Joy is more than a fleeting feeling, it’s a gift from God that anchors us through life’s highs and lows. This post explores 20 powerful Bible verses about joy, showing how God’s Word reminds us to ...

Praying Scripture over your children shapes their hearts in a deep, lasting way. In this post, you’ll find 30 powerful Bible verses to pray over your children, for protection, wisdom, faith, and ...

The distinctive beliefs of ancient Israel were rooted in ancient Near Eastern culture. The gods in this culture were “fluid” beings that could “distribute” themselves. In a way that some scholars ...

I was concerned at first about writing this column. Nothing was coming to mind. Speaking of nothing, you might recall from the Jerry Seinfeld show that there were several episodes where George and ...

This is promised, several times in the Bible. Here are five verses on God's everlasting presence, regardless of what the situation is. 1. Deuteronomy 31: 6 - "Be strong and of good courage, do not ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

From beginning to end, the Bible is filled with images of flourishing trees that symbolize the kingdom of God. Last Sunday, for example, we were reminded of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, ...

Isaiah is "widely regarded as one of the greatest prophets of the Bible," according to Lifehopeandtruth.com, the Church of God's website. Isaiah lived in Jerusalem and the prophecies God gave him ...

François Turretin (1623-1687) was a Reformed Protestant theologian and was generally considered to be the best Calvinist apologist besides John Calvin himself. In his primary work, Institutes of ...

The intense feelings that believers in religion describe as the sensation of being in the presence of — or being embraced by — God, but where do those strong intuitions come from? A ...