more…)

The Miracle of You

One Sunday, an inquisitive man in our church small group posed the question, “What is a miracle?” His former pastor had told him a miracle is something beyond the realm of the explicable.

I thought about the countless physiological and neurological processes at work within him as he spoke. I was struck by how each one of us, and every moment of (more…)

God Can Use You

Some people shy away from speaking about Jesus or doing anything in His name because they’re convinced God can’t use them. In their minds, they have nothing special to offer, or they feel discredited by their pasts. 

But Rahab, a prostitute living in the ancient city of Jericho, didn’t allow even her present sins to prevent her from doing what God had (more…)