The certainty of faith is utter assurance because it depends upon nothing of your own. It is entirely trusting that God is a propitious, pardoning God—the God who justifies sinners by forgiving them.
07/16/26
When standing in line, or when the commercial comes on, or when a moment of boredom comes, fast and pray instead of reaching for the screen. Be reminded that the world is not an oyster to be shucked, but a place where the gifts of redemption are already open.
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11/19/22
The Church stands firm on the word of promise that Christ will one day return to change what we know by faith into sight.
11/12/22
We look forward to the return of Christ, which fills us with hope that there really is an end to this marathon called life.
11/11/22
Preachers and church workers must also hear the gospel preached to them.
11/05/22
Only by faith can we believe the mystery that salvation in all it various forms comes through Jesus, the Son of Righteousness.
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11/02/22
This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022), written by Kathy Morales and Kyle G. Jones.
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10/30/22
Whatever else may be said about the Last Day it consists of these two inseparable things: Christ’s coming and His kingdom people being gathered to Him.
10/30/22
The name of God invites us on a journey to see how God will remain present with his people, listen to their cries for salvation, know their sufferings in such an intimate way so as to incarnate them in Christ.
10/30/22
The words of Jesus shine with a graceful brilliance among the broken fragments of this world.
10/28/22
Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.
10/27/22
Even though All Saints is a day for remembering the dead, it is not a day of mourning.
10/25/22
There is no true life and meaningful community apart from forgiveness.
10/24/22
Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.
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