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The Cost of Discipleship routinely ranks up there with Mere Christianity and Augustine's Confessions in lists of the great Christian classics. So who wrote this groundbreaking work?

Scripture plainly teaches that Jesus is not the archangel Michael. No verse in the Bible says or implies that Jesus is an archangel. Instead, the Bible teaches that Michael is an archangel, one of many, who was created and worships Jesus.

Christians meditate on God’s Word by finding places of stillness and quiet or by joining groups, which offer directed study. Like Buddhists, they meditate on sacred texts, but unlike Buddhists, Scripture is always key.

This costly act of love is considered by the disciples to be a waste, but Jesus gladly receives it as a lovely gesture of genuine love. May our Lord help us all to love him with the same type of unbridled love as Mary.

Universalism focuses directly and exclusively on God’s love, grace, and mercy — attributes for which we are all grateful — eternally. However, the universalist theology ignores his holiness, his justice, and his wrath.

Financial suffering might or might not be a consequence of “debt,” but it is not a punishment. Christ already took that at the cross, and his sacrifice was sufficient for all people, for all sins, for all time.

If giving up all food for Lent is too triggering, one might consider abstaining from something other than food. Fasting is not the objective in the first place but is an instrument by which the Christian’s reliance upon God grows deeper, more...

Adults and children should read the Bible as the Bible needs to be read, understood, and retained by all people — whether they are young, elderly, or somewhere in the middle. The Bible is the most important book for all people to understand, know,...

The difference between veneration and worship will likely continue to be a point of disagreement in the veneration of saints, Mary, and holy relics. The Bible repeatedly equates bowing with worship and teaches that God alone is worthy of our...

As Christians, we should not participate in murderous acts or attitudes. Instead, we should uphold the Bible’s teaching of the sanctity of life and seek to glorify Christ in every circumstance.

I’m not saying that God doesn’t still speak. I just think some of us tend to be a little too sure about what he is saying. Here are four dangers that are present when we use the phrase, “Well, the Lord told me.”

We tend to talk about God as a father, but the Bible also says, "As a mother comforts her child so I will comfort you."

For centuries, religion in general and Christianity in particular have been categorized as emotional crutches. According to this view, a religious person operates strictly from emotion to meet his needs and overcome his weaknesses.

With proper planning, Christians and churches can reach children, youth, and adults through common Halloween festivities, such as trick-or-treating, decorations, or through an alternative party that has all the fun elements without the scariness.

God, through Isaiah, certainly does instruct His people to hide from His fury. Are we told to hide ourselves until his wrath has passed? What does that mean?

Not only can emotions be a guide to help us learn more about ourselves, but they can also direct us to learn more about the One who made them. We are crafted in God’s likeness; this includes the possession and use of emotions. And to God, it is...

The harmony of the gospels reveals God’s intervention. These authors have different backgrounds telling testimony about Jesus so that we may have a picture of how Jesus was as a person, and what His character is as our Savior.

The Bible never specifically addresses whether or not piercings are sinful. However, while the Israelites were forbidden from mutilating their bodies, piercings were a common practice both before and after the implementation of Levitical law.

“I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you” (Isaiah 44:22). By sweeping away the clouds and morning mists, God forgives our sins and leads us into His loving presence.