Mary, did you know that when you kiss your little baby, you've kissed the face of God? Mary believed and proclaimed that Jesus was God's son. While at that moment she may not have fully understood the extent of His divinity or the purpose of His ultimate sacrifice on the cross, still, she recognized Him as "...the Christ, the Son...

We knew 800 years in advance that darkness would fall upon the whole earth at Jesus' crucifixion. It had too! No one should've been surprised. This was prophecy fulfilled (Amos 8:9-10 NIV). The murder and death of God's only son was of course a very dark day. It only makes sense that God would make the sun stop shining and...

I once waded into the Jordan River. On a trip to Israel, my family and I stopped to see the traditional spot of Jesus' baptism. It's a charming place. Sycamores cast their shadows. Birds chirp. The water invites. So I accepted the invitation and waded in to be baptized.

The hero of heaven is God. Angels don't worship mansions or glittering avenues. Neither gates nor jewels prompt the hosts to sing . . . God does. His majesty stirs the pen of heaven's poets and the awe of her citizens.

As a rule, I urge new Christians to read their Bible beginning with the four gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. And more specifically, I would like them to read the Gospel of John first. Not only new Christians, but everyone, should get to know Jesus, through the lens of "the disciple whom Jesus loved" (John 13:23; John 19:26; John...

They call me the Prodigal Son, or the son who went away. This is a story about my family and my rebellious heart. My father is getting up in years. He's the owner of a very large farm in western Israel. He's smart, savvy, and a good businessman. He deeply loves his family and his farm. My mother passed away...

You could tell me a lot of stories of famous pastors who have failed. Let me tell you about the faithfulness of a man you've never heard of.

You're not fit for the Kingdom of God! Way, way, waaaaaay too much sin! You can't go into heaven as saturated in sin as you are. You're soaking in sin! Sin has no place in heaven and it won't be tolerated there. Heaven is holy. God is holy. You're not holy. You're "Unfit for Heaven." Can you handle that eternal truth?...

Amidst devastation and terror, God is at work in Ukraine. Displaced people are finding shelter in church basements. Russian Orthodox clerics are uniting to petition for an end to the war, at risk of their livelihoods. Above all, Christians in Ukraine are finding many opportunities to minister and be ministered to. This is all evidence of God's...

Not all who profess faith in Christ actually follow Him. Not all who give lip service to Christianity necessarily know its truth. Various warning passages (e.g., Hebrews 2:1-4 ESV; Hebrews 3:7-4:13 ESV; 1 John 2:19 ESV), along with Jesus' own words in the Gospels (e.g., Matthew 7:23 ESV; Matthew 25:41 ESV; Luke 13:27 ESV), alert us to the...

For Fedya Minakov, exile within his own country isn't a new experience. In 2014, Minakov left his hometown of Donetsk with his pregnant wife and 2-year-old child after Russian forces invaded the region in eastern Ukraine. Minakov planned to return home in a couple of months when he thought the conflict might ease: "We never got back there since."

BORODYANKA, Ukraine (AP) - It's almost Easter in Ukraine, where a trio of churches on the far edges of the capital considered faith, hope and charity on Sunday.