1. Thank God for the Good Things in Your Life James 1:17 - “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”Thank you for the good things in my life. I don’t say thank you enough and I want to give credit where credit is due. I know everything good

Emma Danzey’s mission in life stems from Ephesians 3:20-21, to embrace the extraordinary. One of her greatest joys is to journey with the Lord in His Scriptures. She is wife to Drew and mom to Graham. Emma serves alongside her husband in ministry, she focuses most of her time in the home, but loves to provide articles on the Bible, life questions,

Some translations use the word perfume because the ointment had a pleasant smell and was used to prepare people or things for their intended purposes. Anointing priests and kings showed they were set apart for a particular job. Offerings to God and burying the dead had similar purposes: it created a sweet odor to cover the stink of the dead. They a

The reason you have hope is that you know that the moment you pass from this life, there will be a heavenly dwelling waiting for you.3. You have the Holy Spirit, Who confirms your eternal residence.The reason you can approach death and eternity with confidence and without fear is that God has placed the Holy Spirit within you. The assurance of eter

4. Reconsider the Place of Tradition“And he continued, ‘You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!’” (Mark 7:9).In the church setting, does Gen Z want hymns or choruses? Suits or shorts? Physical Bibles or smartphone screens? A loud, busy foyer or a quiet, meditative vestibule? The answer is go

Why Did God Rest After Creating the World? Genesis 2:3 states, “So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all His work that He had done in creation.”šāḇaṯ,exegeteallFurthermore, God continues working, as Jesus reminds us in John 5:17, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” If the idea o

The contingency chain will go back until one of two conditions is met. The first is that there is no end. The chain will proceed infinitely backward in time. The second possibility is that something that is not contingent kicked it off in the first place. This is what is generally called a necessary being or object.An Infinite Contingency ChainThe

The Best Time to Memorize Making English Fun shares: “Children lay down implicit or automatic memories from birth. Only when the brain develops from ages two to six can children make explicit long-term memories. … Between two and seven years, childrens brains go through a critical period of growth…the childs brains learn faster than at any other ti

Bunyan's first book, Some Gospel Truths Opened According to the Scriptures, had attacked Quaker beliefs. Ironically it was Quakers who freed him. Told by the king to prepare a list of names for pardon, they included Bunyan's with their own members; names.Released, Bunyan immediately returned to preaching. By now the authorities realized he was conc

What Did Silas Do to Help Grow the Early Church?What Happened to Silas?John Gillman, “Silas (Person),” ed. David Noel Freedman, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 22.Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, “Silas,” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 1963.Mike Leake is husband to Nik

“It’s great fiction,” he says. “And it's always accurate.” In one book, Davis mentions that, near the Colosseum in Rome, they were 47 brothels. Instone-Brewer doubted that until he found an historical source that confirmed that there were, indeed, 47 brothels near the Colosseum.Instone-Brewer’s second recommendation is to use your imagination. When

Biblical Motivations for Eating and DrinkingOur Chief AimIn conclusion, we need to be aware that to live for the glory of God in such a fashion requires intentionality. (See Jonathan Edward’s Resolutions for a great example of this type of intentional living.) In other words, we don’t glorify God accidentally. As the Westminster Catechism put it, i

Where Do We See Salt in the Old Testament? There are two ways salt commonly features in the Old Testament. While it is not overly symbolic, the times where it does come up have to do with the end of life, or being cut off. Where Do We See Salt in the New Testament? The use of salt as a point of symbolic comparison continues into the New Testament,

1. Adam and EveWhy not start at the very beginning with our first parents? While they were made in God’s image, their actions had cataclysmic consequences. Their mistake launched sin in a perfect world. From then on, people will forever battle our natural inclination to sin.It’s fun to think about what the world would have been like if Adam and Eve

5. The ESV Has Been Endorsed by Some of the Leading Bible Teachers of TodaySome of the leading denominations and Bible teachers in our day highly recommend and endorse the ESV. Here are a few endorsements.“We are building all our future ministry around the ESV…. The ESV satisfies the preaching, memorizing, studying, and reading needs of our church,

2. It Makes You Forget the Potential Consequences of Your ActionsWhen people become consumed with lust, they become blind to the consequences. Most people don’t even consider the consequences and if they do, their lust for what they want overrides it. Lust only thinks about the moment, it pays no attention to the moment after.3. It Leaves You Worse

1. Subscribe to a Daily Devotional or Verse of the Day Having a daily verse or devotional sent to you automatically each day is a great way to find a quick moment to read Scripture. Most of these subscriptions are fast reads that help busy Christians on the go keep their minds on Christ. They are truly perfect for moms who are juggling a lot of res

Birds remind us not to worry, that God is taking care of us because He cares for them, and we are worth so much more. As we view creation, we learn with more depth just how loved we are by the Lord.Emma Danzey’s mission in life stems from Ephesians 3:20-21, to embrace the extraordinary. One of her greatest joys is to journey with the Lord in His Sc

Consider where we find this verse, in the last book of the Bible. We saw that Jesus called Himself “the Alpha and the Omega.” From beginning to the end, He is Lord of all, including death and Hades.Think of death as a door—a huge door, locked and sealed. It’s impervious to us. No matter how much we exercise or eat a healthy diet, death lurks. No ma

Many Hebrew Christians at the time were going through social and sometimes physical persecution from the Jews and Romans. Some were considering returning to their former religious life. Hebrews was an attempt to remind these believers of Biblical truths, and to reassure them that Jesus was indeed the Messiah.What Else Happens in Hebrews 12?Chapter