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The Philistines were a warmongering and aggressive people who occupied southwest Israel between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. The origin of the Philistines comes from the Hebrew Philistia.

"Now the Day Is Over" is a classic hymn that continues to give solace and education to many people today. But when was it written?

However your church celebrates it, Holy Week is the most important date in the church calendar—a time to remember Jesus expressing his love for us and saving us.

Jesus did not say that “whatever you want, just ask and I will make sure you receive it.” He was not speaking about health, wealth, and happiness. His promise was conditional upon the disciples’ willingness to make requests in keeping with the...

We must commit ourselves anew every day to follow the Lord. I prefer to tell people it is not so much a day-to-day commitment to serve God but rather a moment-by-moment decision to serve.

Help came from the Lord in the provision of a helper, and God promises help for us today. Help does come from the Lord to all who call on his name in truth.

All of us have places where we struggle. We all have thorns of one type or another. The thorn in our flesh is not the place where we are abandoned but the location where God’s power is on display.

Aimee Semple McPherson was not the first female evangelist to step into the pulpit, but she’s by far the most famous—and perhaps the most infamous.

The phrase “gave up the ghost” is an old English translation of the Greek phrase “paradidōmi to pneuma.” The old English phrase means the moment a person dies as if the soul is released when the body transpires. 

Whether you attend a church that uses liturgy or not, including Easter poems in your church services can be a great way to see the holiday's themes in a new way. Here are 10 Easter poems that explore different aspects of the holiday in powerful...

You may not have known that Mary's husband Joseph was named a saint of both the Roman Catholic Church and other high church denominations. Here's what you need to know about St. Joseph and the example he provides for us today.

Susanna Wesley had no idea her sons would change the face of British and American Christianity. Here is what you need to know about the mother of Methodism.

Just who are the pure in heart, and in what way are they blessed? The answer is more complicated and empowering than you might think.

To be clear, the Bible never says that the Lord God is Mother God. The Bible declares that the Lord is like the universally admired maternal instincts. The Lord uses similitudes to help us understand His “instinctive” loving, nurturing, and...

How did God use a small mountain town preacher like David Wilkerson to reach some of New York City’s toughest gang members?

In a rapidly changing and often tumultuous world, the concept of being a watchman on the wall offers Christians a timeless blueprint for living out their faith. It reminds believers to remain vigilant, watchful, and dedicated to their spiritual...

What drove Tyndale to sing “one note” all his life was the rock-solid conviction that all humans were in bondage to sin, blind, dead, damned, and helpless, and that God had acted in Christ to provide salvation by grace through faith.

Good Friday hymns are filled with remembrance of how Jesus died on the cross for our sins. With the sadness of Good Friday comes hope for Easter Sunday.

What exactly do we know about the crucifixion of Jesus? Here's what the Bible tells us about his death and what he was accused of.

The doctrine of the Assumption of Mary, the mother of Jesus, is necessarily understood within the larger framework of a theology of Mary. Roman Catholic doctrine expresses that theology in a fourfold formula. Each article of the doctrinal...