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As we approach that milestone moment that is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, I wanted to present some hopefully thought-provoking and spirit-stirring articles reflecting on our national identity from a Christian perspective.

Scripture is clear that God has a plan for human history, and He has revealed details of that plan through, among others, His prophets. But at this milestone moment of 250 years of American independence, how should Americans understand their place in God's prophetic plan for the world?

Famously, the Apostle Paul compared the variety of Spirit-given gifts in the church to the different parts of a human body, and to how they function distinctly, but interdependently, as a unified organism. But what exactly does it look like in real life for Christians to function together in this way, with different gifts or manifestations of God's Spirit working together in a complementary way?

Following a related group of words in the New Testament can helps us see more clearly the sobering contours of our eternal fate apart from God's grace in Christ.

Consider how this 'unpacking restatement' of Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 8 might help you better understand God's word in this fascinating passage.

What about disciples of Jesus who do not (and may never) occupy these roles or offices (i.e., apostle, elder, evangelist)? Do they also possess a "ministry of the word"? Absolutely.

...Jesus has good news for the busy. One of his ancient conversations (in this case, with a busy hostess) can serve as a powerful corrective and comfort for our modern mindset (of busyness).

More than a billion Christians today rightly reject the claims of the papacy, not because various popes have nothing to teach us, but because such claims do not align with sacred Scripture or the beliefs of the early Church.

Whatever you're presently facing, whatever is weighing you down, whatever is dominating your thoughts and tempting you to trust in something other than God, then please know that the resurrection of Jesus provides us with constant reassurance that everything belongs to the risen King and we belong to him.

The entire Old Testament makes at least one point clear with deafening repetition: there is only God. But Isaiah chapters 40-46 may be the epicenter of that repetition. As Yahweh, through the prophet, addresses his people's temptation to rely on idols, over and over again he makes it clear that he alone is God.