Most of us consider this reality from a personal vantage point. We individualize it. Perhaps there’s something in your life that you desire, but it’s been delayed. Or maybe there are painful ...

Christ entered into this world as a figurative sword to divide. “He comes into the world as the supreme beauty and supreme joy and supreme value of the universe (Matt. 10:34–39). And he comes with ...

We have our phones that open a thousand possibilities for us to do a thousand different things at every moment of every day. But God has set good works for us.

Like Paul’s other early churches, Thessalonica experienced great societal pressure to conform to the surrounding culture. But amid persecution, the Thessalonians remained faithful to their call to ...

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1). This declarative phrase introduces fundamental questions circling the minds of skeptics and believers of Christianity alike. What ...

What happens at Jesus’s return? The writers to the Thessalonians give only some of the puzzle pieces. Thessalonians does not present a complete picture. Neither do other parts of Scripture. What do ...

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Blessed. Filled with God-defined benefits. whose trust is the LORD. Only trust in God motivates confident obedience in times of crisis. tree planted by water. Settled with resources no matter what ...