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The Bible is relevant to all peoples, all cultures, all ages…and it is relevant on its own accord.

Andy Savage officially resigned from his role as teaching pastor at Highpoint Church in Memphis on Tuesday, March 20.

“Apologies are important, but more is required,” Andy Savage said in his resignation announcement letter. “I know that stepping down once, or even a second time, still doesn’t make things right for Jules. But addressing my own acts of abuse this way acknowledges the importance of confronting abuse in our culture and in the Church at large.”

Do we want women to be weak? The answer must forever be, on the basis of Scripture, "May it never be."

Lovers of the sky, get ready. God has a special treat in store. On January 31, 2018, a celestial event dubbed the ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ will treat stargazers to a supermoon, a blue moon, and a total lunar eclipse — all in one night!

Denhollander’s powerful testimony reminds all of us of the need for both justice and forgiveness. Though evil is strong, forgiveness is truly stronger and more compelling.

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day – a time we celebrate the life and faith of a man who shaped the Civil Rights movement through his inspiring words and deeds.

Now that's something you don't get asked often—not even in the most spiritually-minded Christian circles. But according to John Piper, this might be a question well worth examining.

Sometimes praying feels like throwing darts - with your eyes closed. You hurl some words heavenward and wonder if you've hit the bulls-eye of progress. You hope something sticks.

Lately, I've been thinking, I don't want my words to just touch heaven, but I want them to move heaven's power on my behalf. I want to pray knowing, all I am - needs all of Him . I want - what I throw up, to fall back down with such strength - God's fingerprints, clearly, handled my every word. Even more, I want the Lord's will to fall on earth, not because I am good (far from it), but because He is good, all good. And, more than enough.

What would happen if we prayed like Paul? God got me asking this question. So, I searched every prayer Paul prayed (below) to find the essence of God's power held within his words. What I found were 12 categories of prayer. I hope they bless you as much as they did me!

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This debate will likely continue until--and beyond--the Alabama Senate election on December 12, but our duty now as Christians is to seriously grapple with how our faith impacts what we believe and how we vote.

A true disciple should never be satisfied with pithy mantras and accessories of faith. Rather, their belief in Christ should be at the core of their being, and flow from them in thought and deed.