Jesus Christ is the Ark of the New Covenant. He is our place of atonement, our mercy seat. He puts a lid on the righteousness that might otherwise condemn us by offering his very self in our stead on the cross.
Because the biblical story unfolds in real places among real people, archaeology helps us understand the world in which God's saving work took place and, in turn, enriches our reading of Scripture.
The Reformers did not return to the sources because they believed the old was better than the new, nor because antiquity possesses authority simply by virtue of its age. They returned to the sources to recover the language and words that were actually written and spoken, especially those by great teachers and, most importantly, God Himself.

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Prayer is only possible because Jesus has given you access to the Father through His shed blood. Prayer is a gift purchased for you by Christ.
Trueman engages the question of “What is man?” and demonstrates how contemporary definitions of mankind result in the dehumanizing of our neighbor.
In this piece Bob Hiller follows C.S. Lewis’ lead from Screwtape Letters and offers a sequel of his own.
As much as we want the glory, riches, and knowledge of Dantes, what we need is Jean Valjean's candlesticks.
Jesus is the anti-Cain: a giver, not a taker.
There is power in the name of Jesus, and we love to manipulate power for our own ends.
God is most glorified in the sending of Jesus to be the Savior of sinners.
Hebrews reminds us you cannot “be the church” unless you go to church.
The emphasis for All Saints Sunday is not on the saints, but the Sanctifier, Jesus Christ.
Are we still haunted by God? Do our sins bother us to the point that we worry about God’s righteous wrath? Does the concept of justification, how one can be right in the eyes of God, even cross our minds?
Hebrews proclaims you absolutely need a priest and you have one. This priest is Jesus!
No work need be done to enter this Sabbath rest, for Christ has done all that is necessary.