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If you love money you will use people. If you love people you will use money. 

Jarrod Scott's quote cuts to the heart: love money and you'll use people; love people and you'll rightly use money instead.
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News Portal

Persecution Rises as AI Reshapes the World

This week: Christians killed and jailed across Pakistan, Iran, Nigeria, and China; courts weigh religious liberty and life; and AI forces urgent questions about human dignity.
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Biblical Theology

Psalm 121 Devotional: God Watches by Day and by Night

A traveler under sun and moon learns that Psalm 121 promises one unchanging Keeper, not a fainter watch once the light fails.
Marie Grace, PhD -
In the News

Grace After Divorce: Finding Purpose in Life’s Mess

A Bill Maher-Charlie Kirk debate stirs memories of a mixed-faith marriage, divorce, and the grace that redeemed the pain.
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In the News

The Indwelling Holy Spirit: Why Salvation Must Change You

Genuine salvation isn't a one-time decision that leaves life unchanged—it's God taking up residence in you, and that shows.
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Quotes

Those who limit their theology to “love thy neighbor” blend in with society, but not with Christ.

Real faith doesn't stop at kindness. It confesses sin, bows to Christ's lordship, and proclaims the whole truth of the gospel.
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Devotion

A Death That Brings Life: Being Changed by God’s Presence

From Sapphira's fatal test of the Spirit to the quiet death of self each Sunday, this devotional asks whether encountering God still leaves us undone.
Rich Holt -
Biblical Theology

Contentment in Simple Living: A Return to the Country

One woman's move from suburbia to a rural shack becomes a quiet lesson in gratitude, simplicity, and trusting God's provision.
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In the News

Privilege and Redemption: How Grace Reaches the Elite

A former prep-school elite finds freedom from sin on the Transcontinental Trail, showing that God's grace reaches privilege too.
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Spiritual Growth

New Heart in Christ: Why God Does Surgery, Not Just Repair

As the Hebrew year 5787 begins, this reflection on Ezekiel 36:26 asks whether God wants to fix your circumstances or replace your heart entirely.
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In the News

Dolly Parton’s Faith Journey and the Biblical Worldview Gap

Dolly Parton's music often mentions God, but her public statements on marriage and sexuality echo a gospel of tolerance, not repentance.
Jeff Hilles -
Biblical Theology

Trusting God’s Answer to Prayer When It’s Not What You Expected

A business setback becomes a lesson in prayer: God had already answered - just not in the way one author expected Him to.
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Quotes

It’s peaceful to remain theologically stationary, with the Creator, as mankind rotates around changing cultural norms.

Jeff Hilles reminds us that true peace comes not from chasing cultural trends but from standing fixed on the unchanging God.
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Devotion

When God Reveals the Secrets We Try to Hide

From a stolen fortune in an antique box to Ananias and Sapphira's lie, today's devotional asks what happens when God brings our secrets into the light.
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In the News

Being Ducktaped on Flight 618: A Biblical Look at Spiritual Attack

Jonathan Cahn calls his mid-flight assault demonic. Here's the full chronology, the corroborated facts, and what Scripture says about spiritual attack.
Jeff Hilles -
Biblical Theology

Worry About Tomorrow Less: What Matthew 6:34 Teaches Us Today

A caregiver's simple phrase, 'that is not a today problem,' reframes tomorrow's worries into trust in God's care for today's work.
JM Troppello -
Biblical Theology

How the Holy Spirit Confers and Empowers Spiritual Gifts

The Holy Spirit doesn't just assign spiritual gifts - He empowers believers to use them for Christ's glory in the church.
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In the News

Biblical Miracles Are Rational, Not Just Possible

Miracles aren't irrational leaps of faith - if God exists as Scripture describes, they're the logical, expected result of His power and love.
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Quotes

One cannot truly understand the concept of “Faith”, unless they already have it.

