again. ReportingRemember writing lab reports in school? Depending on your personality — and that of your science teacher — memories of lab reports might make you cringe. Or perhaps they bring back the satisfaction of completing forms with concrete, objective information. The objectivity in reporting is key to useful science.Invited to DelightAllie

We can see some of this division in the time of Jeremiah. The court prophets were prophesying peace and Jeremiah was warning the people of impending doom:and from prophet to priest,They have healed the wound of my people lightly, What Did the Minor Prophets Prophesy?HoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiConclusio

Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians do consider them inspired. The Roman Catholic Church upheld the status of the deuterocanonical books as inspired Scripture in 1546 at the Council of Trent. However, Luther and the rest of the Protestants rejected their status as divinely inspired, citing they did not meet the specifications of 2 Timot

1. Pray TogetherThe enemy loves to attack faithful couples. We must realize this upfront. However, the greatest source of combat we have as believers is found in putting our hands together in prayer. When a couple earnestly seeks God with heartfelt prayers, the deceiver isn't allowed to put a wedge between them.Praying together is as easy as joinin

What Are the Characteristics of a Jezebel Spirit?Personally, I believe we should be cautious in jumping to the conclusion that this is a specific demonic spirit. Some have concluded that this Jezebel spirit is one of the most dangerous within the church today. Others consider the demonic spirit of Jezebel to be one of the archangels of the demonic

Is Prayer Really Important? “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us” (1 John 5:14).Prayer is not just a topic to be studied, discussed, or read about; it is a vital element that sets the tone for our life in Christ. Each of us has to grapple with the reality of our own faith, ou

We Are Suffering, So What Are We Doing with It? The truth is that we are all going to suffer in this world. Whether we know it or not, we are all currently suffering from sin. We cannot avoid this, however the model of Jesus suffering well is seen throughout the Bible, and it is especially emphasized in chapter 4 of 1 Peter. Love Well 1 Peter 4:8

What Is “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” About? The first time Jonathan Edwards preached this sermon, at his home church in Northampton, Massachusetts, it didn’t draw the sort of reaction it did the second time, on July 8, 1741. There at a church in Enfield, Connecticut, audience members reportedly moaned, cried out, wept, and even fainted in

Where Is the Gospel in the Reign of King Ahaz?2 Kings doesn’t have many places where one can draw an easy line from the narrative to the gospel of Christ. The prophet Elisha, as well as King Josiah and King Hezekiah (at least in part), are rare bright spots in a parade of wickedness. So, it might be difficult to see how many of these passages can p

From this description, we can ascertain that seraphim are not the traditional look of the way culture presents angels.Seraphim is unique among the angels because never are we told Gabriel, Michael, or the other unnamed angels in the Bible look like this. From all practical standpoints, the angels who descend to earth and who are spoken of in the Bi

Trials “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life

Matthew describes Joseph’s care for a pregnant Mary, his role in the family’s night flight to Egypt, direction from angels, and their subsequent return to Nazareth. We glimpse into some of Joseph’s difficult decisions for their safety. In Luke’s birth narrative of Jesus, the account of their return to Nazareth occurs after the laws for a male birth

Do you regret certain decisions you’ve made? Did things not turn out the way you had hoped? Do you feel stuck now? Do you wish you had done things differently? There are no accidents with God.God, in His sovereignty, even overrides our sins. Maybe you really blew it. You feel like your sin has wrecked your life. Maybe you are suffering long-term co

1. Seasons Come and Go. Winter Will Give Way to Spring. Nothing stays the same, and the seasonal changes remind us of that. Ecclesiastes 3 gives an account of many of these contrasts. There are times to be born and times to die, times to plant and times to uproot (verse 2), times to tear down and to build (verse 3), times to weep and to laugh (vers

6. “The Spirit of God is a Spirit of love, and when the former enters the soul, love also enters with it.” – Charity and Its Fruits7. “To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here.” – The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Vol. 17: Sermons and Discourses, 1730-17338. “I have been before God, and have

Lord, can I get some sympathy here? Will someone please notice what I’m going through? Don’t you all see that I’m drowning here? Can’t you see all these balls I’m trying to keep in the air?!How about someone looks up from their dinner plate and acknowledges me? How about a compliment? How about a little gratitude?fast.4. Are You Becoming Angry at G

What Does God Say about Success? If we’re tempted to pursue the kind of success as the world defines it, we should first examine what God says about success.successprosperoussuccessśāḵal Success through Obedience and Service God defines success as living in obedience to His commands and seeing our physical work as ultimately serving Him.Verses abo

The cloning that seemed to get the world’s attention happened a century later with Dolly the sheep (a successfully reproduced sheep clone).In the 1990s to early 2000s, cloning’s legality became a key question—President Bill Clinton announced he would support a bill to ban cloning in 1997. As the decade continued and different countries debated whet

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.” – Romans 5:1-2“I will listen to what God the Lord says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants

And finally, this is the description from The Fourfold Gospel:"Justin Martyr, who born about the beginning of the second century and suffered martyrdom A.D. 165, first tells us the tradition that the stable in which Jesus was born was a cavern. Caves, however, were never used for stables except when opened on the sides of hills. The one at Bethlehe