Explore the Bible Archives

• The Duty of Leaders: Getting our Priorities Straight in the Church  (June 1, 2011)
  Joshua is the model leader for those who accept a calling in the household of faith.
• I Stress, Therefore I Am: 10 Ways To De-Stress & Enjoy Rest  (May 18, 2011)
  Some days I just give up. I wake up and stress greets me, personified by the pile of laundry staring at me. Is it realistic for the Christian to expect a stress-free life? How do you de-stress?
• Preaching: Act of Spirituality or Arrogance?  (May 4, 2011)
  The act of preaching is either a spiritual act or an arrogant act. There is nothing in between for anyone who stands in the pulpit.
• 7 Ways to Live Out Resurrection Day Every Day  (April 20, 2011)
  Resurrection Day happens just once a year. But it?s something we would all do well in observing every day in our hearts. Christ died for us. Now, how will we live for him today?
• How to Grow with God  (March 30, 2011)
  Don't be someone who believes in Jesus, yet isn't staying close enough to Him to grow. Root yourself in good spiritual soil so you can grow to become the person God intends you to be. Here's how.
• Meditate on the Beauty of Jesus  (March 23, 2011)
  To worship is to change.
• Defeat Defeatism by Preaching Good News  (March 16, 2011)
  Leaders should share the good news about the church by noticing, naming and nurturing those whom God uses to produce good fruit.
• Sweating in Church  (March 9, 2011)
  Recently, I was studying what causes people to feel spiritually frustrated. The two top reasons? Bible study and prayer. I get that.
• Is God Just a Human Invention? - Video Interview and Book Excerpt with Sean McDowell  (March 2, 2011)
  Stand stronger against the secular, anti-God bias in the world today. Watch our brief video interview with Sean McDowell, author of "Is God Just a Human Invention?"
• Should Every Christian Join a Church?  (February 23, 2011)
  Do you, or does someone you know, claim to be a Christian but refuses to become a member of a local church? Mark Dever shows from the Bible that something is deficient in that kind of thinking -- especially about what it means to be a Christian.
• Is God Our Cheerleader, or Are We His?  (February 9, 2011)
  There seem to be two predominant schools of thought when it comes to how God is active in our spiritual lives, and the core of the difference is who is central in the story - us or Him.
• Biblical 'Contradictions': The Reason We Require Theologians  (February 2, 2011)
  Entire books have been written listing all the seeming contradictions found in the Bible. Entire libraries have been written to answer them. It's why theologians will never be out of a job - we need people who know all the Bible and think well about these things to help figure them out.
• Plan B Living  (January 12, 2011)
  Plan A rarely pans out. Life isn't that simple, or that easy. Check out Exodus 13:17-21.
• How to Walk with God  (January 5, 2011)
  Feelings change, but walking with God takes faith. It takes commitment. And it takes consistency.
• What Did Jesus Mean?  (January 1, 2011)
  Sincere Christians may be at risk today because they want to follow the teachings of Jesus but are confused about their intended meaning.
• How Firm a Foundation! The Resurrected Lord Jesus Christ  (January 1, 2011)
  "Chip," he said, "I can't understand one thing. How can someone who seems to be as bright as you are really believe in a literal Jesus and the Bible and all this 'born again' stuff?"
• How to Pray with God's Power  (December 29, 2010)
  The flesh is our main enemy when it comes to prayer. But praise God. He knows we are weak and that we need His power to pray, so He sent someone to help us.
• Frankincense & Myrrh: Not Such Strange Baby Gifts After All  (December 22, 2010)
  Nearly any child can tell you the gifts the Wise Men brought the Christ Child. Gold we understand. But frankincense and myrrh may leave us scratching our heads a bit in puzzlement.
• Don?t Miss Christmas!  (December 15, 2010)
  Is our celebration of Christ's birth supposed to be just a day or a season long? Events that occurred not too long after Jesus' birth point to something much greater.
• Under the Influence of Love  (December 8, 2010)
  One Christmas many years ago, our children taught me an important lesson about the power of identifying and meeting a need in the lives of sandpaper people and nasty neighbors.