1. Dispel some of that darkness bottled up inside you, with the grace first shared to us by Christ that is now ours to share with those around us.
  2. God does not give us an undebatable answer to suffering. Instead, God suffers, too.
  3. This is an excerpt from Chapter 7 of Your God is Too Glorious: Finding God in the Most Unexpected Places by Chad Bird (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  4. What we do much less of, even in Christian circles, is recognize just how pervasive sin is, such that it has thoroughly corrupted us.
  5. The gospel is for sinners – both the tax collector and Pharisee, both in need of the Great Physician.
  6. This article is written by guest contributor, Christopher J. Richmann.
  7. Applying the pressure of law to ensure you do not to take grace for granted squeezes the life and power out of the gospel.
  8. Sin is a heavy thing to bear. Its jacket is shame, its medals are guilt.
  9. We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
  10. Your champion steps forward.
  11. Christ's resurrection does not merely negate the bitterness of sin; it changes it into a source of divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a new life for us and a restored existence overshadowed by heavenly hope.