Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. She said, “They have taken the Lord’s body out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” —John 20:1–2 NLT
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As we close out Women’s History Month, we are faced with a profound question: How do we celebrate women in a society where the very essence of womanhood is often contested, blurred, and redefined?
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Dealing with loss as a Christian means we have comfort in knowing there’s life beyond the grave. Still, the Bible tells us there is a time to weep.
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It’s a real challenge to reach today’s culture. There was once a time when you could assume most people had a general idea of the Bible (if you referenced Adam and Eve, the Garden of Eden, Noah and his ark, or even Jesus Christ, they would have a sense of what or who you were referring to). Not anymore.
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The classic hymn by Robert Lowry says, “What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. O precious is the flow that makes me white as snow; no other fount I know; nothing but the blood of Jesus.”
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Valentine’s Day is a holiday dedicated to love. But what is love? If you listen to the songs that have been recorded over the years about it, you will find some interesting definitions. In fact, it’s kind of frightening to think that some people might come up with their view of love from movies and songs.
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Bible prophecy can be confusing to us. We wonder how does this work? What goes where? And we hear terms like Armageddon, Antichrist, the mark of the beast, the Rapture, the Second Coming, the Millennium . . .
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First, James tells us we should pray when we’re afflicted: “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. . .” (5:13 NKJV). When we find ourselves in trying circumstances, the temptation is to strike out at the person who helped bring those circumstances upon us, blame someone for our circumstances, wallow in self-pity, or even become mad at God for allowing this in our lives.
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In Acts 20, we find the apostle Paul’s words to the leaders of the church in Ephesus, “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus…” (verse 24 NKJV). These were things that really mattered to the great apostle.
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In Acts 20, we find the apostle Paul’s words to the leaders of the church in Ephesus, “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus…” (verse 24 NKJV). These were things that really mattered to the great apostle.
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