The body of Christ is meant to function in heavenly unity. Is this closeness possible? How can real people with real issues be knit together in Christ?
Pastor Merle Ruth addresses common questions about 1 Corinthians 11, and the practice of the Christian womanʼs head covering.
Family relationships, church relationships and life experiences can wound. How can we triumph over this pain, and be healed on Jesus' terms?
A pastor calls his congregation to spiritual life and renewal. What are the "life leaks" that drain churches of the power and life of the Spirit? …Anger, secret desires, inconsistency, bitterness, falseness, addictions, sin and more.
Thoughtful Christian courtship is the perfect foundation to genuine, enduring love in marriage. When faith and romance meet, youth should remember these essential ideas: counsel; full surrender; Christ the centre; then follow your heart.
How does the music you listen to affect you? Does it incite rebellion? Or is it an expression of worshiping "in spirit and in truth?"
How should "followers of the slain Lamb" live? Nonresistant disciples who choose love over violence must still be soldiers of Christ, with a theolgoy of martyrdom. Dean Taylor shares from his personal journey as a one-time US army soldier.
Should Christians go to war? Does Jesus, or should His disciples, fly the stealth bomber? They do, but not as you might expect them to. . . .
As Western Christians, we've minimized a subject Jesus emphasized—our wealth. What if your possessions belong to those who need them as much as they belong to you? How would viewing poverty and possessions through Jesus' perspective effect your life?
Collectively, we are haunted by the paradise we've lost. However, Christ has come to offer justification in the place of condemnation, life in the place of death, truth in the place of lies, and peace for turmoil. Is that an offer you can reject?
Former Navy Lt. Cmdr. Tim Mooney, a Gulf War veteran, recounts the spiritual journey that led him from the military to a commitment to peace and nonresistance.
Jesus' instructions to "Resist not evil" apply to both times of war and times of peace. How should believers live as defenseless Christians every day?
The veiling worn by Christian sisters expresses recognition of God for who He is, humble submission to God's order, a testimony of God's grace and government, and God's call to be a holy people, recognizable as His agents on earth.
Marriage relationships are at their best when God's love thrives between husband and wife. Truly successful Christian marriages are marked by their love, commitment, respect, communication, submission and sacrifice.
Christians ask, "Is Romans 7 about Christians, or unbelievers?"…In Romans, this chapter is a bridge between the life of sin and life in the spirit. Discover how God wants to enable us to keep His law, rather than being held in bondage by it.