So you want to be like Jesus, huh? You’ve decided to be His ambassador and you consistently wear your W.W.J.D. (What Would Jesus Do) bracelet. Good for you! But what if you don’t know what Jesus would do? It’s time to change that, and for starters, let’s learn about who God Read more…
Have you ever wished you were a Christian hero? While making a list of possible Bible figures for this week’s post, I came across some awesome men and women of faith—people who did amazing things for God. These people glorified Him in their lives and their deaths, lived for Him Read more…
When God called Jeremiah to be a prophet, he wasn’t ready—at least, that’s what he thought. But God was going to use him for His glory. The Plan (v.5) Humanity broke because of their reckless rebellion against God. But since God is merciful, He didn’t give up on His people. Read more…
Do you know what I find interesting about Job’s story? Not the loss of almost everyone he loved and everything he owned, but the war that was going on. Sure, if you flip through the forty-two chapters of Job, you might notice that there’s not a physical war happening. But Read more…
Leprosy was a skin disease that caused a ton of discrimination, lost limbs, and painful experiences. It showed up as white spots and stole the sense of touch in fingers, toes, and eyes—so things like burns, scratches, or smashes go unnoticed. Leprosy was also highly contagious, and they did a Read more…
God is an expert at using disobedient, unfaithful people for His cause. One of His more famous unwilling servants? Jonah. Jonah thought he was an expert, too—at running. Despite being a prophet of God, he was disobedient, unrepentant, and unfaithful. From the four chapters in the book of Jonah, we Read more…
Do you have what it takes to be like the Proverbs 31 woman? You likely know a little about her even though she doesn’t have a name and didn’t exist. The descriptions are what a loving mom wrote for her son, with hopes he would marry a woman that fit Read more…
With a crushed, defeated, and broken heart, Hannah trudged to the tabernacle, thoughts swarming and vision blurring over from her hot tears. She wanted a son. Why hadn’t God given her a son? The harsh words of Peninnah, Hannah’s husband’s other wife, still echoed in her head, telling her that Read more…
What do you know about Onesimus? The Bible only mentions him twice—once in Colossians 4:9 and again in Philemon. Paul wrote the short book of Philemon to Onesimus’s master with a special request: that he accept Onesimus not as the runaway slave he was but as a fellow brother in Read more…
What would you say if an angel told you to do something completely crazy? Probably not, “I’m God’s servant, do what you have said.” But that’s what Mary, the mother of Jesus, said (Luke 1:38). Mary is first introduced in the New Testament in Matthew 1:18. The following verses give Read more…