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.
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07/23/26
Sinners get faith as a gift when Christ takes their captivity captive.
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12/10/25
This story points us from our unlikely heroes to the even more unlikely, and joyous, good news that Jesus’ birth for us was just as unlikely and unexpected.
12/09/25
Was Jesus ambitious or unambitious? We have to say that the answer is…yes.
12/04/25
Illness is not romantic. It is not a test, a metaphor, nor a blessing in disguise.
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11/20/25
If Psalms 1 and 2 reveal the Christ who reigns, Psalms 3 and 4 reveal the Christ who remains.
11/18/25
The Christian answer to death is not a disembodied app, but a bodily resurrection.
11/11/25
When we fail, our first impulse is the same as that of our spiritual ancestors: to sprint headlong into the bushes.
11/05/25
The testimony of the Word assures us that God isn’t waiting for us at the top of the stairs, with arms folded and brows furrowed.
10/31/25
The Reformation isn’t just a chapter in church history. It’s a reminder that the gospel remains forever good news.
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10/30/25
Grace isn’t fair. It’s reckless and lavish and handed out freely to those who don’t deserve a thing.
10/29/25
The Protestant milieu was pervaded with the announcement that God and God alone is the active agent in the salvation of sinners.
10/27/25
He has freed you from a selfish fixation on gifts. He has freed you to look to the Giver.
10/06/25
Faith takes God at his word and holds his promise to be true for me because I know God would not lie to me.
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