Faith cannot be argued into someone from the outside; it is known from within, and real belief always precedes real understanding.
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Devotion

Unchanging Mercy: What Ananias and Sapphira Reveal

Ananias and Sapphira's story reminds us that God hates being lied to, yet His unchanging grace still rescues sinners who deserve judgment instead.
Rich Holt -
Biblical Theology

Church Hurt Is Real: Finding Healing and Peace in God

An introvert's honest reflection on surviving church hurt, choosing joy, and seeking a direct, unmediated relationship with God.
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In the News

Year of the Sword or Year of the Scalpel? What 5787 Really Means

5787 is being called the Year of the Sword, but Hebrews 4:12 cuts closer to home than any battle cry - it exposes us first.
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In the News

Free Will and God’s Love: Why Some Reject Him

Why would a loving God allow anyone to reject Him? This piece explains free will, judgment, and grace through key Bible passages.
Debra Hodges -
Biblical Theology

How the Holy Spirit Cultivates Christlike Character in You

How the Holy Spirit patiently cultivates Christlike character through Scripture, trials, community, and pruning in every believer's life.
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Devotion

The Right Ideas Corrupted: Lessons from Ananias and Sapphira

Ananias and Sapphira sold their possessions, supported each other, and made a promise to God, yet Satan twisted their good intentions into deceit and death.
Rich Holt -
Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Self-Deception: How Pretense Hides the Heart from God

After 30 years of church service masking self-deception, one believer examines how pride quietly replaces genuine faith with performance.
Andrew Ross -
Spiritual Growth

Put Off the Old Self: How Christ Gives You a New Life

Paul's Ephesians 4 command to put off the old self and put on the new reveals that holiness flows from identity in Christ, not effort.
Randy DeVaul -
Spiritual Growth

Faith Over Feelings: Trusting God Even on an Off Day

When your feelings don't line up with your faith, Scripture shows how to trust God's wisdom instead of your own understanding.
JM Troppello -
In the News

James Talarico – Pastoral Credentials and Political Power: A Warning for the Church

A Texas lawmaker's seminary background raises a bigger question: when does pastoral language become a political strategy?
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Devotion

Just the Christian: Letting Your Identity Bow to Christ

When Barnabas sold his property and gave the proceeds to the apostles, he traded a Levite's inheritance for a deeper identity found only in Christ.
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Quotes

Theology is too important to be polluted by linking it to political ideology.

Jeff Hilles warns that mixing theology with political ideology corrupts both faith and politics—and distorts the gospel we're called to proclaim.
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News Portal

Ideology, Persecution, and the Fight for Truth

This week: schools hiding gender transitions from parents, Christians persecuted from Iran to Myanmar, abortion drug failures exposed, and discernment on AI, gambling, and false teaching.
Jeff Hilles -
In the News

Choosing Gratitude Over Complaining, Comparing, and Coveting

The author unpacks the Three C's - complaining, comparing, coveting - and how Scripture points us toward gratitude and lasting contentment instead.
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Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth Needs Daily Effort, Not Just Sunday Habits

A Pilates routine taught this writer that spiritual maturity, like physical strength, comes only through showing up consistently.
JM Troppello -
In the News

What is the Most Inflamatory Verse in the Bible?

John 14:6 draws fierce backlash because it names one path to God-here's what 'comes to the Father' and 'except through me' really mean.
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Quotes

Children professing faith before they truly understand ‘Jesus is Lord’ can be an inoculation of dead Christianity. 

A child's early profession, if not truly understood, can inoculate against real faith. Here's why lordship matters.
Jeff Hilles -
Devotion

Great Grace: Living at the Center of God’s Will

When persecution threatened the early church, great grace sustained it. This devotional explores what it means to live fully surrendered under God's abundant favor today.
Rich Holt -
In the News

Biblical Truth vs. Human Truth: Why God’s Ways Outrank Ours

A veteran believer compares Naturalism, Humanism, and New Age thought with Scripture's answer: repentance, grace, and a Shepherd who provides.
Bill Gray -
Biblical Theology

Valley of Baka: What It Teaches About Passing Through Hard Seasons

A short devotional on Psalm 84's Valley of Baka, showing how God turns hard seasons into springs along the road to Zion and beyond.
Marie Grace, PhD -
Biblical Theology

The Christian View of Assisted Suicide and the Value of Life

Assisted suicide promises control over death, but Scripture calls us to trust the Author of life, even in unbearable pain.
Jeff Hilles -
Devotion

Boldness in Prayer: You Will Need It Today

Some days remind us how much we depend on prayer for wisdom, patience, and deliverance from temptation. Prayer draws us near to the God who already knows our hearts.
Rich Holt -
Spiritual Growth

Bearing One Another’s Burdens: Why We Weren’t Made for Isolation

A search for empty moving boxes becomes a reminder that Christian community means sharing the load, not just cheering from the sidelines.
JM Troppello -
Spiritual Growth

