The heavens are neither geocentric, nor even heliocentric, but Christocentric. It is the cross and the crucified and risen Jesus who has the whole world, and each of us, in his nail scarred hands.
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05/07/26
Humanity, despite our best efforts, cannot answer the question as to why God allows evil to occur.
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05/06/26
This is an excerpt from the Chapter 7 of Being Family by Scott Keith (1517 Publishing, 2026), pgs 72-74.
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08/30/23
The issue is not the existence of so-called inner rings, but our desire and willingness to spend our lives in order to gain from an inner ring what is freely promised in Christ: hope, security, and identity.
08/23/23
What if Jesus had said on the cross, “Earn it”?
08/14/23
Is salvation by the law or not? Moses or Jesus? Indeed, we find a fundamental parting of the ways put forward here, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
08/11/23
Honest confession brings us into the fatherly care of God where we are always greeted with grace, mercy, peace, love, and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.
08/03/23
I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
08/01/23
In the tumultuous sea of information, opinions, and ideologies that break over us each day, we hold fast to the anchor of our faith—Jesus, the true prophet.
07/27/23
The gospel tells me that the revelation of weakness in myself, my husband, and my son is the occasion for the revelation of God’s strength.
07/20/23
God’s published will offers us anchorage, the anchorage of Jesus Christ, in the midst of chaos, reminding us that there is a greater purpose to our lives than the pursuit of worldly success or fleeting pleasures.
07/13/23
While we wait in tribulation for our white robes (or pants) to be washed in the blood of the Lamb, we confess to one another our seen and unseen stains.
07/03/23
The Holy Spirit unleashes his power through us, his vines, and we then get to watch as his fruits blossom and ripen.
06/30/23
Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
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06/28/23
Christ Jesus brings his word and presence to where you are and he is even willing to do so through the likes of your personally present pastor.
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