by Santiago Chávez For You created my innermost parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, because I am awesomely and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well (Psalm 139:13, 14). Studying any organ in the human body presents evidence of an immeasurable, intelligent Creator. From approximately […]

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by Whaid Rose I love good bread. So when the CT Daily Briefing arrived at my inbox with an article titled “Ministry of Bread,” by Rachel Pfeiffer, I was naturally curious. It turned out to be a meaningful read. It is about how bread is ingrained in Ukrainian life and culture and how “As the […]

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by Brian Franks Genealogies seem to be one of the hardest things in the Bible for people to get excited about. Thankfully, they don’t come around too often. I’ve noticed that every time a genealogy does come around, however, something pivotal is happening. In Genesis 10, the genealogies depict the spread of humanity across the […]

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by Kurt Lang In my grade school, line leader was the coveted position. That person got to lead the class to lunch, to the gym, to the bus. If the teacher was wise, she would assign this position on a rotating basis, rather than wrestle with picking one from the sea of hands raised upon […]

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by Whaid Rose Church leaders face the ongoing challenge of how to measure ministry impact. We want our efforts to count for something. However, when we measure success by the wrong standards, a problem arises. By secular standards, ministry success is usually about the number of people in attendance (bodies), financial resources (bucks), and facilities’ […]

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by Brian Franks Anyone who has ever accepted Christ as Lord and Savior, repented of their sins, and been baptized is the recipient of great mercy. To need mercy, you must have done something wrong, but you can’t afford to make restitution because the cost is too high. The cost of the sin each of […]

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by Whaid Rose The history of the world has turned on ideas. From those of ancient philosophy to modern science, and from the American experiment to global politics, ideas have shaped the course of world history — with intended and unintended consequences. Yet none has more positively impacted human history than the idea of the […]

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by Loren Gjesdal Was the apostle Paul ever wrong? We owe much of our theology to Paul’s Spirit-breathed exposition of the gospel. Yet there was one time when Paul just might have been wrong. He wrote off a young man, but praise God, Barnabas did not. Barnabas may not have authored any books in the […]

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by Loren Gjesdal As I write this article, the 2024 Paris Olympics are taking place. Notably absent from the medal podium is the US men’s 4×100 relay team. Despite having the gold medal-winning 100m runner on the team, the US failed to medal due to a botched handoff of the baton. Think of this in […]

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by Brian Franks Jesus is the coming King, the Messiah, the Chosen One, the very Son of God. If humans had written the story, surely this Savior would have made a big entrance — one showing His greatness and glory, a story worthy of the highest hero. Instead, we read these details, displayed in God’s […]

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by Loren Gjesdal Among the most remarkable compliments a human being has ever heard is this: “At the beginning of your supplications the command was issued, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed” (Daniel 9:23, emphasis mine). Daniel was told twice that he was highly esteemed in heaven by no […]

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Modern readers face some challenges interpreting the Psalms, especially those living in Western countries. This is due to differences in cultures and time. The differences between ancient Israelite and modern Western cultures are greater than one might expect. What readers may not know at first observation is that the Psalms were not originally written in […]

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