Holy Kiss: A Small Habit That Reveals Real Christian Love

A grocery store snub taught this writer what Paul meant by "greet one another with a holy kiss" - and how love is measured in small moments.
Stephanie Margos -
Biblical Theology

Salvation Is Once for All: Everything Else Is a Process

Salvation is a finished event in Christ, but obedience, knowledge, and Christlikeness are lifelong work for every believer.
Jeff Hilles -
Devotion

Strange Bedfellows: How God Uses Unlikely Alliances

Herod, Pilate, and the crowds were unlikely allies in crucifying Jesus, yet God used their conspiracy to accomplish salvation. See how He still turns strange circumstances into instruments of His purpose today.
Rich Holt -
In the News

Occult Involvement: What Scripture’s Warnings Really Mean

Scripture's warnings against sorcery, divination, and occult practices show that only Christ's authority holds real power over darkness.
Debra Hodges -
Biblical Theology

PCA vs. PC(USA): What Really Divides These Presbyterians

One denomination holds Scripture as fully inerrant; the other does not - and that single choice reshaped everything else.
Jeff Hilles -
Spiritual Growth

What Is Biblical Faith? Trust, Pistis, and the Greek Roots of Belief

A look at the Greek word pistis shows Biblical faith as active trust in God, not blind belief without reason or evidence.
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Quotes

God, the Creator, has every right to say, “do what I say, not what I do.”

God's right to command differs from ours entirely: He is Creator, not subject to the law He gives, so His words settle what ours never could.
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Quotes

If our selfish desires are being met, our prayer life suffers, as does our relationship with God.  

Selfish desires quietly starve our prayer life and distance us from God, but repentance restores intimacy and true communion.
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Devotion

Finding Rest and Hope in Christ Amid Life’s Futility

Shakespeare's Macbeth captured the ache of a purposeless life, but Scripture points to a better ending: peace and hope secured only in Jesus Christ.
Rich Holt -
Spiritual Growth

The Unnamed Woman at the Well Who Saved a King’s Life

An unnamed woman in 2 Samuel 17 hid two fugitives and saved a kingdom, proof that God uses ordinary obedience over fame.
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In the News

New Age Spirituality: What Christians Need to Know

New Age spirituality is surging in search trends and pop culture - here's where it began and how it contradicts the gospel.
Zack Duncan -
Spiritual Growth

Holy Spirit After Death: What Happens When a Believer Dies

The Holy Spirit indwells believers by personal union, not physical location, so death and the rapture change nothing about His presence.
Jeff Hilles -
Devotion

Sovereign Lord: The Introduction That Never Fails

When Peter and John's friends faced threats, they didn't rush to ask for help - they first remembered who God is: the Sovereign Lord who made everything.
Rich Holt -
News Portal

Faith Under Pressure in Law, School, and State

This week: courtroom fights over faith in schools and workplaces, sobering research on Biblical worldview and revival claims, gender ideology clashes, persecution abroad, and hard theological debates.
Jeff Hilles -
Biblical Theology

The Infinite Gap Between Heaven and Hell, Not Just Degrees

Rewards and judgments both come in degrees, but Scripture draws an unbridgeable line between eternal life and eternal loss.
William Delmore -
Spiritual Growth

Remembering God’s Faithfulness When the Storms Return

The disciples watched Jesus feed thousands, then panicked in a storm hours later. A devotional look at why we forget His provision so fast.
JM Troppello -
Quotes

We need to trust God, even when we don’t understand Him.

Trusting God isn't about having answers. It's about resting in His character when nothing adds up.
Jeff Hilles -
In the News

The Devil Made Me Do It: A Biblical Look at Blame and Sin

Flip Wilson's punchline became an excuse for sin, but Scripture ties temptation to our own hearts and holds us responsible.
Jeff Hilles -
Devotion

Trusting God’s Sovereignty When the Story Gets Scary

Like a child listening to a suspenseful bedtime story, we can find comfort knowing God already sees how our story ends and reigns over every trial we face today.
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Quotes

Our culture’s continued slide into unbiblical immorality has conditioned many of us to sidestep personal sanctification.  

