Job serves world-over as an example of perseverance despite limited knowledge. But when that knowledge is “The Lord is compassionate and merciful,” it is enough.

Speech is a very special gift from our Creator. It is a fresh challenge each day to channel our words for good.

Do you love living? Are your days “good” ones or “bad” ones? Your manner of living and your attitude can make a difference.

Did Jesus literally become a sinner on the cross? Or did he merely suffer the penalty for sin that we justly deserved?

Have you ever been persecuted for your faith? Have you suffered the abuse of others for Christ?

Sometime before the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians (586 B.C.), the prophet Habakkuk wonders why God appears to have ignored Judah’s sins. The Lord informs the bewildered prophet that he is pl...

Every sensitive soul is troubled from time to time by regrets that linger regarding past deeds in his life. There is a wrong way and a right way to deal with regret. Think about this matter with us in this week’s Penpoints article.

Psalm 69 provides comfort to those passing through difficult times.

Does God have freedom of choice? If so, could He choose to do evil?

David’s emotional appeal for God to treasure up his tears is a reminder to all God’s children of how much he cares when we are hurting.

This celebrated book is a narrative about an ancient patriarch who lived in Arabia. Job becomes a tragic yet faithful example of endurance (Jas. 5:11) as a test case designed to prove that God is "...

Does one generation “inherit” accountability for the sins of a previous generation? Is “guilt” genetically transmitted? Some passages may seem to suggest this, but what is the truth of the matter? Study this issue with us.

A study of the crucifixion of Christ in the light of history, archaeology, and prophecy yields a greater appreciation for this seminal event of human history.

Jesus had to face rejection, suffer, and die, and then rise from the dead. It was necessary because this was the plan of God. It was necessary that he die for our sins, that God might be just and the justifier of those who have faith in Jesus.

Neale Walsch is but another oddity in the modern “Ripley’s Museum” of religious freaks.

Some protest the use of illegal drugs by a glazed-eyed sub-culture, all the while popping pills daily to cope with a variety of problems common to humanity.

We must plead the cause of the innocent. We must defend the sanctity of human life. For justice will roll down like waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream (Amos 5:24).

Drunkenness involves the ingestion of a mind-altering substance for purely pleasurable purposes. This vice is repeatedly condemned in the Scriptures (Proverbs 23:29ff; Ephesians 5:18; 1 Corinthians...

How do you maintain your faith in the face of personal tragedy?