Hurricane Matthew has rolled along the southern East Coast after having ravaged several Caribbean islands, particularly Haiti, Cuba, and the Bahamas. The storm surge has flooded areas of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, and has …
We have all heard the stories. Over the next century, mean temperatures all over the world will rise as much as six degrees Celsius, causing massive environmental damage. The planet's polar ice caps will melt, and billions of gallons of …
We can see no better example of biblical compassion than the sacrifice our Savior made for us. Notice how the author of Hebrews explains Christ's ongoing compassion through His self-sacrifice: Seeing that we have a great High Priest who …

(44) No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
When we parse what Jesus says in John 6:44, 65, we learn some amazing things. First is the remarkable fact that the Father Himself initiates the relationship. The great, almighty, and omniscient God, Ruler of the universe, decides to …
A while ago, I received a text from an acquaintance containing just the words, “Mark 7:18.” It states, “Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him, because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?” (Mark 7:18-19). It confused me until I remembered sharing a Facebook post called “Insects of the Sea,” featuring a shrimp and a cockroach. So, I replied, asking, “Are you sure you understand that passage? Have you compared it to Peter’s vision of the sheet of animals, where he stated he had never eaten anything …
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