Cultural compromise doesn't excuse spiritual passivity. Scripture calls believers to pursue holiness even as the world normalizes sin.
Jeff Hilles -
In the News

Evidence of a Creator: The Universe’s Order Points to God

From Fibonacci spirals to DNA's code, nature's mathematical precision raises a question no lab experiment can answer alone.
Jeff Hilles -
Biblical Theology

Religion in the Courtroom: What Scripture Says About Justice

Why did a judge grow angry when religion came up in trial twice? Scripture offers a clearer standard for courtroom justice.
Jeff Hilles -
Biblical Theology

Biblical Wisdom for Decisions: When to Flex, When to Stand Firm

A Christian reflection on knowing when to bend and when to stand firm, from dinner choices to marriage vows and AI's growing influence.
Nora Gwen -
Devotion

Forty Years of Bondage, One Moment of Freedom in Christ

Luke the physician made sure we knew this man had suffered for over forty years before Christ healed him instantly - a picture of how quickly Jesus can end even our longest-held bondage.
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Quotes

Lifestyle Evangelism is like General Revelation – it does not save anyone.

A godly life adorns the gospel but cannot deliver it. Salvation comes only through the proclaimed word of Christ crucified.
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Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth in Christ Means Growing Together, Not Alone

Paul's picture of the body in Ephesians 4 shows why no believer grows alone - and why every gift, however different, matters.
Randy DeVaul -
Biblical Theology

Confidence in God: What Joseph’s Story Teaches Us About True Security

A slave and prisoner stood confidently before Pharaoh because his identity rested in God, not status, opinion, or ability.
Rina Schultz -
Spiritual Growth

Seeking God’s Will Before You Move: A Lesson in Surrender

A writer reflects on trading rushed plans for surrendered prayer, asking God's direction before acting rather than after the fact.
JM Troppello -
Devotion

Whose Voice Wins? Listening to God Above Yourself

From childhood we learn to weigh whose word carries the most authority. This devotional asks a piercing question: when God speaks, will you actually listen, or quietly overrule Him?
Rich Holt -
Quotes

It’s not always the gospel that’s offensive, sometimes it’s the Christians. 

The gospel is meant to offend the proud, but too often it's Christians' behavior, not the message, that pushes people away.
Jeff Hilles -
In the News

Criticisms of Christianity: Five Common Objections Answered

Is Christianity just a crutch, a fairy tale, or hypocrisy dressed up as faith? Five common objections, tested and found lacking.
Zack Duncan -
In the News

Everyday Frustrations and Finding Peace in God’s Presence

From bug encounters to QR codes and gas prices, one writer's humor turns into a heartfelt call to bring frustrations to God.
Debra Hodges -
Spiritual Growth

God’s Word Is Our Navigation System for Daily Life

One writer's ordinary drive home with a glitching GPS becomes a lesson in why believers still need to open God's Word every day.
JM Troppello -
Devotion

Refusing to Stop Speaking in Jesus’ Name

When commanded to stop preaching, Peter and John kept Jesus first. This devotional asks whether our churches and our schedules still make room for speaking His name, not just staying busy.
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Quotes

 In Genesis, we have paradise lost, in Revelation we have paradise gained.

The Bible's story arcs from Eden lost to Eden restored, showing that God's redemptive plan ends far better than it began.
Jeff Hilles -
Biblical Theology

Joy versus Happiness: What the Bible Actually Promises

The Bible draws a sharp line between fleeting happiness tied to possessions and the lasting joy God gives even in suffering.
William Delmore -
Spiritual Growth

Obedience and God’s Plan: What Isaac’s Story Teaches Us

A quiet study of Isaac reveals how obedience, not drama, secures the inheritance of God's promise across generations of famine and conflict.
Rina Schultz -
Devotion

Hope in Dark Times: Trusting God’s Deliverance

From Pharaoh's murderous decree to today's cultural decay, God's people have always faced dark schemes. This devotional points to the deliverance and nearness of Jesus even now.
Rich Holt -
News Portal

Contending for Truth in a Culture Adrift

This week: the Babylon Bee sues over AI satire rules, Iranian and Nigerian Christians face persecution, universalist candidates stir debate, and polls chart America's fading certainty about God.
Jeff Hilles -
Quotes

“We are only guaranteed our last heartbeat.”

No one is promised tomorrow. This piece explores why the certainty of death should push us toward the certainty of Christ, not fear.
Jeff Hilles -
Spiritual Growth

Peace Beyond Willpower: Trusting God’s Strength Daily

A wife's honest reflection on prayer, Scripture memorization, and why lasting peace depends on God's strength, not our own willpower.
JM Troppello -
Biblical Theology

What You Need to Hear: Are You Ready for God’s Truth?

