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How the Heck Do We Know? [ 1 min read ★ ] . . . show me a sign that it is you who speak with me—Judges 6:17 "That was God . . ." "I felt God nudging me . . ." "I got the sense that God wants me to . . ." We...

How to Spot Misinformation Before It Destroys Lives According to a United Nations report titled Tackling Terrorists’ Exploitation of Youth, young people are a critical target for recruitment. | Image rendered in Meta AI and post-processed for Patheos. Saving Our Democracy: 5 Things You Can Do...

Learning from Amos: Faithfulness Amid Nationalism and Chaos Amos stands out among the Twelve Prophets as an unexpected and powerful voice of God’s presence and judgment in a time of great nationalism, confusion, and conflict. Identified as a sheep farmer from an agriculturally significant...

Falling in Love Can be Easy but Staying in Love is Real Work Bailey, 36, and Kevin, 40, sat on my couch for their couples counseling session and shared their disappointment about their bickering and falling out of love. Bailey put it like this, “Kevin works long hours and when we do see each...

Heard God Through Others? [ 1 min read ★ ] The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me; his word is on my tongue—2 Samuel 23:2 God speaks through his people. He empowers us as agents to carry his messages—as Ananias did...

Selfless Sacrifice and Mary Slessor’s Crazy Amazing Faith There are some people in history whose lives make us stop in our tracks. Their stories challenge our comfort, stretch our faith, and inspire us to live bolder for Jesus. One such person is Mary Slessor, a woman whose fierce devotion...

The Day I Realized I Didn’t Love God For part of my childhood, I didn’t love God. However, I spent many hours at St. Andrews Church in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, where my dad was organist-choirmaster (more about him here). Much of that time was in the historic sanctuary, built in 1857, as...

Grabbing Some Solitude [ 1 min read ★ ] . . . he would withdraw to desolate places and pray—Luke 5:16 Why are we men so bad at solitude? Our king did it quite well. As a man, Jesus knew his limitations. He understood his need to connect with his father—to his guidance and...

The Fight for Freedom and Harriet Tubman Some people live such bold, audacious lives that their stories still echo through history, calling us to something greater. Harriet Tubman was one of those people. Born into slavery, she became one of the most daring conductors of the Underground...

Can You Handle the Truth? [ 1 min read ★ ] . . . woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up—Ecclesiastes 4:10 Support and encouragement are crucial for friendship, of course. But by themselves, they aren’t enough—not even close. True friendship...

From Gettysburg to Galatia: The Weight of Powerful Endings Boasting in the Cross: Paul’s Final Words to the Galatians Some of the most powerful words in history are not long-winded speeches, but short, unforgettable statements that leave a lasting impact. Take, for example, Abraham Lincoln’s...

Millions Resort to Filthy Ponds for Drinking Water WILLS POINT, TX — Millions across Africa and Asia brace for the annual drought season that could result in catastrophic loss of life in coming months as millions turn to filthy, disease-ridden ponds as a last resort to find drinking water.A...

Emotional States: How to Identify and Deal With Them Effectively in a Marriage Think about it: when you’re in a good mood, you might cut your partner some slack. It’s easy to show generosity when they make a mistake, even granting them forgiveness more readily. Let’s face it, our moods greatly...

Animal Encounters Offer a Foretaste of Life on the New Earth Jim Abernethy, a well-known diver and underwater photographer, works primarily with sharks. Years ago in the Bahamas, Jim encountered a large tiger shark he named Emma. Unlike most tiger sharks, Emma was friendly and curious...

Transforming the Wilderness by Choosing Loud and Bold Praise Throughout Lent I have been focused on Psalms and Ecclesiastes in my devotions. Lent is a season for remembering wilderness moments—like the one in which Jesus spent 40 days faithfully in the desert at the beginning of his ministry...

Bring Life into Alignment [ 1 min read ★ ] . . . get out there and walk . . . on the road God called you to travel—Ephesians 4:1-3 A steel beam has integrity when its purpose, its design, its manufacture, and its use are aligned. Said another way, to have integrity a beam must...

Heard His Still, Small Voice? [ 1 min read ★ ] And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it”—Isaiah 30:21 Still, small voice—the words come from the First Book of Kings. The...

God Is at Work in Your Life, Even When You Can’t See It Recently I shared Isaiah 43:19 with our Eternal Perspective Ministries staff. I was so moved by that verse that I looked it up in every translation, via Bible Gateway. Keep in mind that each of these nine versions I chose was translated...

Dare You to Pray This . . . [ 1 min read ★ ] Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me—Psalm 51:10-11 In the aftermath of adultery and murder, King David pleaded with God. He begged God not to cut him off (Psalm 51:11). You see, David had...

Is there evidence for the resurrection? Quick Answer: Is there evidence for the resurrection? In today’s culture, many believe there is no evidence for Christ’s resurrection. However, there is actually ample evidence in both biblical and extrabiblical sources for the resurrection of Jesus...