1. The one who embodies the dove, that is, the Holy Spirit will be mounted upon the staff of Calvary.
  2. At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.
  3. Sometimes I think we should be more tempted to laugh at the gospel than we are, not in derision but in sheer surprise and awe.
  4. The world hates Jesus because he comes to lead us to love and forgive all, including our enemies.
  5. FLAME uses Scripture and church history to argue that baptism is a gospel gift, not our work.
  6. The Trinity is a handy shorthand for all that God has done to justify sinners.
  7. For Japan’s highly secularized elite, alienated by collapsing opportunity and the materialistic void left behind, Bach’s music was a balm.
  8. After the big, splashy, exciting day of Pentecost in Acts 2, church life faded into the ordinary life of ragtag sinners encountering the God of the cross coming to them in seemingly unawesome ways. What can we learn from this?
  9. That on Pentecost God’s Spirit should function through a dozen seeming inebriates should be no surprise when this same God saves through the ignominy of the cross.
  10. A few of our staff members have shared what they are looking forward to reading in the coming months below. If you’re looking for titles to fill your own summer reading list, we hope this list is a helpful resource.