Identity is a big deal. For Christians, it relates to the cross...and how it does that is a contrast that Paul makes in Philippians 3.

Paul writes that our unity should be marked by harmony, humility, and helpfulness...but how did Jesus do that?

Joy to the world, and the key to experiencing it.

Philippians is a book of joy...but ironically that includes joy in adversity, more than you may have realized.

What does spiritual warfare look like in the whole context of Ephesians?

Mutual submission is an idea plagued with failure to make a biblical distinction. Here you go.

Today's focus question riffs off the very last Proverb we read today -- if you're single, what is a key quality you should be looking for?

Biblically, mystery doesn't mean what we think. So what should we think?

Why should we even care about discerning if someone is a true believer or not? Well, for one, while we’re called to love everyone, we are mandated to hold fellow believers accountable to their profession, and we’re not called to hold unbelievers in the same way. Our mission with unbelievers is, just that — a mission of reconciliation that is simply, “you need Jesus.”

Shalom, or peace, might not be exactly what you think.