Paradoxes hold everything together, not just in Inception’s plot, but in your life and mine.
07/07/25
One might say that the first statement of the Reformation was that a saint never stops repenting.
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02/28/21
The words “sanctify” and “sanctification” have deep roots in the Old Testament. There, holiness is about nearness to the presence of God. He is the holy-maker. Sanctification is his gift. The Old Testament helps us to avoid the common misunderstanding today that sanctification is all about our life of good works.
02/25/21
The place where it is most difficult for us to accept God’s will is when suffering, calamities, and finally, death itself.
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02/25/21
The “Word” isn’t a thing, it is a person, the Son of the Father, who with the Holy Spirit is one God.
02/22/21
The Bible is a book for the desperate. That is its target audience. Recognizing our desperation readies us to hear the consolation that only God’s Word can offer.
02/20/21
Different groups within Christianity disagree as to whether Jesus should be depicted in icons, crucifixes, paintings, or other visual media. In this article, Chad Bird approaches the question from the angle of both the commandments and the incarnation.
02/18/21
The kingdom of God has a proper name, and his name is Jesus, Son of God, Son of Man.
02/17/21
Ash Wednesday, is meant to remind us we have a death problem. All living things made from the soil shall return to it.
02/16/21
Jesus Christ is our peace because he doesn't criticize us. He declares us freed from our perceptions to accept the truth about ourselves.
02/13/21
Since the law is our mother-tongue, we naturally assume it’s the only language that exists; this ceaseless, damning voice reminding us that we are not all that we should be.
02/11/21
Our prayer confesses that God’s abode is beyond us, yet ever so near for the prayer presupposes that we are being heard, even in our sighs and whispers.
02/10/21
What do Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac, the place where David built an altar to stop a plague, and the temple of Solomon all have in common? All three were on the same mountain. On this mountaintop, you can see the whole story of salvation.
02/08/21
God’s plans and purposes for this world aren’t dependent upon us. They’re dependent upon him. This means our faith is liberated.
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