Revelation 14:13

Hello World, As a black writer who has written for UMI (Urban Ministries, Inc.), I’m particularly sad to share this news… UMI (Urban Ministries, Inc.) announced today that its founder Dr. Melvin E. Banks, Sr., died on Saturday, February 13, at 86. Dr. Banks launched UMI in 1970 to provide African American churches and individuals […]…

When God created the world, he rested on the seventh day (Genesis 2:2). That’s the basis for the biblical Sabbath, when all people and animals rested (Exodus 20:9-11). God set aside days and weeks of rest, and he even rested the earth itself every seventh year (Leviticus 25:4-5). This is...…

This post was originally published in July 2018.–ed. It’s hard for our finite minds to conceive of eternity—or for that matter, anything outside of our routine experience in this temporal realm. In spite of the pictorial language employed by the biblical authors, it can be difficult for us to form a clear concept of heaven, …

“And Sarah died” (Genesis 23:2). In a previous post I wrote about the death of Professor Norman Gottwald, my former professor at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Gottwald was……

It’s easy to see blessings as having our dreams come true but could the real blessing be finding God faithful in our nightmares?…

We don’t grieve in the same way, with the same bitter despair, that unbelievers do. But certainly we should grieve.…

Believers know they need to stay near to God. What are the things we avoid when we stay near to Him? Staying close to God is best for life…

By Elizabeth Prata Are the weeks getting longer, or is it just me? By the time Friday comes, I’m just too pooped to pop. Of course, I’m thrilled to have been working in a job I love, so……

Rather than ignore our imagination, I believe we should fuel it with Scripture, allowing it to step through the doors that Scripture opens.…

This post was originally published in July 2018.–ed. Are you afraid to die? It’s natural for humans to fear the unknown. But thanks to the clear testimony of God’s Word, believers do not have to approach the end of this temporal life in fearful ignorance. On the contrary, we should echo the triumphant words of …