First things first, my friend, take a deep breath. It's okay. We all make mistakes. We all sometimes choose sin over following God. But our God is bigger than this, and He can handle it. God does not hate you for being pregnant. Being pregnant is not a sin. It's not even a sin to be pregnant out of wedlock. Surprised? Well, it's still a fact. Your

"The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, 'Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!'" —John 12:12-13Palm Sunday is the celebration of Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem, one week be

Gambling is the act of playing games of chance for money, sometimes to "get rich quick" with little hard work, time, or energy. Whether it be poker with friends, lottery tickets, or slot machines in a Las Vegas casino, gambling plays into our deep-seated desires to WIN, to come out on top, to be rewarded for our perceived luck or cleverness. While

Once you have accepted the gift of salvation, you are a new creation in Christ. This specific phrase comes from 2 Corinthians 5:17, but let's take a look at that verse in context:"For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no

If you were alive when Jesus was on earth and you wanted to point Him out to those around you, what would you call Him? Lord, Savior, and King are titles that immediately come to my mind. What about Lamb of God? That is what John the Baptist called Jesus at the beginning of His ministry (John 1:29, 36). Why did he do that? What makes Jesus the Lamb

Easter tends to mean a lot of different things to different people, depending on how they were raised and what traditions their family may or may not have observed. Easter can mean hunting for colorful candy eggs hidden by the Easter bunny, or it might mean having an extravagant meal with friends and family, or it might simply mean a day off work.

Seems like "OMG" pops out of people's mouths as easily as "How are you?" But does saying "OMG" or even "geez" count as taking the Lord's name in vain (Exodus 20:7)? Are we disrespecting God by saying such phrases or pretending to cuss? As Christians, one of our jobs is to honor God's name as much as we would honor God Himself. That is, any time we

Christians are sometimes accused of polytheism, specifically believing in three gods, thanks to a misunderstanding of the Holy Trinity. The truth is, believers don’t regard the “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit” of the Bible in the same way we regard Ironman, Captain America, and Nick Fury from the Avengers. Yes, the Trinity is a mind-blowing idea—thre

Giving and receiving gifts any time of year can be a great way to show others how much you care for, love, and/or appreciate them. The Bible has many examples of giving gifts, all the way back to the Garden of Eden, when God gave Adam and Eve clothing to cover their nakedness and, in all honesty, to say, "Yes, you messed up, but I love you anyway."

While the Bible doesn't mention oral sex, many still have questions about whether or not it's considered sinful, if it's "safe" to do it before marriage, or if husbands and wives can engage in oral sex within their marriage. Some believe that oral sex ("cunnilingus" when performed on females and "fellatio" when performed on males) is an ungodly sex

Don't worry. This is a pretty common question. First though, realize that baptism won't save us or wash away the stains of sin. Basically, baptism is a public shout out about your faith and commitment to God. Baptism is a way to say, "Hey, I believe!" regarding Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection. (We have another article about what baptism is l

Have you ever heard that Jesus is the Son of God? Jesus is not God’s Son in the same way that we see fathers and sons today. Jesus is not a result of God having a baby with Mary. That would be kind of weird… The Bible says that the virgin Mary conceived Jesus after the angel Gabriel told her she was going to give birth to the Son of God through the

Many people in America would describe Thanksgiving in three words: food, football, and Black Friday deals. But is this what Thanksgiving is all about? Sure, we can be thankful for our delicious food and the chance to relax, but Thanksgiving provides an opportunity for SO much more than food, football, and early Christmas shopping. The History of Th

Yes! The Bible tells us that Jesus had both brothers and sisters. They all would have been younger than Jesus because Joseph "had no union with her (Mary) until she gave birth to a son. And he gave Him the name Jesus" (Matthew 1:25). Jesus' brothers and sisters were born after Him, from the union of Mary and Joseph—Jesus' mother and earthly father.

When we speak of God as a "Trinity," that means God exists in a state of being a single entity of three distinct persons. No human, animal, or other creature in creation has ever existed as a trinity—only God. A triune God is a concept we can barely scratch the surface of understanding because it's a state wholly unfamiliar to our own existence and

We are all going to fail at some point in our lives, whether we bomb a test, let our parents down, or do something that injures us bodily or harms our relationships. Sin finds its way in, and sometimes we are so distracted or discouraged that we allow sinful tendencies to take over, which can lead us down a very dark trail. But hear this, friend, y

We all have an understanding of what fear is. If I asked each person reading this what they pictured when they heard the word "fear," every person would have something instantly pop into their mind—some thing, some place, some time, someone. We've all felt fear. It’s a concept we learn as little children and don't need to be taught. The fears we gr

Temptations come at us all the time in various forms—whether we're alone or with someone else or with a whole group of people. We're never really out of the woods in that sense. While it's not a sin to be tempted, it's important to exercise self-control over our words and actions. Only God knows the best things for us to say, see, do, etc. Yet we s

When we talk about the biblical definition of temptation, we're not talking about a casual temptation to do something relatively innocuous. You might be "tempted" to eat the whole slice of cake on your plate or "tempted" to sign up for the school musical—and doing those things is not inherently sinful. But when the Bible talks about "temptation," i

PTSD, or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, is a mental illness that can develop following a traumatic event. While the Bible does not talk about PTSD by name, there are a lot of biblical principles about how to care for, love, and encourage sufferers of trauma. Due to the complexities of trauma, the causes and symptoms of PTSD are widely varied. Beca