This article is about how young Christians can get to know a potential spouse in a God-honoring way—rejecting noncommittal “situationships,” keeping relationships clear and marriage-minded, and using guardrails like spiritual maturity, shared faith, purity, and wise counsel.

“Jesus lif ted up his eyes and said, ‘Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.’” (John 11:41–42) Here we see on the one hand the perfect dependence...

This article is about how encountering God’s glory humbles believers, reveals their sin and weakness, and prepares them for service. Through Isaiah, Peter, Paul, and John, it shows Christ’s power to cleanse, call, and commission people for His work.

This article is about how David and Manasseh were forgiven after serious sin and repentance, yet still faced lasting consequences. It warns that even forgiven sins can damage God’s honor, influence others toward evil, and give enemies reason to blaspheme.

This article is about why we say “I can’t do this”—when we focus on ourselves, the enemy’s power, or the workload ahead—and how Scripture urges a shift in focus to Christ’s strength, echoing Paul: “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”

This article is about abiding in Christ as both privilege and responsibility: only by living in dependence on His presence can believers bear “fruit” that reflects His character. It stresses that fruit isn’t produced by striving for it, but by focusing on Christ—“without Me you can do nothing.”

This article is about how the world’s praise can be shallow and fleeting. Using Nebuchadnezzar’s reaction to Daniel and the crowd’s reversal toward Paul, it warns that exaggerated favor can quickly turn into hostility without true inner change.

“Jesus said, ‘Take away the stone.’ Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, ‘Lord, by this time there will be an odor, for he has been dead four days.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?’ So they took...

“Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’” (Luke 11:1) The Lord Jesus prayed alone, although He was surrounded by His disciples. He taught them to pray and prayed for them, but we never read...

This article is about how the Old Testament points to Jesus Christ, highlighting New Testament-affirmed foreshadowings such as Adam, Melchizedek, Isaac, Moses, the Passover lamb, manna, the rock, sacrifices, the temple, and Jonah—encouraging readers to seek Christ in Scripture.