Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4) As Christians, we’re not given a pass on suffering. God promises to provide his comfort, but we need it because the valleys of…

You will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. (Jer. 29:12-13) In 2014, French atheist turned evangelical theologian, Guillaume Bignon, shared how the light of God’s grace penetrated the dark places of his…

Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and . . .the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (Eph. 6:14,17) Spiritual warfare is real. We can make two mistakes concerning its nature. The first is to ignore its reality; the second is…

The righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. (Psalm 112:6) Elaine Pereira is author of I Will Never Forget, a story about a woman caring for her aging mother through the stages of dementia. The way Pereira describes her mother’s deterioration is not noble or sentimental. The loss of memory creates many…

I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom. 8:37-39) The Apostle Paul provides a wonderfully…

I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge — that you may be filled to the measure of all the…

Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life. (1 Pet. 3:7 NIV) The Bible commands wives to respect their husbands and for husbands to treat their wives with respect. The…

Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy. (Col. 1:10-11) Watching those who compete in “ironman” competitions makes me dream of what I might…

My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights. (Prov. 3:11-12) We may create some shock by asserting, “The Lord will never punish his children,” but that is actually the truth. We understand…

The share of the one who goes into battle is to be the same as the share of the one who remains with the supplies. They will share equally. (1 Sam. 30:24 CSV) Janette Alexander, wife of the great 19th-century theologian Archibald Alexander, was treasured by her family for her scriptural insights.  Although she lacked…