Everyone loves a sunny day, and everyone hates a cloudy day, right? After all, we have a singular medical classification for the negative effects of cloudy days on the human psyche. […]
What Is the Significance of Clouds in the Bible?
When It Seems Impossible to Forgive
“Then Peter came up and said to him, ‘Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times’” (Matt. 18:21-22). Most of us have gone through the experience of being hurt badly […]
God Will Give you Confirmation
A wise woman once told me, “When it is sent by God, it comes with confirmation. When it isn’t sent by God it comes with hesitation, frustration, and confusion.” I KNOW that with everything in me to be true. In 2009, I was cleaning my home, going about my day, thinking and praying. I heard […]
The Bible’s Take on Systemic Sin
Every February, Black History Month helps us reflect on how our nation’s racial past informs our present—to acknowledge the enduring effects of racial injustice and the need for systemic reform, both in society and in the church. Systemic sin refers to the idea that human sinfulness is not just about wrong actions of individuals; communities, […]
NC Family’s Dog Leads to Rescue of Grandson Trapped Under Rubble From Hurricane Helene Mudslide
A family in Transylvania County, North Carolina, is crediting a miracle and a dog for saving an 11-year-old child trapped under rubble for some three hours. In the aftermath of Hurricane […]
Hollywood Actor Shares Powerful Redemption Story: ‘God Loves’
Actor Eric Close loves a good redemption story. That’s why he signed on to star in “Average Joe,” a film about Joe Kennedy, the high school football coach who won a […]
‘A Mission Field’: Kentucky Church Launches Tuition-Free School After Public Library ‘Pushes’ LGBT Books on Pastor’s Daughter
Necessity, the old adage goes, is the mother of invention. Justin Walker, pastor of Salt and Light Baptist Church just outside Louisville, Kentucky, experienced that proverb firsthand — and it birthed […]