Understanding Iran therefore requires more than studying military capabilities or diplomatic strategy. It requires taking theology seriously. Christians understand this because the gospel shapes lives, cultures, and civilizations. Our calling is not merely to analyze those competing stories but, more importantly, to proclaim the true King whose kingdom comes not through revolution or coercion, but through His death and resurrection.
07/13/26
“Where is Christ in this section of Scripture? What does this have to do with the ultimate purpose of Scripture: that I may know Him and Him crucified?” If you ask and answer that question, you have been spiritually disciplined in the right way. And it won’t matter if you got through one verse or a hundred.
07/09/26
For those Christians who feel the tug to read great literature, know that it is not a waste of your time. These books will only deepen your appreciation for the Scriptures and will open your eyes to a fuller, more profound vision of reality and the God who loves you.
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04/06/22
The Lord sees the blood of the Lamb upon us, but does not merely pass over us in mercy. He passes into us by grace.
04/01/22
All human wisdom, righteousness, and holiness are made futile in that which belongs to God’s kingdom.
03/31/22
Who we are buried with matters. But there is no need to go out and find a dead prophet so you can join him six feet under.
03/30/22
What grace is this? It’s grace from Christ, who often seizes us when we least expect it, even through the hands of His enemies.
03/29/22
The promise here is that God is present with us in our troubles, issuing commands to save us before we ask. God does not ignore our suffering and cries.
03/28/22
When you are stripped down to nothing, desperate, lowly, you will again know what she knows: the crumbs are enough, Jesus is enough, for you.
03/24/22
If there were ever any doubt about God's commitment to humanity, the incarnation removed that doubt. God became a man forever. And thus he is our brother, our kinsman redeemer, the God who would move heaven and earth to save us.
03/23/22
The Word of the Lord is sure. The enemy is defeated. Salvation is waiting for you.
03/22/22
God is often hidden in history, even as we make it now, but He is always manifest where He has promised to be.
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03/21/22
Lent means that we do not have to look to ourselves but can look to our neighbor in love as Christ has loved us.
03/17/22
You can die now, you can let go, and because that is true, you can begin to live!
03/15/22
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