Wisdom and strength require bootstrap-pulling and the placing of noses to grindstones.
“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:36).
How do the words “The righteous shall live by his faith” go from a context of hope in hopelessness to the cornerstone declaration of the chief doctrine of the Christian faith?

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Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.
This parable does its surprising work of turning everything upside-down, as Christ’s Kingdom always does.
Paul calls them the fruits of the Spirit after all
The Kingdom will be manifest when the King wills it, and rest assured, He is a good King.
We need to hear the gospel because it is good news that is not from you, or about you, or because of you.
Stoicism’s opening premise fails to understand that, from its conception, the heart is a thorny bramble.
Jesus cares about the daily details of ordinary bodies and creaturely comforts, just as He cares about the eternal well-being of our souls.
It seems to me that our greatest task is not that of seeking skills and methods whereby we can inject power into the gospel, but simply to beware lest we obscure the power that the gospel is
On the one hand, forgiving as Jesus commands us feels impossible. But on the other hand, forgiving as we have been forgiven is the most natural thing in the world
When we cry to the Lord in our trouble, he will send us a preacher with words that deliver us from destruction.
Jesus came to His own people to bridge the rift which exists between humankind and God.
Hope is found precisely while we’re dead.