Living by faith has never been about what we bring to the table. It has always been, and always will be, about what God does for us when we can’t do anything for ourselves.
02/23/26
The entire history of Protestantism is downstream of a goldsmith in Mainz figuring out how to cast identical pieces of lead type in less than a minute.
02/20/26
When we despair of ourselves, we repent of these self-justifying schemes and allow ourselves to be shaped by God, covered in Christ’s righteousness, and reborn with a new heart.
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02/18/26
We can’t remove our crosses or the reality of our deaths. Only Jesus can.
02/17/26
People everywhere, every day, feel God’s wrath—and not as merely an afterlife threat but as a present reality.
02/11/26
The Promised Land invites us to laugh at how relatable it is to be exhausted and exasperated by all the people, and the egos and opinions they bring with them, that come with living.
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11/24/25
Why would David write this psalm for all to read when he was no longer God’s greatest king, but rather God’s greatest sinner?
11/11/25
When we fail, our first impulse is the same as that of our spiritual ancestors: to sprint headlong into the bushes.
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10/14/25
This is the third installment in our article series, “An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will,” written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will.
08/21/25
For those with faith in Christ, there is always a happy ending.
08/11/25
We need redemption, and we receive it in our church community through God’s Word.
07/28/25
Christ is your Good Shepherd, and he has given to you eternal life; no one can snatch you from his hand; your salvation is secure and unlost.
07/23/25
MacArthur’s courage to speak Scripture’s truth, no matter the audience, should be commended.
06/20/25
This story is not meant for six-year-olds, but it is meant for us, though we should hardly handle it.
06/02/25
The baptized do not celebrate sin—they grieve it.
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