Who Wrote Mere Christianity? Clive Staples (C.S.) Lewis was born in 1898. He also died the day in which President John F. Kennedy was assassinated (Nov. 22, 1963). You have maybe heard the name of C.S. Lewis with the rise of the Chronicles of Narnia series. Lewis was an author of fiction, but he also wrote a few pieces of non-fiction which served a

Why Is It Important to Defend the Faith? There are many benefits to defending the faith. There are benefits for us personally, and a defense and confirmation of the gospel can also benefit society — both believers and unbelievers. Here are a few reasons why it is important to defend the faith: It is used in the preservation of truth.Many of the boo

Holy Is Your NameScripture reading for this prayer: Revelation 4:8Holy, holy, holy, is Jesus Christ the Lord. You called me/us out of depravity and darkness into your kingdom of forgiveness and light, to be holy, pure, and righteous; to be adopted into your family, to be an ambassador for your name, to be a priest, a chosen one, set apart for your

4 Things We Learn from Reading Jesus' GenealogyGod’s Purposes Are Always AccomplishedHe has moved through the ages to bring about sending His Son into the world.“But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations” (Psalm 33:11).2. God Uses All Sorts of PeopleHe has been willing to accept and save all peo

4. It Is Important to Remember What God Does for UsWhen God saved the Israelites from the Philistines early in Samuel’s ministry, he set up a stone as a monument and a reminder of what the Lord had done, and called it Ebenezer. In moments of difficulty, or times when it is tempting to be prideful and forget that God is the source of all blessings,

Why We Celebrate Memorial DayRemembering people who have sacrificed to save others is essential to our dignity as human beings. How can we treasure what was purchased for us if we refuse to pay tribute to what they did? The Civil War cost more American lives than any conflict in the history of this land. After the war, the first national cemeteries

How Can We Dwell in the House of the Lord, and Gaze upon His Beauty?What Would This Mean for Our Everyday Lives if This Was Our Focus?Pamela Palmer is a writer, speaker, and the founder of upheldlife.com, the platform on which she produces devotionals and faith resources to inspire keeping faith at the center of life. She is in pastoral ministry an

“Matthew identified Jesus as the true Israel and as the fulfillment of the promises made to David. Hence, a text that refers to Israel may legitimately be applied to Jesus because he is the true Israel…Even though Israel deserved to be wiped out entirely, the Lord will have mercy on them. Assyria will capture them and deport them, but the nation wi

“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far.” (Philippians 1:21-23)Paul wrestles with the desire to stay and continue ministering to the Ph

Psalm 32:7“You are my hiding place;You shall preserve me from trouble;You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah”Psalm 42:11“Why are you cast down, O my soul?And why are you disquieted within me?Hope in God;For I shall yet praise Him,The help of my countenance and my God.”Psalm 52:9“I will praise You forever,Because You have done it;And

Habakkuk’s PrayerBring Your Questions to God, as Habakkuk DidPamela Palmer is a writer, speaker, and the founder of upheldlife.com, the platform on which she produces devotionals and faith resources to inspire keeping faith at the center of life. She is in pastoral ministry and gets to share in the emotional and spiritual lives of others. She lives

His kingdom is taken from him and in his place arises another. David is the opposite of Saul. In this way he points to the Messiah. But there is a reason why we refer to Jesus as the Greater David. David was not perfect — far from it. We see much of his failure in 2 Samuel. But he is also the opposite of Saul in many ways. But David is pointing to

4. It's Not as Big as Other People’s SinIn Galatians 6:4-5, Paul encourages the church to restore someone gently, especially if they are in sin. He then continues, “Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, for each one should carry their own load.”It's easy t

A very strong quality of a double-minded man is disloyalty. We can’t be married to purity and also be married to sin. We can’t be married to believing and also be married to doubting. To be loyal is to be allegiant to pursuing one way rather than multiple ways. Disloyalty is inevitable because a double-minded man is pursuing multiple contrary ideas

“Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen” (1 John 4:20).Let me put this in Clarence language. Don’t tell me you love me but you don’t love my children. That will not fly with me. If you are going to enjoy Chr

So what are good resources to learn how to defend your faith? There are some great ones out there that you can tap into, and you don’t need to be a scholar to read and understand them.1. A Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel, is a great first book. In it, Strobel provides personal testimony of his journey from hard-core atheism to a deeply committed fa

But this does not mean that we ignore the world we live in, being so heavenly-minded that we are no earthly good. We still need to work to support ourselves and our families. We need to care for what God has blessed us with. We need to relate to the people around us. And we should be looking to make this world a better place.But while we do those t

Again, big giving is not based on the dollar amount given; the degree to which an offering is deemed big, or generous, is relative to the sacrifice the gift entails for the person making the gift.Big Giving Is Generous and JoyfulIn Jesus’ day, everyone participated in tithing. It was a routine part of the Jewish religious culture and was expected i

However, while Jews claim this relationship with Abraham, they also believe the promises that come with being Abraham’s children have yet to be fulfilled. Judaism (at least in its orthodox form) affirms the Old Testament’s prophecies about the Messiah but maintains the Messiah is still coming: he has yet to redeem the Jewish people and bring peace

In Revelation 20:13-14 we read about the final judgment before the great white throne, and interestingly we read that “death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.” Again