Scripture doesn't exist to flatter us. It's meant to correct, convict, and heal - even when that message is hard to receive.
Jeff Hilles -
In the News

Young Men Returning to Faith: A Prodigal Son’s Story

A Gallup poll shows young American men returning to faith - and one writer's family history shows why that return matters so much.
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Devotion

Faithful in Little Things: A Father’s Prayer for Grace

When we excuse small disobedience as harmless, we teach our hearts - and our children - that God's rules are negotiable. Today's devotional calls us back to faithful, wholehearted love.
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Quotes

The power of the pulpit should come from the Lord and not from the charisma of the pastor.

Pulpit power isn't pastoral charisma - it's the Holy Spirit working through preached truth to convict, convert, and sanctify hearts.
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In the News

Campus Evangelism: Three Disturbing Shifts in Students

Fifty years of campus ministry reveal three shifts: truth denial, Biblical illiteracy, and rising despair reshaping evangelism today.
Jeff Hilles -
Biblical Theology

How the Holy Spirit’s Conviction Leads to Repentance

The Holy Spirit's conviction isn't condemnation - it's mercy, exposing sin so grace and repentance can do their healing work.
Randy DeVaul -
Biblical Theology

Biblical View of Productivity: Trusting God With Your Time

A quieter business day, a niece driven to VBS, and an answered prayer - one writer's reminder that God doesn't need your hustle to work.
JM Troppello -
Devotion

No Other Name: The Only Way We Can Be Saved

Like the ugly duckling who discovered he was a swan, some treat Jesus as a mere success story. Peter's bold words in Acts remind us salvation is found in Him alone.
Rich Holt -
Devotion

Walking the Two Tracks: Salvation and Sanctification in His Name

When Peter healed the lame man in Jesus' name, he revealed the full meaning behind Jesus Christ of Nazareth: God's salvation, humble origins, and the Anointed One who make our sanctification possible.
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Quotes

Life is short and death is eternal.

Life passes quickly, but death opens onto eternity forever fixed. This piece considers what that means for how we live now.
Jeff Hilles -
In the News

Critical Thinking and the Bible: Does Scripture Hold Up?

From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the conquest of Canaan, this piece takes on Christianity's toughest objections directly and unapologetically.
Stephanie Margos -
Spiritual Growth

What God Cannot Do – And Why That Makes Him Trustworthy

A look at what God cannot do - lie, sin, or stop being God - and why those limits are the foundation of unshakable trust.
Debra Hodges -
In the News

DSA Religious Socialists: A Coalition Built Without Christ

A socialist coalition invokes Dorothy Day, Malcolm X, and liberation theologians as religious cover, but their theology diverges sharply from Scripture.
Jeff Hilles -
Devotion

Give an Account: Walking in the Spirit Today

A CPA's insight on giving an account becomes a picture of walking in the Spirit, where one act of kindness reflects the King's work in us.
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Quotes

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.

Voltaire's warning still stands: false belief always precedes cruelty, and only truth in Christ can guard the heart from both.
Jeff Hilles -
Spiritual Growth

Love Is Love? Why God Alone Defines True Love

Scripture answers "love is love" by grounding love in God's character, revealed fully in Christ's sacrifice at the cross.
Phillip James -
Biblical Theology

True Contentment: Finding Joy in Christ Today, Not Someday

Contentment doesn't wait for better circumstances - Scripture shows it's a posture we learn now, in the middle of ordinary days.
Nora Gwen -
Biblical Theology

Kenosis Theology: What Philippians 2 Teaches About Christ

Kenotic theology claims Christ set aside His divine attributes to become human - here's why that idea doesn't hold up under Scripture.
Jeff Hilles -
Devotion

By What Power? Listening With a Sincere Heart

When we ask someone 'why,' are we truly listening, or waiting to explain how we'd do it better? This devotional from Acts 4 challenges believers to ask with a sincere, listening heart.
Rich Holt -
News Portal

Persecution Rises as Culture Redefines Faith

This week: Christians killed and kidnapped across continents, gender-care fraud exposed, AI's escalating risks, and debates over salvation, socialism, and Islam's growing influence in America.
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