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One of the most well-known monks in Christian history is St. Benedict of Nursia, and his writings on prayer, meditation, and more continue to inspire to this days. How he lived his values is equally inspiring.

Eunuchs in the Bible are typically defined as castrated men placed in charge over a king’s harem of wives and concubines. But this lifestyle isn’t the only representation of a eunuch. In the Bible, the Hebrew word saris (eunuch), refers to a man...

The current English Bible consists of 66 books with two distinct sections: The Old Testament and the New Testament. The two sections are arranged this way to highlight the birth of Jesus, with the Old Testament sharing the emerging prophecies of...

The Christian practice of commemorating Christ's body and blood has developed differently for the various branches of Christianity. One teaching about communion, predominant in the Catholic church, is transubstantiation. Let's look at the actual...

Many ancient cultures practiced arranged marriages. So should we continue the practice today?

Genesis 6:1-4 sparks age-old debates about the mysterious "sons of God," "daughters of men," and the Nephilim. But beyond identity theories, this passage reveals profound insights into humanity’s rebellion against divine boundaries. Dive in to...

What happened when Jesus visited Perea? What should Christians know about this important stop on His way to the cross of Passion Week?

YouVersion, the popular Bible app created by Life.Church, experienced unprecedented growth in 2024, with an average of 11.2 million new installs per month and record daily engagement of 14 million users worldwide. The app's fastest growth occurred...

The word “apocrypha” comes from the Greek word meaning "hidden" or "secret." Originally, the term was reserved for books with content considered too sacred and grand to make accessible to the general public. Over time, "apocrypha" took on a more...

God’s rest is a state, or place, where God rules and manages his creation, free from the chaos and disorder brought about by sin and rebellion. All who will rest from their own work of bringing their own life under control can enter into God’s...

Contemplative prayer encourages one to put aside petitions and supplications and to ask for more of God and what he desires to reveal by his Holy Spirit. When David said, “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10), he emphasized the...

Our walk with God mirrors Psalm 23 because He leads, He knows best, He provides in the moment, He instructs, He corrects, and He knows where the green pasture is today in the seemingly desolate places.

“Kenite Woman Murders Canaanite Army Captain.” So why did Jael do it?

Manichaeism is a worldview that has many things in common with Christianity and even mentions Jesus but offers a very different view of Jesus and salvation.

What does iconography mean and why have Christians argued about whether to use it for centuries?

Had he not made Himself alive again, Jesus would have been a liar, therefore a sinner, and not God. Because “He has risen,” we can rise too. Because “He has risen,” hope triumphs in a desperate world.

Clement of Alexandria may not be the best-known church father or the least controversial, but there are excellent reasons to remember his work,

Christmas is one of the few Christian holidays that no one forgets the date for. But how did we reach December 25 in the first place?