When your career and love of money disrupts your obedience to God, it may be time to reevaluate. In this article we look at Demetrius the silversmith from Acts 19 and how his love of money kept him far away from God.

Allowing yourself and others to lament gives others the opportunity to meet you where you are. When we don’t include the language of lament in our worship or fellowship, we often stay stuck. We stay at arms length with other believers and struggle in darkness alone. Or we numb out and try to be self-reliant. And as a result, we do not properly heal or demonstrate God's glory in the healing process.

This will be the first post through a 22 week study through Psalm 119!

As we get ready to walk through Psalm 119 I pray that we will ask God to show us what we should believe about His Word and about Himself, and how we are to apply these precious truths to our own lives so that we walk away more in love with God and His Word, more aware of – and brokenhearted over our sins, and more thankful for Christ and His sacrifice.

And you know what I realized? I am like that dust, clinging to the surface. Clinging to the temporal. Clinging to surface level Christianity. You know, the “read my Bible for 10 minutes and then turn on Netflix for 3 hours” type of Christianity. Check mark Christianity.

There will come a day when our tragic losses feels like a distant memory because of the power and promise of the resurrection. This allows us in our most trying moments, our deepest pain, to be able to whisper: this wont last. This wont last.

Don’t you think its time to stop scrounging around trying to find ways to cope with the hardships of life? It’s time to look for root cause solutions so you can live in peace, knowing your future is secure in life and in death. It’s time to go to the Physician so He can prepare you to be a new creation, a product of His restoration, rather than a victim of sin’s decay.

I was reading Acts 14 this morning and found myself captivated by what happened to Paul. He and Barnabas were preaching the word of God and scripture says, Paul was stoned to the point where they supposed him to be dead (Acts 14:19). This stood out to me because Paul ROSE UP from his suffering, stoned to the point of being assumed dead, and then his situation was used as a tool to bring strength and encouragement to those around him.

Solomon had tons of wealth and riches, and throughout the book, we see Solomon put that wealth and wisdom into action. But at the end of the book, something happens, and Solomon turns away from God. And the life of Solomon and Israel is used as a proverb (1 Kings 9:7).

On the day of Pentecost, Peter stood up and taught the Jews using a prophecy from the book of Joel. He showed the gathered crowd how Jesus of Nazareth was the fulfillment of Joel's prophecy about the coming "day of the LORD" and the offer of salvation to all who call on the name of the Lord.

A brief introduction to the history of the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world. In this article we discuss the key events and dates that shaped Jerusalem into the city we read about in during the time of Jesus.

Judas is one of the most infamous names in history. Why does he have such a bad reputation? Who was Judas Iscariot? Find the answer in this handout discussing his life.

In Acts 1:12 Luke wrote that the Apostles walked a "Sabbath day's journey" from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem. What was a Sabbath day's journey? In this article we discuss the restriction the rabbis enforced regarding walking on the Sabbath, how far a Jew could walk, and the origins of the restriction.

Matthias is only mentioned by name in one chapter of the the Bible, Acts 1. He was chosen by God to be the 12th Apostle following Judas Iscariot’s betrayal and suicide.

People often ask me, “what devotional book should I study with my husband?” So I thought I would post some helpful tips in regards to this question!

Casting lots was a form of random selection. A modern equivalent might be flipping a coin, drawing straws, or rolling dice. Our modern word lottery has its foundation in this ancient practice. Curiously, the Bible never describes the method or instruments used to make the selection. The Bible’s use of “casting lots” is probably a general term used to refer to any form of unbiased random selection.

How did the Creator of the universe humble Himself to such extreme lows to serve others? The humility required to complete the crucifixion was nothing less than an act of God. We as humans can barely bring ourselves to the level of humility required to serve others. Knowing our own struggle with pride, we should be stunned by the selflessness of Jesus.

If you’ve read the New Testament, you’ve probably come across references to monetary values like the mite, penny, shekel, drachma, and denarius. This quick article is meant to give you an introduction to some of the most common coins we read about in the New Testament. These would have been the same coins Jesus and His disciples used when they were out running their daily errands.

Peter is the most well-known of Jesus’ 12 Apostles. When Jesus first met him, he was employed in the fishing business with his brother Andrew. The two brothers left everything and became students of Jesus, believing Him to be the long-awaited Messiah spoken by the Jewish prophets.

If you want to understand the Bible better, its helpful to spend some time studying world history and Biblical history to discover how and where they overlap. This handout shows the key dates of Biblical history and what was going on simultaneously in world history.

On the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2, Peter stood up to convince the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. This handout breaks down the flow of his argument and the 3 prophecies he quoted, namely Joel 2, Psalm 16, and Psalm 110.