In Jesus, God acted first, even when we were dead in our trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:5).
10/13/26
Yahweh who is pierced and mourned in prophecy is Jesus who is pierced and mourned in fulfillment.
10/09/26
There is indeed a responsibility for the church to share the gospel in the world, but never at the expense of the church’s charity and mercy for those neighbors who are nearby.
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05/21/18
Mordor’s bleak existence and the successful salvific mission of Frodo and Samwise is what makes Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings such a psychologically enjoyable epic.
05/02/18
The little psychologist within us is often hard at work to pinpoint the origin of life’s problems.
04/26/18
How should we read Paul, ya’ll? Why reading the Bible like a Southerner makes sense of confusing passages.
04/21/18
The greatest, wisest, most mind-blowing teachers in the church are all dead. Yes, they’re fully alive with Christ, but for our purposes, they’re dead.
03/29/18
There is something about high art forms that touches the soul.
03/28/18
Jesus is the great Houdini of the grave for us. And through His death, He gives us the Great Escape from death that leads to the great joy of the Resurrection.
03/12/18
The absence of a feeling is not the absence of Christ, but as emotional, rational, and spiritual beings, we cannot say that the presence of Christ necessitates the absence of emotion.
01/18/18
In him, retribution is set aside. Forgiveness comes. A new order begins. Remember that God’s mission will prevail, because grace is in, with, and under the fabric of human history.
01/17/18
Dual narratives are unfolding in our lives at every moment. There’s the story we’re writing, and the one penned by the Spirit.
01/03/18
Only a god could be wise. We are seekers, lovers of divine wisdom, but it is forever beyond our grasp due to human limitation.
12/29/17
Even now we sing as we live in His gifts, and await His second Advent—His second-coming.
12/04/17
In an age when the phrase “new and improved” applies to everything from phones to marriages, when we as a nation mimic juveniles, lustily pursuing the next new thing, the worst decision a church can make is to cater to this weakness.
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