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Traditional Nativity scenes typically include camels, lambs, a bed made of hay for Baby Jesus, but how do Christmas trees come into the picture? Could it be that like candy canes, there is a deeper metaphorical connection to Jesus’s birth and life...

Name your “thorn in the flesh,” the temptation or trial you are facing today. Give it to Jesus. Ask him to heal it or strengthen you to bear it. Pray for him to redeem it by drawing you into greater dependence on your Lord.Seek God’s strength for...

If you spend some time digging into studies of human behavior, you’ll find that 40-day periods have begun to surface all over the place. It’s as if human behavior – or at least our understanding of it – has finally caught up with the Bible in...

According to sources, two Christian nurses complying with a supervisor’s orders to remove stickers at a government hospital were arrested in Faisalabad, Pakistan on Friday after a Muslim employee attacked one of them with a knife for the removal...

In a troubled world, we have the opportunity to bring peace by speaking and living out true justice in our words and actions, showing and giving thanks for His mercy, and by living in humility before God and others.

Politicians are not the only leaders who must balance principles with pragmatics. Corporate CEOs know the saying, “No margin, no mission.” If they do not add value for shareholders or meet other financial metrics, they cannot fulfill the other...

When we live our lives as Christians, the only way to build our faith is to be teachable. We have to open ourselves up to growth, exposing the areas where we are weak and the areas where we are ignorant.

Not only do most dating tips conflict with one another, they conflict with how we’re called to live as Christians.

In an interview with Religion News Service, Bible teacher Anne Graham Lotz shared that she would "never come out against women being ordained," though she does not believe that she has been called to be a minister. 

Raising our Ebenezer is a continuous reminder of our hope and trust in the Lord. We can be encouraged in the times of help to not run from God but to run to God in prayer, resting in our faith in Him through whatever life may hold.

In a day when defending not just Christian truth but the concept of truth itself is controversial and dangerous, it will be tempting for Christians to retreat from the “culture wars” and thus from secular culture. This despite the fact that we are...

What kind of revival is God working into your life today? Perhaps He is sustaining you and getting you through another day, like Adam.  Perhaps He is giving you life by rescuing you from pain and destruction, like Rahab.  Perhaps, like...

Last month, six Christian families in East India were worshipping in a wood-and-hay structure when an influential man of wealth wielding an axe led others in and, in coarse language, asked why they had abandoned their tribal religion.

As Joe Biden is inaugurated into the office this next week, we should lift up the very same prayers that we have for past leaders who have fulfilled this office and other leadership positions.

Here are seven ways you can rely on God to help you break down and overcome the challenging obstacles that are standing in your way...

Friends, even if you're questioning and feel chaotic today, know that you're in the perfect position to not only spread the gospel in your trouble but allow God to blow the socks off those feelings of doubt and questioning.

It’s time to ask some questions. However, not everyone is comfortable asking or answering questions. Look at how politicians or teachers squirm when asked a question they’re unprepared to answer. Question asking is important. The dilemma is which...