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I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. Strange isn’t it? Animals accept what is. They face pain, hunger, and death without complaint. When the cold comes, a bird doesn’t curse the sky or question its Maker—it simply drops. No protest. No pause to ask, “Why me?” It just quietly falls. Stoic or Trusting? The quiet dignity of nature is admirable, but Scripture shows a higher one—not th

The Man Who Betrayed the Lord He’s always last on the list. Every time the twelve apostles are named, Judas trails behind like a bad memory — and next to his name is the epitaph that defines him forever: “... the one who betrayed Him ” (Matt. 10:4) “... who also betrayed Him ” (Mk. 3:19) “... who became a traitor ” (Lk. 6:16) The apostle John paints an even darker portrait, calling Judas... “ a devil ” (Jn. 6:70) “ a thief ” (12:6) one “ into whom Satan entered ” (13:27) “ th

You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him. But that prophet or that dreamer of dreams shall be put to death, because he has taught rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you out of the house of slavery, to make you leave the way in which the Lord your God commanded you to walk. So you shall purge the evil from your midst (Deu

"My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the Truth and someone should bring that person back, remember this: Whoever...

Jesus said, “ I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do...

After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in...

As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery...

Speed Steals Before It Kills In our constant dopamine loop we forget what matters most, and the day's opportunities are lost forever...

Jesus indicted men for their love of human glory:  “They loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God” (Jn. 12:43). Such...

“ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly...

Perhaps you've heard someone say, “Hell can’t be eternal. I mean, God wouldn’t torture people forever — that would make Him a sadist, and...

A sectarian once blurted out, “I only follow the words in red — Jesus’ words — because that’s what really matters.” You know the...

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not...

“Against You, You only, I have sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified when You speak and blameless when...

Let’s be clear: no one struts into God’s presence with a résumé. “Where then is boasting? It is excluded” (Rom. 3:27). Period. God’s...

A popular, evangelical preacher passed away this week. Almost immediately tributes flooded in praising his “clarity,” “courage,” and...

It seems strange to hear God say, “Do not stretch out your hand against the boy, and do not do anything to him. For now I know that you...

Here’s why judgment won’t surprise anyone who’s paying attention. Every father knows how he would respond if the life of his child were...

Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane prompts many questions: What exactly was He praying for? Was He afraid to die? Was He hesitating at the last...

Read Psalm 34. It’s the joyful worship of a man whom God just rescued from a life-threatening crisis. It’s a song of praise and gratitude...