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.
07/25/25
Instead of offering more details or more information, he does something even better: he promises his very presence.
07/24/25
The danger is not destruction. It is reduction.
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05/20/19
The words “for you” are what deliver burdened hearts into the glorious light of freedom, for they deliver the precious, life-giving cargo of God’s relentless grace to each of us.
05/16/19
The minister’s clothing represents his office of service, derived from the ministry of Christ, and never himself.
05/14/19
In these two stories - one ending and the other beginning just a day apart - we find many ingredients that are uniquely American. We find grit, determination, and conquest.
05/14/19
Do you remember fairy tales? Tales of magical creatures and far away fantasy lands? They were legends of lore that included dragons, magic, a moral to the story or a hero saving the day.
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05/13/19
Our stories are decidedly unserious when viewed through the lens of the seriousness of God’s affairs. Jesus put the matter succinctly: “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” (Mark 8:36). Human affairs are not serious in and of themselves. Rather, they are consequential because they garner meaning and significance within the overarching story of God and man.
05/09/19
To be lukewarm is to take refuge in your own works apart from the works of God.
05/06/19
“Our “good destruction” happened about 2,000 years ago as Jesus Christ arose from the tomb and crushed the head of Satan, broke the jawbones of death, and snapped the chains of sin. ”
05/01/19
If I don't preach Christ, then there's really no reason anyone should roll out of bed on Sunday to hear anything I have to say.
04/22/19
Something happens around the table that changes those who are given a seat at the table.
04/19/19
And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.”
04/18/19
Maundy Thursday is only the beginning of the long, grievous road Jesus must take before “it is finished” three days later.
04/18/19
Season eight of the Game of Thrones has begun. It's the long-awaited finale, the end of the story we have all long been eagerly waiting for even as we fear the impending winter.
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