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Purified Like Gold

Written by Kendrick Diaz

Throughout the Bible, God refers to us, His people, as wheat, clay, sheep, silver and—my all-time favorite—gold. Just why does God use that analogy? What are its implications for us?...

Don’t Let Challenges Stop You From Traveling Internationally for the Feast!

Written by Chant’a Collier

Do you want to travel abroad for the Feast, but worry about a physical limitation? Planning ahead can make it possible, and it’s extremely rewarding! Visiting Paris has been a dream...

What Is Considered Leavening?

Written by Cecil Maranville

The Bible commands us not to have leavening for seven days during the Days of Unleavened Bread. But what exactly is leavening? In preparing for the Days of Unleavened Bread, people...

Spiritual Verification and Validation

Written by Tom Moffitt

Passover is fast approaching, and it’s self-evaluation time for God’s people. Consider that our mind is like a computer. We are to reprogram our minds from the physical to the spiritual....

Is Vaping Bad for You?

Written by Gabriella Kroska

Vaping has been gaining popularity with young people in our culture over the last several years. What is it, and is it an appropriate practice for young people striving to follow God? ...

The People Jesus Would Eat With

Written by Erica Golden

If I’d known the kinds of troubled patients I’d be serving, I may not have taken the job. But after hearing their stories, I realized these were the kinds of people Jesus willingly chose...

Be Resilient Like Job

Written by Emerald Noggle

When life’s trials pull us down, how do we get ourselves back up? I recently heard a sermon where the minister told a story of a set of twins who had an alcoholic father. One became...

The Fall and the Yellow Jacket

Written by Chant’a Collier

Recently I experienced two uncomfortable events—a fall and a yellow jacket sting. This blog post shares lessons I learned from these two incidents. While taking my daily lunchtime...

The Danger of Indifference

Written by Madeline Mann

Have you ever considered what the opposite of love is? Some would say it’s hate. But there is another emotion that can also contrast with love. That emotion is indifference. ...