What does it take to draw near to God? It takes a perfect priest, a finished work, and a broken body to open the way. In short, it takes everything, which is exactly what Christ has given for you.
Christianity need not retreat from investigation. Its central claim is that the Word became flesh, entered history, was crucified, and on the third day rose from the dead. That is not an embarrassment to be overcome. It is the claim we have been given to declare and defend.
In the end, your story isn’t an epic of personal glory. You aren’t the hero. Your Savior Jesus is.

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Paul calls them the fruits of the Spirit after all
When we cry to the Lord in our trouble, he will send us a preacher with words that deliver us from destruction.
It’s the notion of mercy that leads us to the atonement, and it is the atonement that provides a foundational basis for the justification of sinners.
When God makes promises, he is incapable of not keeping them.
The one who embodies the dove, that is, the Holy Spirit will be mounted upon the staff of Calvary.
Only by faith in Christ are we truly awake.
Increasingly, to forgive is seen as winking at evil, as shrugging one’s moral shoulders, and as being complicit.
The power of the Word of God is the power of God himself, for he is always faithful to his Word.
Being the baptized just may be the last, great resistance.
We did not say “Goodbye” to our son on the day of his burial. We said, “Luke, we’ll see you soon.”
Don't lose hope. Don't avoid church on Sunday morning.
As is often the case in Scripture, creation is about a renewed, restored, and redeemed relationship with the Creator.